U.S. consumer confidence plunged in February in its biggest monthly decline in more than four years, a business research group said Tuesday. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index dropped from 105.3 in January to 98.3 this month, the largest month-to-month decline since August 2021. With U.S. consumer spending accounting for about 70% of […]
“The 295,000 active and retired members of the National Association of Letter Carriers have a message to deliver to the White House: Hands off the Postal Service.” Postal workers and labor movement allies rallied in Washington, D.C. on Monday to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s reported plan to seize control of the independent and beloved Postal Service, […]
“In this bill, Republicans are saying the quiet part out loud: Billionaires, big companies, and special interests not only deserve a tax break, but that it should be paid for by everyday Americans.” Republicans on the House Rules Committee voted late Monday to advance a budget resolution that, if translated into law, would enact painful […]
“The email was nothing more than an irresponsible and sophomoric attempt to create confusion and bully the hard-working federal employees that serve our country,” wrote the president of the American Federation of Government Employees. The president of the United States’ largest union of federal employees slammed the acting director of a key agency on Sunday […]