This Day in Alaska History-February 2nd, 1931
Should Federal Minimum Wage Be Raised Above $7.25? Trump’s Treasury Pick: ‘No Sir’
“Trump and his billionaire Cabinet have their priorities backwards. Instead of focusing on lower costs and higher wages, they’re only trying to line their own pockets while breaking promises to working families,” said one critic. Scott Bessent, a hedge fund manager and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for treasury secretary, indicated during his confirmation hearing […]
This Day in Alaska History-January 5th, 1985
Warren Says Senate Must Use ‘Every Minute’ Until January 3 to Confirm Federal Judges
“While still in charge of the Senate and the White House, we must do all we can to safeguard our democracy,” said the senator. In an op-ed on “the plan to fight back” against the incoming Trump administration, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Thursday provided a pep talk to anguished supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris as the nation […]