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Bernie Sanders Schedules Vote to Force Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to Testify About Unionization Effort
Sen. Bernie Sanders is raising the stakes in his effort to get Starbucks’ interim CEO Howard Schultz to testify at a Senate hearing about an ongoing unionization effort at the company.
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What to Watch Today: Stocks Set to Drop as Dow Stock JPMorgan Falls After Quarterly Results
U.S. stock futures fell Friday after Dow stock JPMorgan fell nearly 3% in the premarket as investors parsed quarterly results.
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Sanders, Warren and Baldwin Urge Larry Fink to Intervene in Strike at Coal Company Partially Owned by BlackRock
Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin pressed BlackRock CEO Larry Fink to intervene in a coal miners’ strike.
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Warren Buffett Tells Bernie Sanders He Won't Intervene in Strike at Berkshire-Owned Company
Bernie Sanders asked Warren Buffett to get involved in a strike at Special Metals, which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary Precision Castparts.
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It's Not Just Joe Manchin: Here's What Stands in the Way of Democrats Passing Biden's Social-Spending Bill
Democrats have pushed a Senate vote on the Build Back Better Act into next year, and Sen. Joe Manchin is just one of the hurdles they have to clear.
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Starbucks Will Have at Least One Unionized Cafe in Buffalo, New York — a U.S. First for the Chain
Starbucks workers in Buffalo, New York, voted to unionize at least one cafe.
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Starbucks Workers in Buffalo to Decide This Week Whether to Form Coffee Chain's First U.S. Union
Starbucks workers at three cafes in Buffalo, New York, voted this week to decide if they will form a union.
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House Democrats Pass Spending Package With $80,000 SALT Cap Through 2030
House Democrats’ spending package boosts the limit on the deduction for state and local taxes to $80,000 through 2030.
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House Passes $1.75 Trillion Biden Plan That Funds Universal Pre-K, Medicare Expansion and Renewable Energy Credits
The House has passed the largest expansion of the social safety net in decades, a $1.75 trillion bill that funds President Joe Biden’s top priorities.
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Elon Musk Picked a Twitter Fight With Bernie Sanders Over Tax Policy
The 80-year-old Vermont senator wrote, “We must demand that the extremely wealthy pay their fair share.” Musk retorted, “I keep forgetting that you’re still alive.”
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Last-Minute House Democrat Plan Bumps State and Local Tax Cap to $80,000 Through 2030
House Democrats late Thursday altered their spending package by changing the limit on the deduction for state and local taxes to $80,000 through 2030.
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House Democrats Propose Increasing State and Local Tax Cap to $72,500 Through 2031
House Democrats have proposed increasing the state and local taxes, or SALT, cap to $72,500 from $10,000 through 2031.
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Watch Live: Biden Lays Out Next Steps After Unveiling $1.75 Trillion Social Spending Framework, Meeting With Democrats on Capitol Hill
Biden is scheduled to speak before leaving on an overseas trip to Europe for talks with Pope Francis, other leaders about climate, economy and other issues.
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Biden's Social Spending Framework Gets a Chilly Reception From Holdouts in Congress
President Biden unveiled a $1.75 trillion framework for his social spending bill. But it still may not be enough to win over key congressional holdouts.
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Biden Expected to Attend House Democrats' Meeting, Signaling a Deal on Spending Bill Is Imminent
President Joe Biden will attend a House Democrats meeting Thursday, a strong sign that Democrats have a deal for the president to close on.
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Senate Democrats Push for Tax on Billionaires to Help Fund Spending Plan
Senate Democrats are eyeing a tax on billionaires to help fund their social spending package amid pushback on income and corporate tax hikes.