President Donald Trump has rescinded a key Biden-era executive order that had raised the minimum wage for federal contractors to $17.75 per hour, a move that labor advocates warn will negatively ...

Republicans, for a long time, had the right idea on economics with their embrace of the free market. The phrase "Free markets, free people" has been often quoted as a description of the GOP's economic ...

July 24 marks 16 years since the federal minimum wage last was increased, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. First established in 1938, the federal minimum wage has plateaued at $7.25 per hour ...

WASHINGTON - Ultraconservative Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill on June 10 with Democratic Vermont Sen. Peter Welch to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, making him one of the ...

U.S. Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) have introduced the Higher Wages for American Workers Act, which would more than double the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by Jan. 1, 2026.

Raising the minimum wage stands to benefit millions of American workers, supporters say, lifting them out of poverty and increasing workers’ family resources, but it has remained untouched for over a ...