The Department of Justice and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters jointly filed a motion Wednesday to end the federal government's oversight of the union, closing out what officials say is the longest monitorship of any union, corporation, nonprofit, or public entity in U.S. history.
Portland's police union president has expressed openness to federal assistance as the city struggles with rising crime and ongoing violent activity from the far-left group Antifa. Following President Donald Trump's renewed push to deploy the National Guard to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities in Portland, law enforcement leaders say they are stretched thin and need more resources to restore order.
Emergency response in Jefferson County, West Virginia is set to take a significant hit as the fire department and EMS confront hiring freezes and the brown-out of critical units, raising alarms about public safety during a time of fast-paced growth.
New Jersey may soon force over 1.7 million independent contractors to abandon their self-employed status under a radical reinterpretation of the ABC test, a move critics warn mirrors California’s disastrous Assembly Bill 5. The proposal would tighten classification rules, pushing freelancers and gig workers into union-eligible 9-to-5 jobs.
The teachers union American Federation of Teachers and the American Sociological Association filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education over its policy that withholds federal funds from schools with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
