The federal minimum wage hasn’t been raised since 2009, the longest period without an increase since the wage was established by Congress in 1938...

Driven by the soaring cost of food, gasoline and rent, consumer prices rose at a 9.1% annual rate in June, the Labor Department said Wednesday as it...

With inflation still running hot, economists expect to see another big number in the June consumer price index report, to be released by the Labor...

A new poll from The New York Times and Siena College shows just how perilous President Joe Biden’s political standing is — and just how urgent it is...

Payrolls grew by 372,000 in June, the Labor Department announced Friday, easing fears over a potential recession while clearing the way for another...

The global food and energy price surges that have resulted from the war in Ukraine could push more than 71 people worldwide into poverty, according to...

Now that the July 4th fireworks have flamed out, the pollsters at Gallup are providing some details about how Americans’ confidence in our major...

The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to curb power plant emissions, delivering a blow to the Biden...

Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell said Wednesday that the central bank aims to break the back of inflation, and there’s no guarantee that it can spare...

President Biden downplayed the likelihood of a recession in an interview with the Associated Press last week, and he repeated the point over the...