Tag: Government programs
Number of Americans filing for unemployment falls again, hovers near 7-month lows
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining near seven-month lows.Jobless claim applications fell by 2,000 to 213,000 for...
Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans
WASHINGTON -- Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare or...
What to know about Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's pick for labor secretary
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor in his...
Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he'll nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction,...
Canada's Trudeau to cut sales tax and send checks to millions of Canadians as election looms
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 's government announced plans Thursday to temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a...
US applications for jobless benefits fall to 213,000, remaining near 7-month lows
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell again last week, remaining near seven-month lows.The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claim...