STATE AND LOCAL

Progressive U.S. Senators are the latest to add to the labor movement's pressure campaign to get Seattle-based Starbucks to fold to unionization efforts for employees.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said the U.S. needs to refocus on domestic energy security in the wake of the OPEC+ decision to cut oil production on Wednesday.

Sen. Joe Manchin's energy permitting reform bill will be up for a Senate vote Tuesday night, as part of a government funding bill that must pass this week.

A former executive of Mississippi's welfare agency has pleaded guilty to state and federal charges of misspending millions in funds from programs meant for the needy.

The Senate ratified a United Nations climate treaty Wednesday, binding the U.S. to an agreement to phase out the use of a key chemical found in home appliances.

Attorneys general from Tennessee, Montana and 22 other states warned credit card companies a plan to track gun purchases could violate consumer protection laws.

Maine lobstermen and politicians are pushing back on a West Coast aquarium's directive to "take a pass" on lobsters from the Pine Tree State, arguing the fishing methods endanger whales.

Current and former executives from Twitter, Facebook, TikTok and others will address social media national security concerns at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing.

Twitter whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko told the Senate Judiciary Committee about information he learned about the social media company's data security shortcomings.

The California Legislature passed legislation to create a panel that will establish wage rates, working hours and other standards in the fast food industry.

The CBO expects audits to increase slightly on middle class taxpayers, and says other enforcement actions will increase regardless of income bracket.

Peiter Zatko, the social media giant's former security chief, sent the whistleblower disclosures to Congress, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice in July.

Fox News contributor Karl Rove warns Republicans against taking the midterm elections 'for granted' following Sen. Mitch McConnell's statements questioning GOP success in the Senate.

The nation's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, is set to drop a massive $50 million on political advocacy and election ads heading into the midterms.

The IRS received intense scrutiny for a job posting for "Criminal Investigation Special Agents" that noted agents are required to be willing to use "deadly force, if necessary."

The cost of insulin is difficult to cap but Democrats are attempting to lower the price through their social spending bill set to raise $739 billion in tax revenues.

Some customers invested their entire life savings in bankrupt cryptocurrency exchanges Celsius Network and Voyager Digital and are facing financial ruin.

Airfare prices surged earlier this summer as consumers flooded U.S. airports. However, as we enter "shoulder season," Travel website Hopper says prices will drop 25% from peak prices in May.

A deal reached last week by Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., will reportedly bring a net tax hike of 7.2% to the coal industry’s pretax income.

Sen. Joe Manchin will support a tax credit extension for electric vehicle buyers in a party-line Democratic bill after previously saying he would not.