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The Teamsters president took a gamble and accepted Trump’s invitation to speak at the Republican convention – it backfired

Questions linger about unions' united front in the wake of Teamsters President Sean O'Brien's appearance at the Republican National Convention last week.

Voters from Paris’s marginalized immigrant communities turned out in large numbers to vote for leftist coalition that championed wealth redistribution and Palestinian statehood.

While our framers perhaps may not have envisioned someone like me, in this seat, they absolutely did envision the necessity and value of the impeachment action upon which I seek to advance today.

Unions are filing more petitions to hold elections with the NLRB and winning them at higher rates, under a Biden NLRB committed to enforcing labor law. However, recent Supreme Court decisions will hurt worker organizing, as would a Trump NLRB.

There are 106 days to reconsolidate the Anti-MAGA majority. We, not just Democratic campaigns, but also civil society, the free press, and everyday Americans, have a big task ahead of us. We have risen to the challenge before, and we can do it again.

A new coalition of advocacy groups—some of them Jewish-led—are urging lawmakers to "amplify the voices of those in Israel, Palestine, and around the world who reject Netanyahu's failed leadership."

So Much Change in 50 Years (1974), ‘The News That Kills’ (1989), Martial Law’s Upside (1934), ‘Big Government’ in Action (1949), NYPD Prepares for the Worst (1934), ‘Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round’ (1964), ‘Wait Around, Mr. President’ (1974)

Teamster president Sean O’Brien’s speech at the Republican National Convention may represent a return to nonpartisan realpolitik for unions. But does that reflect labor's strength or its decline?

Selected reporting on Joe Biden's announcement withdrawing from presidential race on Sunday and endorsing Kamala Harris for president.