A minimum wage raise by Congress to $15 an hour would change lives — as it changed mine

If you watch the debate on Capitol Hill, the fight to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour seems like little more than a skirmish in a larger fight between opposing politicians. But for me and my co-workers, it means something else entirely: the difference between poverty and dignity. When you’re making only $8.50…

Fact check: Biden makes at least four false statistical claims at CNN town hall

President Joe Biden took questions from Wisconsin residents and from Anderson Cooper at a CNN town hall event in Milwaukee on Tuesday night. We’re still looking into some of the claims Biden made, so this article is not comprehensive. But we can tell you now that he made at least four false claims — all…

Trump trashes Mitch McConnell in searing new statement

Former President Trump released a scathing statement Tuesday afternoon targeting Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell. Trump, once an ally of the Kentucky Republican, rebuked McConnell using terms harsher than those of most Democrats. Naming McConnell a “dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack,” Trump said that the GOP would “never again be respected or strong” with…

With Mitch McConnell’s backing, Kentucky’s senate president seeks to change vacancy rules

If a U.S. senator from Kentucky doesn’t finish their term, current law allows the governor to choose anyone to fill the role — and it doesn’t matter which party they represent. So, for example, if Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell or Rand Paul left office early — either by choice, expulsion or death — Democratic Gov.…