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Bernie Sanders wants the US to adopt a 32-hour workweek. Could workers and companies benefit?

Mar. 16, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

The 40-hour workweek has been standard in the U.S. for more than eight decades. Now some members of Congress want to give hourly workers an extra day off. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the far-left independent from Vermont, this week introduced a bill that would shorten to 32 hours the amount...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Mar. 08, 2024 17:56 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg; Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sens. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. __ ...

Biden wins Democratic caucuses in Hawaii as he moves closer to seizing the nomination again

Mar. 07, 2024 05:14 AM EST

HONOLULU (AP) — President Joe Biden won the Democratic caucuses in Hawaii on Wednesday, propelling him closer to winning his party’s nomination again after romping through the Super Tuesday contests earlier this week. The president defeated long-shot candidates including U.S....

Biden's closest allies are stepping up pressure on White House to do more to ease suffering in Gaza

Mar. 05, 2024 13:47 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — More of President Joe Biden’s top Senate allies are demanding that the U.S. act directly to ease Palestinian civilian suffering in Gaza and are joining calls to cut military aid if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to change course. What had been...

AP Decision Note: What to expect in Hawaii's Democratic presidential caucuses

Mar. 04, 2024 11:48 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hawaii Democrats will hold a presidential preference vote on Wednesday as President Joe Biden moves closer to securing the delegates needed to clinch nomination for a second term in the White House. Appearing on the ballot with Biden will be U.S. Rep. Dean...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Michigan's presidential primary

Feb. 26, 2024 12:29 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump look to repeat their past Michigan primary victories on Tuesday, when they each face opponents who haven’t yet won a contest this year but also show no indication of dropping out. Biden is fending off a...

Even voters in independent-minded Maine are taking sides in a polarized nation

Feb. 15, 2024 00:19 AM EST

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The state of Maine's long-cherished reputation for political independence is being threatened by the nation's polarized politics, with more and more of its voters feeling pressured to take sides. The shift, reflected in new voter registration numbers and an...

Senators approve an Asia veteran as No. 2 diplomat, underscoring US efforts to keep focus on China

Feb. 06, 2024 17:02 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators on Tuesday confirmed a veteran of U.S.-Asian engagement and security as the State Department's second-ranking diplomat, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. The approval of President Joe Biden's nomination of Kurt Campbell as deputy secretary of state...

Haley insists she's staying in the GOP race. Here's how that could cause problems for Trump

Feb. 02, 2024 11:04 AM EST

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For months, the underdog in the presidential primary refused to concede defeat. He fought hard in state after state, even as the front-runner amassed a delegate advantage that would be virtually impossible to overcome. The extended feud between Bernie Sanders...

Small farmers hit by extreme weather could get assistance from proposed insurance program

Jan. 26, 2024 17:52 PM EST

MIDDLESEX, Vt. (AP) — Since catastrophic flooding hit Vermont in July and waterlogged crops, some farmers are trying to figure out how to get through the next season. Water washed away seeds planted in the summer at Bear Roots Farm, which grows about 20 acres (8 hectares) of mostly...