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Kentucky's House Republicans will meet to discuss the future of House Speaker Jeff Hoover after it was reported he settled a sexual harassment claim with a member of his staff.

A Watershed Moment for Working People

On Wednesday, congressional Democrats released the labor portion of their "Better Deal" initiative. In response to the plan, AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka said:

This morning, I had the privilege of standing with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as they rolled out their plans to strengthen the freedom to join together in a union. We were joined by other labor leaders, including the presidents of AFSCME, AFT, CWA, UFCW and NEA, and by other leaders in the House and Senate who have championed workers’ rights.

This is the first time in recent memory that Democratic elected officials as a caucus have made strengthening workers’ freedom to join together and negotiate with their employers a centerpiece of their policy platform. These leaders forcefully made the case that for our economy to work and for communities to prosper, we need a strong and vibrant labor movement, and that it is in the country’s interest to strengthen workers’ freedom to join together and negotiate better wages, benefits, safety and retirement security.

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Trump on Twitter said ISIS was being hit 'much harder' in the last two days and blasted the suspect in the truck rampage in Manhattan as a 'degenerate animal.'

The House tax bill does away with the deduction for catastrophic medical expenses.