The year-over-year change in the CPI rose by 2.4 percent in May, slightly accelerating over April’s year-over-year increase ...

Ultraconservative Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill with Sen. Peter Welch to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, the lowest since the 1940s when adjusted for inflation. Sen. Welch wants to raise ...