President-elect Joe Biden promised to raise the federal minimum wage to $ 15 an hour. It has been $ 7.25 an hour since 2009. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Florida, a state which President-elect Joe Biden did not win, voted in favor of achieving one of his campaign promises to raise its …
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Can you tell I’m excited? My emotions are jumping back and forth between laughing + cheering and weeping + shaking. I’ve been celebrating with posts on Instagram and Twitter — I mentioned how we stood outside waving American flags and banging pots and pans and it was so wonderful seeing …
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Joe Biden was projected Saturday to become the nation’s next president, according to the Associated Press, after campaigning on an ambitious domestic agenda he hopes will improve voters’ finances and invigorate an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Tax hikes for the rich, broadened health care coverage and student loan …
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Fulton County election workers examine ballots while vote counting at State Farm Arena on Thursday in Atlanta. AFP via Getty Images Former Vice President Joe Biden was edging closer to winning the presidency late Friday, as he led President Donald Trump in key battleground states and ballots continued to be …
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It may be a squishy timeline on fossil fuels for Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden, but that there’s a timeline at all for moving away from oil and gas is a factor in key swing states heading into the Nov. 3 election finale. Biden said in Thursday’s debate he would …
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MarketWatch photo illustration/Getty Images|iStockphoto Elon Musk, who’s got your vote in November? “ ‘Let’s just see how the debates go… I think that’s going to be the thing that decides things for America.’ ” That’s his cagey answer when Kara Swisher posed the question in Monday’s episode of her “Sway” …
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Joe Biden saw his lead grow to 14 points over President Donald Trump in a recent presidential poll, and for the first time this year, Biden has better odds than Trump to win control of the White House according to Betfair, a sportsbook based in Europe. The betting odds and …
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MarketWatch photo illustration/Getty Images, iStockphoto Democratic candidates have varying approaches when it comes to tax policy. As the dust settles on Super Tuesday’s Democratic primaries, it’s becoming clear former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders are the front runners in a thinning race for the White House. Biden …
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AFP/Getty Images Former Vice President Joe Biden arrives onstage with his wife Jill and sister Valerie for a Super Tuesday event in Los Angeles on March 3. Joe Biden scored a string of victories across the country in Super Tuesday Democratic primaries, battling for delegates with Bernie Sanders as his …
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