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Bernie Sanders turns up heat on Biden after minimum wage setback Print this article Left-wing Democrats plan to turn up the heat on President Biden to pass a minimum wage hike despite it being ejected from his $1.9 trillion spending bill. The Senate parliamentarian ruled late Thursday that the hike, to $15 per hour from $7.25, must be removed from the legislation under budget rules. But socialist Sen. Bernie and his faction in Congress have fresh moves ready to go. One would raise taxes on business that failed to get into line. Democratic political commentator Christopher Hahn said the mini...

Biden begins presidency caught between GOP opposition and demands of far Left Print this article President-elect Joe Biden is about to be sworn into office, when he will immediately face the left wing of his party and large Republican minorities in both chambers of Congress pulling him in opposite directions. Before the Nov. 3 elections, Biden appeared confident that Democrats would sweep the House and Senate. That would have made it possible for him to enact Franklin Roosevelt-esque reform to deal with the public health and economic crises. Fast-forward to Wednesday, and Biden does have De...