Vice President Kamala Harris, facing increasing pressure to visit the southern border, has a history of shifting positions on immigration, particularly during her time as California’s Attorney General. This article explores her past disagreements with the Obama administration, including her support for an undocumented immigrant’s bid to practice law, her opposition to deportation policies, and her recent campaign promises to take a ‘pragmatic’ approach to border security.
The U.S. Department of Labor has implemented a final rule that significantly increases the salary threshold for overtime eligibility. This change will expand overtime pay to approximately 4 million more workers, benefiting lower-paid salaried employees who perform similar duties as their hourly counterparts. The new rule is expected to result in an income transfer of approximately $1.5 billion from employers to workers within its first year.
Rahamim ‘Rami’ Shy, a former senior policy adviser under former US president Barack Obama, has been arrested and charged with child sex offenses in the UK. Shy, 46, appeared in court last week and faces charges of arranging the commission of a child sex offense and possessing indecent images of children. The full extent of his alleged crimes has not yet been revealed, and he will remain in custody until his next court hearing in June.
