The Labor Department has declined to extend a shortened, 30-day window for the public to weigh in on its high-stakes proposal to redefine independent-contractor status, denying Democratic lawmakers’ bid for more time.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin “continued to narrow their differences” on a coronavirus relief package, a Pelosi aide said Monday, as time draws short to reach agreement on a bill that could pass by Election Day.

The likelihood of a solid conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court for years to come has some Democrats contemplating a legislative moonshot.

Monday marks the start of a virtual trial to determine whether a Fidelity vehicle for charitable giving negligently lost millions in donations and taxes for a wealthy couple by liquidating their donated stock too quickly.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear two appeals from President Donald Trump’s administration over policies at the Mexican border.

Unemployed Americans aren’t the only ones waiting for the next pandemic relief check. A slew of fraudsters, including an organized Nigerian cybercrime ring, are also looking to get paid.