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DOJ Pride, a group representing the Justice Department's LGBTQ workers, sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr saying the administration's stance on protections for LGBTQ workers has harmed morale. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on British single payer healthcare by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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This year, nearly 90 cities achieved the Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index's highest score. At the beginning of the decade, only 11 cities did so. The index scores cities on a variety of issues, including employment, housing and public restrooms. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Gabrielle Union has a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from UCLA
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Illustration on providing health care by Donna Grethen/Tribune Content Agency
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Comcast Corporation will host a conference call with the financial community to discuss financial results for the first quarter on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 8 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). Comcast will issue a press release reporting its results earlier that morning. (Jeff Fusco/Comcast via AP Images)
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In this Monday, Dec. 15, 2014 photo, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick speaks during an interview at his Statehouse office in Boston. As he prepares to leave office, Gov. Patrick says he is proud of many of the accomplishments of the past two terms. In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, the governor cited strong employment gains and the foothold the state has in cutting-edge industries such as biotechnology, clean energy and advanced manufacturing. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Hyeok Kim, left, a chair for WA Fairness, watches for early results at an election night party for supporters of Referendum 88, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Seattle. Voters were deciding whether one's minority status should be considered as a contributing factor in state employment, contracting and admission to public colleges and universities. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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The federal espionage charges against two former Twitter employees were made public Wednesday in San Francisco. They were accused of divulging personal user information to Saudi intelligence agents. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren's plan would ban big corporations, banks and "market-dominant" companies from hiring senior government officials for at least four years after they leave public office. (Associated Press)
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National Taxpayers Union illustration by Linas Garsys
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Illustration on Striking public employees by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Attendees talk with recruiters, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at a job fair that was part of a "transition summit" intended to provide employment and educational information to soldiers who may exit military service in the next year, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. More than 4,500 service members attended the three-day event. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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'Cold Warriors: Writers Who Waged the Literary Cold War' (book jacket)
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John Harbert, a 42-year General Motors employee, and others are expected to continue picketing outside the GM Fabrication Division through Friday as bargainers for General Motors and the United Auto Workers iron out details of a tentative contract. (Associated Press)
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General Motors employee, and others are expected to continue picketing outside the GM Fabrication Division through Friday as bargainers for General Motors and the United Auto Workers iron out details of a tentative contract. (Associated Press)
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12. EMMANUEL MACRON France's President Emmanuel Macron attends a debate on pension reforms during a visit to Rodez, south-western France on Thursday Oct. 3, 2019. (Eric Cabanis, Pool via AP)
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11. JEROME POWELL Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at the National Association for Business Economics conference in Denver on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. Powell said that U.S. job growth since early last year was not as robust as thought, a hint that the Fed may be ready to keep cutting interest rates to support the economy. Downward revisions to the government's hiring data, announced in August, suggest less upward pressure on wages and inflation. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
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'The Social Media Upheaval' (book jacket)
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General Motors' Flint Assembly Plant employees line the street with picket signs during the UAW strike against General Motors on Monday in Michigan. (Associated Press photographs)
