Trump Administration Policy Change Threatens Wages for Elderly Caregivers
Washington, D.C. – A proposed policy change by the Trump administration threatened to remove wage protections, including minimum wage and overtime, for over 3 million home care workers who look after the elderly and disabled, according to NPR News. This reversal of an Obama-era rule could significantly impact the financial stability of caregivers and raise concerns about the accessibility and affordability of elderly care services.
The implications of this policy shift were currently being debated, with stakeholders weighing the potential benefits and drawbacks for both caregivers and care recipients, NPR News reported.
In other news, Senate Democrats on Wednesday revealed a set of demands to overhaul U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, tying the changes to a must-pass spending bill as Congress raced toward a partial government shutdown that could begin early Saturday, according to Time.
After a closed-door caucus meeting, Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, said his party had coalesced around three legislative objectives that they say are necessary to rein in ICE, which they accuse of operating with little accountability under President Donald Trump, Time reported. Those demands include tightening ICEs warrant requirements, introducing a uniformed code of conduct for its agents, and requiring all ICE agents be unmasked and with operating body cameras, he said.
"We want to end roving patrols," Schumer said, laying out Democrats' demands, according to Time.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump was refusing to tone down his rhetoric after an attack on Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, Vox reported. Omar, a Somali American who represents Minneapolis in Congress, was attacked at a town hall on Tuesday by a man who sprayed an unknown liquid on her with a syringe, according to Vox.
Vox also reported that the Supreme Court will soon decide if only Republicans are allowed to gerrymander. Last month, the Supreme Courts Republican majority reinstated Texass Republican gerrymander after a lower federal court struck it down, according to Vox.
Vox also reported that Minneapolis residents and anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters can never forget how this administration misled you.
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