
Alexia Fernández Campbell
Former Politics & Policy Reporter
Latest articles by Alexia Fernández Campbell


The Raise the Wage Act is the most ambitious effort yet to overhaul the federal minimum wage.


Immigrants are keeping Social Security solvent.


“There are dark clouds following Donald Trump around.”


During his State of the Union speech, President Trump tried to make the case for his border wall with wildly false claims about the Texas border city.


The US economy is growing steadily under Trump, just like it did in the last two years of Obama’s presidency. That may change in 2019.

Victorina Morales wants the president to look her in the face when he talks about building a border wall.


The US economy added 304,000 jobs in January, but workers only got a 3-cent average hourly raise.


The $5 hourly pay bump would allow drivers to earn the city’s minimum wage.


Trump said the government couldn’t afford cost-of-living increases for civilian federal employees.


Public health groups are suing the Trump administration for blocking a rule requiring employers to report details of workplace injuries.