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Articles by Tom Howell Jr.

President Joe Biden points to a fan from the Republican dugout during the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, in Washington. The annual baseball game between congressional Republicans and Democrats raises money for charity. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden faces boos from GOP fans at Congressional Baseball Game

President Biden can't catch a break these days. In a surprise visit late Wednesday to the Congressional Baseball Game -- an event held up as a kumbaya exercise in bitter Washington -- he faced a chorus of boos from Republican fans behind the dugout.

September 30, 2021
In this Sept. 14, 2021, photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa.  President Joe Biden has directed OSHA to write a rule requiring employers with at least 100 workers to force employees to get vaccinated or produce weekly test results showing they are virus free.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

House Democratic bill includes hefty fines for labor violations

The House Democrats' massive social-welfare bill includes a tenfold increase in fines for companies that "willfully" or "repeatedly" violate sections of labor law dealing with hazards or serious physical harm to employees, a push that could set the table for hefty enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine rules.

September 29, 2021