The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.
Senate Confirms NLRB, DOL Nominees. After clearing an initial procedural hurdle late last week, the U.S. Senate confirmed a slate of ninety-seven presidential nominees this week, prior to heading home for the end-of-year holidays. Included in the package are James Murphy and Scott Mayer, nominated to be members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), as well as Crystal Carey, nominated to be the Board’s general counsel. Upon being sworn in, Murphy and Mayer will provide the Board with a functioning quorum. However, as the Buzz has discussed previously, if they follow Board tradition, Murphy and Mayer will need a third vote—which they are unlikely to get from current Democratic Board Member David Prouty—in order to begin making new policy and reversing Biden-era Board decisions.
Also confirmed as part of the package were Rosario Palmieri, who will serve as assistant secretary of labor for policy in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Henry Mack III, who will serve as assistant secretary of labor and lead the DOL’s Employment and Training Administration, and Anthony D’Esposito, who will serve as the DOL’s inspector general.
President Trump Expands Travel Ban. On December 16, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a new proclamation further restricting the entrance of foreign nationals from...
On Tuesday, Border Czar Greg Bovino alleged nearly 500 "criminal aliens" were released from state custody. ST PAUL, Minn. — At a news conference on Tuesday, ICE officials alleged that hundreds of u...