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Written by SK Ashby

(Cartoonist - Jimmy Margulies)

In other news, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says more Volkswagen-made vehicles have been cheating on emissions tests than were previously disclosed by the company.

Meanwhile, Speaker Paul Ryan says he'll continue to sleep on a cot in his office. Ryan gets family leave and government housing! He's on the dole!

And finally, President Obama will issue an executive order that removes criminal history checks from employment applications or what's known as "ban the box."

The decision, which will be announced during the president’s trip to Newark, New Jersey, will require the federal government’s Human Resources department to “delay inquiries into criminal history until later in the hiring process.” Although it does not ban the criminal background question altogether, job applicants are more likely to receive an offer if the question is posed later in the application process.