President Donald Trump’s executive order marks the final step of the process to make the 2026 federal pay raise official for most civilian employees.

After 2026 increases, minimum wages were set to be highest in Washington, D.C., with an increase above its 2025 rate of $17.95 to be announced in 2026; Washington, with an increase to $17.13 from its ...

Since 2009, the federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour. A bill introduced by Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) would have increased that rate to $10.59 an hour on January 1, 2026, while another by Sen.

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