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Trump White House Rebukes Push for Federal Guaranteed Income as Tubbs Rallies Mayors

Citing outcomes from 100-plus pilots plus a burst of state bills, advocates urge Washington to deliver no-strings cash to households.

Buenos Aires City Sets January Middle-Class Floor at $2.20 Million After Inflation Pickup

Groceries and Essentials Benefit Is Now Law With Spring Top-Up and Five-Year Boost

Spain Approves 2030 Plan Featuring Universal €200 Child Benefit

Germany's Poverty Risk Rises to 16.1%, Destatis First Results Show

Lula Calls New R$1,621 Minimum Wage Too Low, Urges Policy to Share Growth

Mexico’s 2026 Minimum Wage Takes Effect With 13% National Rise, 5% Border Increase

Mexico's 2026 Minimum Wage Takes Effect With 13% National Rise, 5% in Border Zone

Germany Lifts Minimum Wage to €13.90 as Berlin Raises State Floor to €14.84

Argentina’s ATE Rejects 2% December Raise and ARS 50,000 Bonus Deal Backed by UPCN

Brazil Sets 2026 Minimum Wage at R$1,621 by Presidential Decree

UCA Says Argentina’s Poverty Fell to 36.3% in Q3, But Warns Drop Is Largely Statistical

Brazil’s Conselhão Sends Structural Reform Package to Lula as Hoffmann Denounces U.S. Tariffs

Mexico’s Wage Council Sets Dec. 3 Session to Decide 2026 Minimum Wage

Banamex Sees Mexico’s 2026 Minimum Wage Near 309.5 Pesos as Sheinbaum Signals Another Rise

Civil Group Urges 16% 2026 Minimum-Wage Hike in Mexico, Proposes Smaller Border Increase

Trump Pledges $2,000 Per Person From Tariff Revenue

Mexico City Says Extreme Poverty Halved Since 2018, Flags 'Time Poverty' in New Report

Minister Serge Papin Proposes Tax-Free, Immediate Access to Profit-Sharing Bonuses

Belo Horizonte Council Opens Vote on Free Bus Fares, Testing First Capital-Wide Tarifa Zero Plan