House Republicans are preparing to scrutinize an executive order by President Biden on the use of “project labor agreements” that critics call a “radical departure” from typical competitive contracting procedures. Project labor agreements, or PLAs, are pre-hire collective bargaining pacts negotiated between unions and construction contractors to establish terms of employment, according to the Labor Department. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., the chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee’s subcommittee...

ATLANTA — In a presidential election rematch where every vote may count, the campaigns of President Biden and former President Trump are reaching out to key constituencies in an attempt to gain an advantage in what may end up being a photo finish. Aiming to court the small but potentially crucial sliver of moderate Republicans who are disgruntled with Trump as their party’s standard-bearer, Biden’s campaign on the...