In news about the Trump administration’s job-slashing effort, one class of federal workers comes up repeatedly: “probationary” employees. At the Internal Revenue Service, 6,700 people with that status are being let go. At the Department of Health and Human Services, reports indicated the total could be 5,200. The Pentagon announced last week it would terminate […]
The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it would start handpicking which media outlets were allowed to participate in the presidential press pool, the small, rotating group of reporters who relay the president’s day-to-day activities to the public. The change breaks decades of precedent. It allows the White House to assert more control over which […]
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline. Just days remain for any NHL team sitting on the fence to determine which direction it’ll go before the March 7 trade deadline. There are currently 10 teams on the wrong side of the playoff cut-line that are within six points of the final […]
The shrimp cocktail at the comically exclusive Polo Bar in Manhattan is an imposing specimen, the crustaceans arriving tightly shingled on a steeple of ice accented by a celery spire. To devour one in a single bite would be gluttonous. Each requires at least three bites to enjoy — and to ensure the tail meat […]
Anti-death penalty activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 29 in an attempt to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip. Larry French/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Larry French/Getty Images The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Chegg stock is trading sharply lower today and looks set to fall to a new record low after the company talked about considering various “alternatives” to enhance shareholder value. At the same time, […]
Kelly Brunt wasn’t the only federal employee to be laid off this month while traveling for work. But she was almost certainly the only one whose work trip was in Antarctica. Dr. Brunt was a program director at the National Science Foundation, the $9 billion agency that supports scientific advancement in practically every field apart […]
House Republicans hunting for ways to pay for President Trump’s tax cuts have called for cutting the federal government’s share of Medicaid spending, including a proposal that would effectively gut the Affordable Care Act’s 2014 expansion of the program. Cutting Medicaid spending, which is central to the budget bill that House Republicans may bring to […]
Getty Images Energy costs are one of a number of bill rises which will come into force at the start of what some commentators have described as “awful April”. The exact amount you pay will depend on your individual circumstances, and where you live. Although minimum wages will increase from April, and wages on average […]
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 25, 2025, 07:29 AM ET Carlo Ancelotti hit back at Javier Tebas on Tuesday, saying the LaLiga president “talks about Real Madrid too much” and claiming Tebas showed a “lack of respect” when he accused the club of “crying” about referees. Madrid have been angry at a series of refereeing […]