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White House plans to expand mass layoffs to IRS and Veterans Affairs
Trump administration looks to axe up to half of the tax agency’s workforce and fire up to 83,000 workers at the VA. US politics live – latest updates Mass layoffs are being planned for two ...The Guardian - 1d -
Apple expands India manufacturing
Also in this newsletter: better-off Indians’ growing reliance on borrowing, and foreign direct investment shrinksFinancial Times - Feb. 21 -
Mass Layoffs Begin at NOAA
The cuts came just before a separate wave of departures was expected under the Trump administration’s so-called deferred resignation program.The New York Times - 6d -
Firings Expand at Interior Department With Purge of Probationary Workers
More than 2,000 workers at the Interior Department were fired in recent days, according to counts from workers groups and those familiar with the cuts, as probationary workers were targeted across ...The New York Times - Feb. 19 -
Is there no limit to Trump’s ever-expanding presidential powers?
Donald Trump has made clear that he intends to bend the federal bureaucracy to his will.The Hill - Feb. 24 -
F.D.A. Expands Access to Clozapine, a Key Treatment for Schizophrenia
Federal regulators will no longer require patients to provide blood tests before receiving the drug from pharmacies.The New York Times - Feb. 26 -
Pentagon firings expand to top military lawyers
A bipartisan group of former U.S. defense secretaries are now asking Congress to investigate the Trump administration's firing of top brass at the Pentagon, according to a letter obtained by the ...CBS News - 5d -
Scrap relegation to expand WSL? Radical proposals considered
The WSL needs to develop - what changes could we see, how do clubs feel about them and what impact could they have?BBC News - 2d -
US aid cuts are expanding Chinese influence
China is rapidly filling the vacuum left by the Trump administration's decision to freeze and reduce foreign aid, using strategic lending and infrastructure investments to counter American ...The Hill - 1d -
Millennium’s billionaire founder explores expanding ownership to executives
Izzy Englander still owns 100% of one of the world’s top hedge fundsFinancial Times - 19h -
FIFA to Consider Expanding World Cup to 64 Teams
Soccer’s governing body will look into another expansion of its marquee event, the most lucrative in sports, after a request by one of its 2030 co-hosts.The New York Times - 1h -
A Guide to Living in New Bedford, Mass.
The Whaling City, home to a diverse food scene, will soon have a new rail connection to Boston.The New York Times - Feb. 19 -
Agencies told to prep for mass layoffs
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story OPM tells agencies to plan for mass layoffs A Wednesday memo from the Office of ...The Hill - Feb. 26 -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings
Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.Wired - Feb. 20 -
Teenager plotted mass shooting at Edinburgh school
The boy, now 17, was obsessed with the Columbine High School massacre in the US, which saw 12 students and a teacher murdered.BBC News - Feb. 21 -
Latest news on Trump administration's mass layoffs
Thousands of Americans who worked as federal employees are out of a job and more cuts are coming after a federal judge allowed the Trump administration's mass layoffs plan to continue. CBS News' ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Catholics Pray for Ailing Pope Francis at Sunday Mass
The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been hospitalized for more than a week, had a restful night after receiving oxygen and a blood transfusion on Saturday, the Vatican said.The New York Times - Feb. 23 -
Republican lawmakers show displeasure of Trump’s mass firings
Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist to discuss new polls on Trump's approval rating that have dipped below 50 percent and the growing outrage over mass layoffs.NBC News - Feb. 23 -
Wisconsin Trump voters react to mass firings
We are now into week six of President Trump shaking up and paring down the federal workforce -- something that surprised even his closest supporters. Mark Strassmann visits the battleground state ...CBS News - Feb. 25 -
Human rights groups protest mass layoffs in Argentina
Argentine President Javier Milei's government laid off human rights workers who investigate, document, and educate the public about crimes committed by the military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983.CBS News - 3d -
Understanding DOGE's mass firings of federal workers
Several former federal workers fired as a result of the Trump administration's widespread DOGE cuts are expected to attend the president's congressional address Tuesday night at the invitation of ...CBS News - 2d -
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Trump Tests Fed’s Independence With Order Expanding Authority Over Agencies
A directive calling for oversight over the central bank’s regulatory and supervisory responsibilities has set off alarm.The New York Times - Feb. 20 -
Universal’s Theme Parks, Long in Disney’s Shadow, Expand at Dizzying Pace
Universal is going after Disney, the industry leader, with new parks in Florida and Texas: “We want people to think of us first.”The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
Expanding West Bank Campaign, Israel Sends Tanks for First Time in Decades
Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said that 40,000 Palestinian residents displaced from militant hotbeds would not be allowed to return to their homes.The New York Times - Feb. 23 -
Facing Early-Onset Alzheimer’s, She Fought to Expand Assisted Suicide in Quebec
Sandra Demontigny, 45, pushed Quebec to become one of the few places in the world to allow people to choose a medically assisted death sometimes years in advance.The New York Times - Feb. 26 -
California legislators propose bills to expand film and TV tax credit program
To address the flight of productions to other states and countries, legislators are proposing bills that they say will make it more attractive to film in California.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 27 -
Why foreign retailers like Primark and Mango are expanding across the U.S.
Apparel retailers from Primark to Mango and Aritzia are expanding across the U.S., and not just along the coasts.CNBC - 2d -
Fifa to hand out $1bn prize pot at expanded Club World Cup
A quarter of prize money will go to clubs not taking part Winners may take home as much as $100m in summer Fifa are to distribute $1bn (£775m) in prize money as part of the expanded Club World ...The Guardian - 21h -
Elon Musk’s Doge to expand blitz against spending on consultants
Firms including Deloitte and Accenture told to justify billions of dollars’ worth of contractsFinancial Times - 11h -
FIFA will 'analyze' expanding World Cup to 64 teams in 2030
If FIFA were to adopt the proposal for temporary expansion, the men's World Cup would double in size from 2022 to 2030.Yahoo Sports - 3h -
Fifa will consider expanding World Cup to 64 teams for 2030 tournament
Idea raised at Fifa Council meeting on Wednesday Move would see more than a quarter of members qualify Fifa is to consider a proposal to expand the 2030 men’s World Cup to 64 teams, an ...The Guardian - 46m -
FIFA mulling expanded 64-team World Cup in 2030
Football's governing body will review a proposal to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams to mark the centenary of the sport's marquee event.ESPN - 1h -
This Founder Left OpenAI to Launch a Competitor. It Aims to Bring AI to the Masses
Mira Murati, OpenAI’s former CTO, has taken the wraps off her new company, Thinking Machines Lab. Here’s what to know about its goals.Inc. - Feb. 19 -
Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workers, judge rules
US judge rejects bid by group of labor unions to halt president’s government overhaul through Musk-led ‘Doge’. The Trump administration can for now continue its mass firings of federal employees, ...The Guardian - Feb. 20 -
What Do the Mass IRS Layoffs Mean for Your Business Tax Filings?
The IRS just laid off at least 6,000 employees, which could lead to slower processing times–or lax enforcement.Inc. - Feb. 21 -
Request to block mass firing of probationary employees denied by judge
A judge has denied labor unions' request to temporarily block the administration from carrying out mass firing of probationary employees and deferred resignation offers.ABC News - Feb. 21 -
Trump, DOGE mass job cuts: Federal workers’ money questions answered
The Trump administration is terminating federal workers across agencies. Here’s what to know about your rights and finances if you were impacted by the cuts.CNBC - Feb. 21 -
Trump administration mass layoffs can continue, judge rules
A judge allowed the Department of Government Efficiency's federal workforce cuts to continue on Friday. Probationary workers and IRS staff are on the chopping block as the Defense Department ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Mass federal layoffs deliver a gutting one-two punch to America's veterans
President Donald Trump’s sweeping efforts to purge the federal workforce have dealt a striking one-two punch to an already largely vulnerable population: America’s veterans.NBC News - Feb. 21
