Latest in Review 9bn Federal
Sort by
291 items
-
Layoff announcements surge to the most since the pandemic as Musk's DOGE slices federal labor force
A surge in federal government job cuts contributed to a near record-setting pace for announced layoffs in March, exceeded only by when the country shut down in 2020 for the Covid pandemic, ...NBC News - 1d -
Federal judge temporarily pauses RFK Jr. effort to rescind billions of public health funds
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Thursday that stops the Trump administration from pulling back more than $11 billion in public health funding from state and local health ...The Hill - 1d -
Federal judge orders return of man Trump administration accidentally sent to notorious El Salvador jail
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States after he was accidentally sent to a notorious megajail in El Salvador.NBC News - 10h -
Dem attorneys general sue Trump admin over order eliminating several federal agencies
Twenty-one Democratic state attorneys general sued President Trump Friday over his executive order that aims to eliminate seven federal agencies. The suit focuses on three of those agencies — the ...The Hill - 6h -
Federal judge rules return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison
White House has said US courts can’t order return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose wife has been protesting outside court. A federal judge on Friday afternoon ordered the US to return a Maryland ...The Guardian - 5h -
10,000 Federal Health Workers to Be Laid Off
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a major restructuring of the Health and Human Services Department, which now employs about 82,000 people.The New York Times - Mar. 27 -
Federal Workers Walk Into Chaos Amid Return to Office
President Trump has described his new in-office requirement as a way to ensure workers are doing their jobs. He sees potentially leading more employees to quit as an added benefit.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump Pauses Dozens of Federal Grants to Princeton
The Trump administration has sought to punish universities financially, saying they have not done enough to combat antisemitism or comply with other administration priorities.The New York Times - 3d -
Light Phone III Review: The Anti-Smartphone
A significant hardware upgrade over its predecessor, the Light Phone III is the digital detox we need right now.Wired - Mar. 27 -
7 Best Sleep Masks (2025), Tested and Reviewed
Get some solid shut-eye with the help of these sleep masks.Wired - Mar. 28 -
Dinnerly Meal Kit Review: Hearty Meals on a Budget
Martha Stewart–endorsed Dinnerly is a budget meal kit that often feels homespun and extravagant. Now if they’d only lay off the broiler.Wired - 6d -
.jpg)
4 Best Tax Services (2025), Tested and Reviewed
I’m filing my 2024 taxes with nine different documents across three states. I tested popular tax services to see which best helped me untangle my tax mess.Wired - 5d -
The Best Cooling Sheets, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
If you tend to wake up sweating no matter the season, hop under these cooling sheets so that you can, you know, actually sleep.Wired - 5d -
Wahl Peanut Li Review: A Cordless Take on a Classic
Barbers have stubbornly stuck to the corded Peanut for decades. The new Li is the first argument for ditching the cord.Wired - 5d -
Traeger Woodridge Pro Review: Fearless Smoking
This pellet smoker took the fear out of making restaurant-quality meat.Wired - 5d -
7 Best Electric Toothbrushes, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
These rechargeable and battery-powered toothbrushes take the guesswork out of oral hygiene.Wired - 4d -
Real Madrid 3-2 Leganes: Match review
Real Madrid earned an important win in La Liga on matchday 29 of the competition as they defeated Leganes 3-2 at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.A heavily rotated side was far from its ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard
The move follows the cancellation of roughly $400 million in funding for Columbia and the suspension of $175 million for the University of Pennsylvania.The New York Times - 3d -
7 Best Coffee Grinders, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
Get more joy from your java. These conical-burr, flat-burr, and bladed machines let you enjoy freshly ground beans in every cup.Wired - 3d -
The Best Mushroom Coffee, WIRED Tested and Reviewed (2025)
“Coffee” made with functional mushrooms like lion's mane and chaga is all the rage—we tried the most popular brands to find which were the most palatable.Wired - 2d -
12 Best Umbrellas (2025), Tested and Reviewed
These are the best umbrellas we’ve tested. They’ll protect you from showers and heavy rain and will hold up for the long haul.Wired - 1d -
Wanderstop Review - A Mostly Delightful Anxi-Tea Simulator
In April 2019, my life fell apart. Despite enduring what felt like month-long panic attacks leading up to this ordeal, I only realized how bad everything had gotten when I woke up in the hospital, ...GameSpot - 9h -
%20Abstract%20Background%20112024%20SOURCE%20Amazon.jpg)
12 Best Turntables (2024), Tested and Reviewed
Streaming music giving you the blues? These record players will help you rock on to analog audio at home.Wired - 10h -
Way-too-early 2025 fantasy football rookie dynasty mock draft
Too early? Maybe. But Andy Behrens still has a fresh batch of rookie fantasy rankings to review.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Investigation into UK's statistics agency after criticism of its data
The Office for National Statistics is under review after criticism about the reliability of its data.BBC News - 3d -
A Columbia Campus Occupation Could Have Ended Without Police, Report Says
A university senate review concludes that some demonstrators who occupied Hamilton Hall were willing to leave voluntarily.The New York Times - 2d -
Brooklinen Just Proved It’s Never Too Late to Make Changes Based on Customer Feedback
The luxury bedding and bath brand is putting 10 years of customer reviews to good use.Inc. - 2d -
Videos show aftermath of Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza
BBC Verify explains what we know about the incident after reviewing videos that were posted online.BBC News - 8h -
Trump administration to shrink federal health agencies by 20,000 employees
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.CBS News - Mar. 28 -
DOGE Accesses Federal Payroll System Over Objections of Career Staff
Elon Musk’s team gains visibility into sensitive information about hundreds of thousands of government workers despite security concerns raised by IT officials.The New York Times - 4d -
Musk’s Doge gains access to federal payroll system despite staff warnings
Officials said accessing system that processes 276,000 employees’ salaries could put unit at risk of cyber-attacks. Members of Elon Musk ’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) ...The Guardian - 4d -
Federal agency workers supporting museums, libraries put on leave
Nearly all employees at the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which supports U.S. museums and libraries, were put on administrative leave Monday, an administration official said.CBS News - 3d -
Gunman in 2022 Buffalo mass shooting wants federal trial moved to NYC
Payton Gendron, the teenager who killed ten Black people at the Topps supermarket in East Buffalo, is trying to get his trial moved to New York City.ABC News - 3d -
The federal government is phasing out paper checks. Here's who will be affected.
Paper checks were already dying a slow death.NBC News - 3d -
Layoffs start at federal agencies that deal with health, drugs, food, more
Employees of the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began getting dismissal notices in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.CBS News - 3d -
Federal Judge Orders Legal Funds for Solo Migrant Children to Be Restored
The order for the funds’ temporary restoration came after nonprofit groups challenged the government’s decision to cut funding for legal services for unaccompanied children arriving in the United ...The New York Times - 2d -
Trump's classical federal building mandate would make architecture backward again
This brewing conflict isn’t merely aesthetic. It represents fundamentally different conceptions of how architecture should serve and preserve society’s past, present and future.The Hill - 2d