As many as 200,000 federal employees with weaker civil service protections could be let go. But they are supposed to only be fired for poor performance. FAA director Mike Whitaker resigned, effective January 20.
One of those IGs, Phyllis Fong at the US Department of Agriculture, decided not to leave, believing the order to be illegal. She was escorted from the building today by security. She was heading an investigation into Elon Musk's Neuralink.
Trump sold them countless, often conflicting fantasies. In 2025, he’ll face political reality. He was whoever they wanted him to be—a choose-your-own-candidate. Voters projected their wishes onto his candidacy, regardless of his stated policy program
From planetarium lecturers to performers at strip clubs and escape rooms, Actors’ Equity is organizing live entertainment workers far beyond traditional musicals. The union’s strategy could be crucial as unions brace for a potential anti-labor admin
The Drug Enforcement Administration had strong evidence since 2013 that the Hernandez brothers were making Honduras the primary transfer point for cocaine between Colombia, and likely knew they were working with Mexican drug lord El Chapo Guzman...
Fargo's Season 5 reverses course to become the most contemporary “Fargo” entry to date, and thus the first to take place during the Trump administration.
D.D. Guttenplan and Katrina Vanden Heuvel
The Nation
For the first time in history, the president of Cuba sits down with a US outlet to share his thoughts on the future of Cuban socialism, the US blockade, and the economic difficulties facing the island nation.
Current and former government officials, now lobbyists, among the most glorified and vilified characters of these tumultuous years have forged a peace—working together to ensure the world’s wealthiest and most powerful players thrive amid the turmoil
A central theme of the Jan. 6 hearings has been Republican redemption. A parade of Republican witnesses has testified to being pushed beyond the limits of their loyalty to Donald Trump.
Seven hours and 37 minutes: That’s the length of the gap in the official White House records of phone calls placed to or from Donald Trump’s phone during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. Three hours more than the Grateful Dead’s longest concert
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