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As Elon Musk Attacks DEI, Tesla Quietly Addresses Racism Complaints
In Washington, Elon Musk has been at the forefront of Trump administration efforts to gut programs designed to promote diversity. At the…
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Trump Amplifies Conspiracy Over U.S. Payments to Politico
President Trump amplified unfounded claims on Thursday that the government had been paying news media outlets to generate positive…
Business
Friday’s Jobs Report Will Be Confusing. Here’s How to Make Sense of It.
The Labor Department’s latest monthly report on hiring and unemployment will include revisions for previous months that should give a more…
Politics
Fox News Adds Lara Trump as a Host
President Trump persuaded several Fox News hosts to leave the network and take up major roles in his administration. Now a Trump is…
Politics
What Is a Sovereign Wealth Fund? Trump’s Executive Order, Explained
While he was campaigning last fall, President Trump bemoaned the lack of a U.S.-backed investment fund and promised to create one. “Other…
Politics
Trump Tariffs Threaten to Upend Global Economic Order
President Trump’s move this weekend to slap sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China is threatening to fracture the global trading…
Politics
Trump Administration Fires Consumer Bureau Chief Rohit Chopra
The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, was fired on Saturday, prematurely ending a five-year term that…
Politics
Once a Trump Foil, Warren Seeks Collaboration on Policy
For the last decade, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has been a favorite foil of President Trump, who has subjected her to…
Politics
Official Email Urges Federal Workers to Find ‘Higher Productivity’ Jobs
The most challenging day in decades for air traffic controllers, safety inspectors and other Federal Aviation Administration employees…
Politics
Trump Moves to Invalidate Recent Labor Agreements With Federal Workers
In the latest effort to put his stamp on the federal work force, President Trump on Friday issued a memorandum invalidating government…
Politics
Trump Will Hit Mexico, Canada and China With Tariffs
President Trump plans to move forward with imposing stiff tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on Saturday, in an attempt to further…
Politics
The World Economy Awaits Trump’s First Round of Tariffs
President Trump’s threats to enact stiff tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China on Saturday have left the world trading system on edge as…
Politics
Paramount in Settlement Talks With Trump Over ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
When Donald J. Trump sued CBS for $10 billion days before the 2024 election, accusing the company of deceptively editing a “60 Minutes”…
Politics
Doug Burgum Is Confirmed by Senate as Interior Secretary
Doug Burgum, a promoter of oil and gas, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to lead the Interior Department, a role in which he will…
Politics
Mark Zuckerberg Defends Embrace of Trump Administration in Meta Employee Q&A
In a wide-ranging question-and-answer session with Meta employees on Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s chief executive, defended…
Politics
Rohit Chopra of CFPB Expected Trump to Fire Him Right Away, but He’s Hanging On
Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, expected to be fired soon after President Trump took office. More…
Politics
Federal Debt Is Now Worrying Even Progressives
The 119th Congress began, as it so often has in recent years, with calls from Republican politicians for wrestling down the national debt,…
Business
Trump Is Eyeing Greenland. His Commerce Nominee Has Financial Ties There.
As President Trump argues the acquisition of Greenland is key to the economic security of the United States, he is flanked by wealthy…
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Leaving the W.H.O. Could Hurt Americans on a Range of Health Matters
President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization could have harsh consequences for countries…
Politics
Karoline Leavitt Invites Content Creators to the White House Press Briefing
In the delicate journalistic ecosystem of the White House’s James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, the seating chart is the be-all, end-all…
Politics
G.M. Has Plans Ready for Trump’s Canada and Mexico Tariffs
General Motors executives are closely tracking President Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, but the…
Politics
The $8 Billion Children’s Vaccine Fund R.F.K. Jr. Would Oversee
When President Bill Clinton worked with a bipartisan Congress to enact a federal program to guarantee vaccines for poor children, they…
Politics
Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
The Senate on Monday voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent to be President Trump’s Treasury secretary, putting in place the new…
Politics
Oil Companies Embrace Trump, but Not ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
President Trump is swinging American energy policy sharply in favor of fossil fuels, but oil and gas companies say those changes won’t…