Which agencies have been hit by federal layoffs? What to know about NPS, NIH, IRS, more
Over the last week, as many as 14,000 federal employees were fired or laid off as part of President Trump's cost-cutting plan ...
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Federal workers were responding with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration’s latest ...
Federal department slashes millions in contracts, including $230K for 'Brazilian forest and gender consultant'
The Agriculture Department has terminated nearly 80 contracts after a review by Elon Musk's DOGE, including for a Brazilian ...
California is at the center of the country’s egg mess. Here’s why and what’s coming
The average price of a dozen eggs has nearly doubled since last year and hit a record high of $4.95 in January.
Trump Officials Fire, Abruptly Rehire, Overseers of U.S. Nuclear Stockpile
Trump administration officials on Friday began rescinding termination notices given just 24 hours earlier to more than 300 ...
Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal ...
The U.S. Is Dustier - It’s Costing $154 Billion Each Year
Professor Gill certainly has a point. As context, there were 27 billion-dollar+ disasters in 2024, according to NOAA. In ...
Public health alert issued for meat and poultry pasties over undeclared allergen
Meat and poultry pasties made by a Michigan-based restaurant are the subject of an alert due to an egg allergen not written on the packaging.
US cats euthanised after testing positive for bird flu linked to raw pet food
Two house cats in Oregon were euthanised after testing positive for bird flu linked to their consumption of pet food made ...
Foreign seeds shipped to people in New Mexico
The state Department of Agriculture is warning New Mexico residents of foreign seeds arriving in packages. The seeds have ...
Here are the agencies purging federal workers
In the latest federal shakeup, the Trump administration ordered the heads of several agencies across the government to start firing employees who were still within their probationary period — or ...
What eggflation teaches us about must-have goods
Eggs often pop up in economics classes as an example of goods that are price-inelastic. In other words, a large increase in price doesn’t create a similarly large decrease in demand. Some studies have ...