Federal Government

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Retail

It’s New Year’s Day 2026. What’s open and closed?

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US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
Economy

No one’s happier about calls for a ‘back-seat’ Fed than Fed insiders who were targeted by the White House this year

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December 29, 2025
Trump stands in front of a podium, about to speak
Retail

Trump just declared December 26th a national holiday. What’s open and closed?

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December 26, 2025
‘Cruel, unnecessary, and irresponsible’: Advocacy group slams Trump’s plan to garnish wages of student loan borrowers in default
Politics

‘Cruel, unnecessary, and irresponsible’: Advocacy group slams Trump’s plan to garnish wages of student loan borrowers in default

By Annie Ma and The Associated Press
December 23, 2025
Americans enjoy one refuge from inflation: The cheapest gas prices in years
Energy

Americans enjoy one refuge from inflation: The cheapest gas prices in years

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated Press
December 23, 2025
Medicaid paid more than $200 million to dead people, and Trump is rewriting privacy laws to fix it
Politics

Medicaid paid more than $200 million to dead people, and Trump is rewriting privacy laws to fix it

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
December 23, 2025
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Big Tech

You can make up to $200K working in Trump’s new ‘Tech Force’—and you don’t need a degree or work experience

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December 16, 2025
Elon Musk, wearing a black DOGE hat, looks forward. He is standing in the Oval Office.
Politics

DOGE isn’t dead—it’s been absorbed into the bloodstream of the government, federal employees say

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December 12, 2025
More than 1,000 Amazon employees sign open letter warning the company’s AI ‘will do staggering damage to democracy, our jobs, and the earth’
AI

More than 1,000 Amazon employees sign open letter warning the company’s AI ‘will do staggering damage to democracy, our jobs, and the earth’

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December 2, 2025
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, appears to be the frontrunner to serve as the next Fed chair.
Economy

Longtime Trump advisor Kevin Hassett emerges as favorite for Fed chair, Bloomberg reports

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November 26, 2025
Trump
Commentary

Our governments have sold AI out to Big Tech

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November 24, 2025
Elon Musk once called DOGE ‘the chainsaw for bureaucracy,’ but it has quietly ceased to exist well ahead of schedule, report says
Politics

Elon Musk once called DOGE ‘the chainsaw for bureaucracy,’ but it has quietly ceased to exist well ahead of schedule, report says

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November 23, 2025
Republican Gov. Bill Lee, who pushed for the initiative, has indicated that he wants to seek funding for more vouchers during the coming legislative session.
Law

Parents of public school students and taxpayers sue Tennessee over ‘unconstitutional’ $150 million private school voucher program

By Jonathan Mattise and The Associated Press
November 21, 2025
Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Thursday.
Politics

Trump says dismantling the Department of Education will fix America’s lagging academics, but opponents warn it will multiply bureaucracy

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press
November 21, 2025
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday it will give 776 air traffic controllers $10,000 bonuses for "perfect attendance."
Politics

Just 776 FAA employees will get Trump’s $10,000 bonus, but unions say thousands who worked during the shutdown were left out

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November 21, 2025

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