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The Rising Price of Eggs Is Also Hurting Your Local Restaurant
Karen Huebner did not want to raise the price of omelets.Even as she was paying more for eggs week after week, she held prices steady on over-easy dishes and...
Chevron to Lay Off Up to 20% of Staff
Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil and gas company, said on Wednesday that it would lay off as much as 20 percent of its work force, or up to around...
How Elon Musk and the Right Are Trying to Recast Reporting as ‘Doxxing’
For years, journalists have written about the social media posts of government employees to help reveal the positions, motivations and actions of public officials.But when a journalist recently trained...
F.A.A. Facing Criticism After Three Deadly Plane Crashes
For the Federal Aviation Administration, Jan. 29 was the beginning of one of the most challenging stretches it has faced in decades.That night, an American Airlines regional jet collided...
Top N.I.H. Official Abruptly Resigns as Trump Orders Deep Cuts
The No. 2 official at the National Institutes of Health abruptly resigned and retired from government service on Tuesday, in another sign that the Trump administration is reshaping the...
FCC Chair Orders Investigation Into Comcast’s DEI Practices
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has ordered an investigation into the diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Comcast, the parent company of NBC News and...
Treasury Secretary Makes Trip to Kyiv
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent became the first senior Trump administration official to visit Ukraine, arriving on Wednesday for talks on an agreement that would trade access to Ukrainian natural...
Republicans Love Trump’s Spending Cuts. Just Not in Their States.
Republicans in Congress have responded to President Trump’s unilateral moves to freeze federal spending, dismantle programs and fire civil servants with a collective shrug, staying mostly silent and even...
Ex-Hochul Aide Accused of Working for China Faces New Bribery Allegation
Linda Sun, a former aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, faces new allegations related to charges that she used her position to benefit the Chinese government, according...
Natural Gas Could Get Priority Over Renewable Energy in Largest U.S. Grid
Federal electricity regulators on Tuesday approved a proposal from the nation’s largest electric grid operator that could effectively give new natural gas power plants priority in connecting to the...
Elon Musk’s Attacks on CFPB Remove Obstacle to Building ‘X Money’
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is widely known for amassing his fortune through Tesla, his electric car company, and SpaceX, the rocket ship company he founded.But he started...
Stocks Drop After Hotter Than Expected Inflation Reading
Stocks on Wall Street slumped at the start of trading on Wednesday, dragged lower by data that showed consumer prices rose more than expected in January, leaving the Federal...