Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort
The Trump administration paid federal employees $9.5 billion not to work during 2025, part of the president’s plan to reduce...
Trump Is Looking for Diesel in All the Wrong Places
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day,...
Fewer than half of Americans expect midterm elections to be ‘free and fair,’ poll finds
Fewer than half of Americans believe the upcoming midterm elections will be “free and fair,” amid a broader decline in...
Outrage after John Fetterman fesses up to Murdoch-backed trip: ‘He’s a goner’
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) admitted that he took a trip with Fox News executives, which is spurring more outrage against...
Hochul touts up to $500 discounts for NY utility bills as Blakeman blasts savings as ‘peanuts’
She’s selling a bill of goods. Gov. Kathy Hochul crowed Tuesday that 2.5 million more New Yorkers are eligible for...
Charter school mogul secretly bankrolled 25 Republicans — now he’s under investigation
The founder of one of Arizona’s largest charter school networks is now facing a criminal investigation over allegations his political...
Trump Defended A.I. Data Centers on Truth Social. The Commenters Disagreed.
President Trump posted on Truth Social this week that artificial intelligence and the data centers that power it “will be...
‘Too soon,’ ‘my other half’: Tributes pour in as police probe explosive McLaren crash in Irvine
A towering pine tree on Culver Drive in Irvine has become the site of a makeshift memorial for a car...
Kennedy Center Says It Is Closing, Posing Test to Judge’s Order
Simmering turmoil over the future of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts boiled over on Tuesday as...
‘GTA 6’ Is Quietly Building One of the Most Insane Video Game Soundtracks Ever
It’s not been uncommming for music artists to collab with the Grand Theft Auto video game series. Big names like...
