Category: United States Politics and Government

They’re Hiring at U.S.A.I.D. Just Not Anyone Who Worked There.

The New York Times – Business:
The Trump administration said in a memo it wanted to “avoid the risk of impaired objectivity” by hiring former staff members to wind down operations at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Airline Stocks Tumble as Iran War Expands Across Middle East

The New York Times – Business:
Higher fuel prices and lower demand for international flights are eating into airlines’ profits.
The Pentagon’s Favorite Tech Guy Is This Hawaiian Shirt-Wearing Founder

The New York Times – Business:
Palmer Luckey, who founded the defense tech start-up Anduril, has become the It Guy as President Trump aims to modernize the U.S. military with autonomous weapons.
U.S. and Israeli War With Iran Will Likely Send Oil Prices Soaring

The New York Times – Business:
Prices of oil and other commodities are expected to jump when trading resumes on Sunday, but how long they will stay high will depend on what the United States, Israel and Iran do next.
Abrupt Change for Warner Bros. Prompts Many Grim Faces

The New York Times – Business:
Employees at the company had started to warm to the idea of Netflix as its corporate owner. Now they face the prospect of major cuts under Paramount.
QAnon Faithful See Validation in the Epstein Files

The New York Times – Business:
The nearly decade-old conspiracy theory does not align neatly with the facts emerging from the documents. That does not seem to matter.
Trump Signals Opposition to Tariff Refunds, Hinting at Legal War to Come

The New York Times – Business:
One week after the Supreme Court invalidated President Trump’s tariffs, he suggested that his administration could try to relitigate a case that was decided 6 to 3.
Pentagon-Anthropic Standoff Is a Decisive Moment for How A.I. Will Be Used in War

The New York Times – Business:
The Pentagon’s contract dispute with Anthropic is part of a wider clash about the use of artificial intelligence for national security and who decides on any safeguards.
Elon Musk’s Secret Web of Companies in Texas

The New York Times – Business:
The megabillionaire was tied to about 90 companies in the state, which he uses for everything from paying nannies to buying land to supporting Donald Trump’s re-election, according to a Times examination.
32.6 Million Watched State of the Union, Nielsen Says

The New York Times – Business:
The audience was roughly on par with former President Biden’s final State of the Union address in 2024.
They Helped Women Fight Online Abuse. They Were Barred From the U.S.

The New York Times – Business:
The founders of HateAid, a German human-rights group that helps victims of online attacks, were accused by the Trump administration of being part of a “global censorship-industrial complex.”
New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000

The New York Times – Business:
The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.