New: A federal trade court has ordered the U.S. customs chief to appear in court and answer questions over the Trump admin's handling of tariff refunds, as concerns mount that it is not complying w/ an order requiring the refund of $166 billion www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/u...

scoop from Michael Grynbaum: Sharyn Alfonsi, who has lost her deal with CBS News, says that "the wall has come down" at "60 Minutes" between "editorial independence and corporate interests." Full interview here: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/b...

sometimes i think, "wow google search cannot get any worse," and then i accidentally navigate to the shopping tab and realize oh yes it can

Today, VP Vance hosted state AGs to talk about the WH fraud crackdown, during which he called for both parties to collaborate. Except, some Dem AGs are now telling us that they were a) invited late to the WH meeting and b) officials that did try to attend were ultimately turned away

Hmm, well, it does help to know history

Kevin Warsh, President Trump's pick to be the next Federal Reserve chair, was sworn in on Friday. The economic backdrop — rising inflation and the war in Iran — that Warsh inherits does not call for the interest rate cuts that Trump wants.

JPMORGAN: “.. If our baseline view is realized—that is, that the Strait of Hormuz soon reopens and crude oil prices linger close to $100/bbl—a mix of goods sector cost pressures, tightening labor markets, and firm pricing power could push core inflation well above 3%.” 👀

Fed's Waller: Tightening financial conditions “help us with inflation, even if we don't necessarily move, we're just letting the market and other rates do our job for us to help, and that may help us a lot in the next six months to kind of make sure inflation stays down.”

well, it's live

ah yes i see we are reaching the inevitable part of the news cycle in which tech people feel bad for the things they created now that they have profited and/or suffered because of them www.wsj.com/tech/ai/vibe...

The Ebola crisis in East Africa is rapidly escalating, with cases now confirmed in major population centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Public health experts say that the response has been significantly hindered by the near-absence of the U.S.

Trump is also boasting about rising stocks on a day when markets -- by my last look -- appear to be down.

Trump says he will not sign an executive order on AI today. Asked about it, he said it was "because I didn't like certain aspects of it," adding: "I postponed it... we're leading China, we're leading everybody, and I don't want to do anything that's going to get in the way of that lead."

Almost everywhere in the U.S., students are performing worse than their peers were 10 years ago, according to recent data. Use our tool to look up how test scores have changed where you live. nyti.ms/4tKupDd

“.. it goes without saying that those who wish to benefit from this traffic must also pay their share,” he said in Farsi, through an interpreter .. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Russia hacked into real users’ Bluesky accounts to post fake content, the social media platform said.

James Blair and Chris LaCivita are set to embark on an ambitious midterm agenda, working amid a sprawling web of interlinked super PACs, LLCs, and dark money groups. It's difficult to know who’s funding whom—and how much anyone is getting paid. puck.news/meet-the-two...

this man hired the two publishers who oversaw The Post moving into the red. at least one got a golden parachute while the people whose good ideas were ignored were pushed out.

i have warmed up to the new jessie ware album. parts of it, at least.

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honestly, every day, google search just becomes more of an embarrassment

no???? no!!!! NO! nope! www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/n...

New investigation: a book about the future of truth in the age of A.I. contains more than a half-dozen quotes invented by A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/b...

the markets may be a bit of a mess -- on a day when 30-year yields have surged to a nearly two decade high -- but Trump has gathered reporters for an unscheduled talk about ballroom construction

New: The average ACA deductible has jumped by over $1,000 per person in 2026 as people switched to lower premium plans with higher deductibles as Congress allowed enhanced premium subsidies to expire. www.kff.org/affordable-c...

sorry but i will offer 99 million and not a penny more!!!! www.wsj.com/real-estate/...

this literally happened to me years ago, but in a weird twist, i would get the keys back like two years later. it will not surprise you that i lost them soon after down a trash chute

NEW: Weeks of economic data are now telling a story about a nation under strain. Prices are climbing under Trump, testing both the finances and the patience of the American public as the war with Iran continues. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/b...

Young people are facing terrible financial obstacles right now. Here's another great piece capturing their plight. And this is happening before AI has had a chance to take the biggest bite out of the job market.

yea look sometimes the em dash is there because i, a human, put it there, then put it back despite the fact that someone told me, still a human, that it wasnt necessary, k?

New: The Senate has officially confirmed Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve.

why did you have to tweet that video into my feed why i was living a perfectly fine life without knowing about the personal liberties of hamburger ads

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Getting deja vu from four years ago when Biden similarly pitched suspending the federal gas tax in 2022 Republican Sen. John Thune at the time: "What the administration, of course, is coming up with is yet another gimmick, another Band-Aid" bsky.app/profile/theb...

Why Two Big Companies Just Cut Paid Family Leave www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/u...

In the Oval, Trump confirms he is indeed looking to suspend the gas tax for as long as "appropriate," but don't ask me how or when he plans to do this given this would require Congress. "It's a small percentage, but it's still money"

motorola razr hive rise up like... a phone? that you can snap shut in a sassy way??? the one feature i want in a device, and the one thing my iphone won't do.

not that there was much doubt, but the Trump admin has officially filed a notice of appeal after its latest tariff lawsuit loss

NEW: Another court loss on tariffs has left the White House scrambling to pick up the pieces, with a trip to China to talk trade set for next week. Meanwhile, judges -- twice now -- have taken issue with the president's use of old statutes to issue new trade threats www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/b...

and did such a good job with it 🥴

New: The U.S. debt appeared to hit a worrying milestone and surpassed the total output of the economy, based on data we got last week. And yet, few seemed to notice in Washington, where under Trump, the debt is on track to worsen considerably www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/b...

"What’s more, the mice never interrupt each other; they hold their tiny tongues until their conversational partner is done singing" the men of dc could NEVER www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/s...

oh I know why I’m mad today: not one of you at npr got me in to see the ragtime tiny desk so you’re all dead to me now.

NEW: ProPublica identified at least 79 children who’ve been left screaming, unable to breathe, or otherwise hurt by tear gas and pepper spray during Trump’s historic immigration crackdown.

hi what is everyone mad about today

SCOOP: The F.D.A. blocked the release of studies finding that Covid and shingles vaccines were safe. In the case of Covid, FDA staff had to withdraw studies heading toward publication: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...

Gas prices are high, there's no doubt about it. So we want to hear how those surging costs are affecting you. If you're interested, share your story, and we'll follow up. We won't publish anything without contacting you for permission first. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/b...

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New: There are many parts of the economy that may not be ready for AI. One of those things is the unemployment insurance system, which isn't really calibrated to handle the possibility of mass job losses due to technology www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/b...

Under Trump, "In the battle against illegal immigration, the U.S. is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tools that give federal agents easy access to the home and workplace addresses of American citizens," per WSJ www.wsj.com/politics/pol...