Microsoft offered a voluntary early-retirement buyout program for longtime employees on Thursday as the technology company continues to prioritize investing in artificial intelligence. The one-time retirement program, the first in the company’s 51-year history, will be available to U.S. employees at the level of senior director and below. The offer applies to workers whose years […]
In today’s hyper-partisan Congress, there is at least one thing that can quickly bring Democrats and Republicans to the same table: rotisserie chicken. A bipartisan group of senators introduced the “Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act” this week, a bill that would allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants to purchase the hot, spinning poultry with food stamps. […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Wednesday expressed confidence that other countries will join the U.S.’s blockade of key Iranian ports. President Donald Trump announced a blockade of all Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz on April 12. The blockade affects all vessels entering or departing Iranian ports, a move that could prove economically devastating […]
Welcome to Thursday’s Washington Secrets. Today, we revisit the sex offender story that is roiling the North Carolina Senate race with an exclusive look at Democrats’ new plans to attack Republican candidate Michael Whatley. And are you ready for White House Correspondents’ Association dinner weekend? No, nor us … Michael Whatley, the North Carolina Republican […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said during a late-night debate on a $70 billion border funding package that no one respects Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol under President Donald Trump. Schumer argued that with high gas prices and affordability still top of mind, Republicans should be focusing on lowering the cost of […]
In a surprise move, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke out against the merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday ahead of a planned shareholder vote set to approve the nearly $111 billion deal. Mamdani made his case that the merger will harm New Yorkers, including those working in film and television […]
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order on Thursday officially reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana from a Schedule I to a less-regulated Schedule III drug, following President Donald Trump’s order to do so in December. The rescheduling move will relax federal regulations on FDA-approved cannabis products, grouping them with substances such as anabolic steroids and […]
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin blasted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) as a “lying scumbag politician” after Schumer’s dismissive comments about the agency. “Chuck Schumer, no one respects you,” Mullin said Thursday on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom. Schumer spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday to condemn funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection without […]
American Airlines cut its profit outlook on Thursday, making it the latest company in the industry to do so as the war in Iran continues to cripple the global energy market. American saw a $4 billion increase in expenses related to higher prices for jet fuel, according to its first quarter 2026 financial results. The […]
The United Kingdom is deploying divers to clear naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz as London hosts a second day of European talks on Thursday about reopening the shipping lane amid the Iran war. Royal Navy divers are preparing for the mine-clearing operations, according to the British government. The U.K. is also offering autonomous […]
