The Latest Politics Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back — and spending more money than before. Shannon Bond National Fool me once: the magical origin of the word hoax Frauds, swindles, cons, scams, and deceptions are collectively known as hoaxes. But there's more than meets the eye. Scott Neuman Politics Poll: Agreement that political violence may be necessary to right the country grows On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. Domenico Montanaro Politics A GOP push to restrict voting by overseas U.S. citizens continues before 2026 midterms Republican officials are pushing for more voting restrictions on U.S. citizens who were born abroad and have never lived in the country, after unsuccessfully challenging their ballots in 2024. Hansi Lo Wang Business China's ride-hailing companies try to quell the smell in cars where some drivers sleep China's ride-hailing car drivers work long hours to get enough fares, and often live in their cars. Companies and passengers are penalizing drivers for smelly vehicles. Anthony Kuhn Arts & Life Could the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman be an AI actor? Hollywood is getting closer to signing up its first synthetic creation made with AI. SAG-AFTRA, the actors' union, is pushing back, concerned it could be a step toward replacing human talent. Chloe Veltman World Trump wants former British prime minister Tony Blair to help govern postwar Gaza In President Trump's 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza, he named former British prime minister Tony Blair for a potential role in Gaza's postwar governance. Lauren Frayer Climate Scientists are breeding corals to withstand Florida's heat to combat climate change Florida's current plans to restore the coral reefs won't work due to the impact of climate change, so scientists are trying something new: breeding corals that can better withstand heat. Lauren Sommer World Palestinian Authority official talks about Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza Dr. Omar Awadallah, deputy minister of Foreign Affairs in the Palestinian Authority, talks about President Trump's 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza. Leila Fadel Health President Trump announces deal with Pfizer to sell its drugs on federal website President Trump on Tuesday announced a deal with Pfizer to sell its drugs directly to consumers at discounted prices. They'll be available through a website operated by the federal government. A Martínez Prev 856 of 1643 Next Sponsored
Politics Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back — and spending more money than before. Shannon Bond
National Fool me once: the magical origin of the word hoax Frauds, swindles, cons, scams, and deceptions are collectively known as hoaxes. But there's more than meets the eye. Scott Neuman
Politics Poll: Agreement that political violence may be necessary to right the country grows On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. Domenico Montanaro
Politics A GOP push to restrict voting by overseas U.S. citizens continues before 2026 midterms Republican officials are pushing for more voting restrictions on U.S. citizens who were born abroad and have never lived in the country, after unsuccessfully challenging their ballots in 2024. Hansi Lo Wang
Business China's ride-hailing companies try to quell the smell in cars where some drivers sleep China's ride-hailing car drivers work long hours to get enough fares, and often live in their cars. Companies and passengers are penalizing drivers for smelly vehicles. Anthony Kuhn
Arts & Life Could the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman be an AI actor? Hollywood is getting closer to signing up its first synthetic creation made with AI. SAG-AFTRA, the actors' union, is pushing back, concerned it could be a step toward replacing human talent. Chloe Veltman
World Trump wants former British prime minister Tony Blair to help govern postwar Gaza In President Trump's 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza, he named former British prime minister Tony Blair for a potential role in Gaza's postwar governance. Lauren Frayer
Climate Scientists are breeding corals to withstand Florida's heat to combat climate change Florida's current plans to restore the coral reefs won't work due to the impact of climate change, so scientists are trying something new: breeding corals that can better withstand heat. Lauren Sommer
World Palestinian Authority official talks about Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza Dr. Omar Awadallah, deputy minister of Foreign Affairs in the Palestinian Authority, talks about President Trump's 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza. Leila Fadel
Health President Trump announces deal with Pfizer to sell its drugs on federal website President Trump on Tuesday announced a deal with Pfizer to sell its drugs directly to consumers at discounted prices. They'll be available through a website operated by the federal government. A Martínez