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IRS Begins Gutting Up to 25% Of Its Workforce

TAX CUTS

The agency will lose at least 20,000 roles in addition to several thousand earlier cuts.

Catherine Bouris | Published Apr 05, 2025

504 Law Firms Back Lawsuit Against Trump’s Executive Order

'GRAVE THREAT'

Yet the largest firms opted against signing.

William Vaillancourt | Published Apr 05, 2025

Ukrainian Refugees Mistakenly Told They Must Leave by DHS

WHOOPS

The email telling them to leave was sent on Friday to Ukrainians living in the U.S. legally.

Catherine Bouris | Published Apr 04, 2025

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Axed Vaccine Chief Reveals RFK Jr.’s Crackpot ‘Data’ Demands

‘VERY SCARY’

Dr. Peter Marks is being forced to resign from the FDA because the Trump administration does not want someone who is “rigorously science-driven within the organization.”

Catherine Bouris | Published Apr 04, 2025

ICE Barbie Gave FEMA Chief Lie Detector Test After Leak

WOULD I LIE TO YOU?

FEMA’s acting administrator, Cameron Hamilton, was given the test after meeting with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski.

Nandika Chatterjee | Published Apr 04, 2025

The Big Name Behind The 5 Worst Dow Jones Freefalls

BILLSBOARD!

No prizes for guessing who presided over the worst five days in Wall Street history.

David Gardner | Published Apr 04, 2025
opinion

As Golden Ages Go, This One Sucks

ALL THAT GLITTERS...

We’ve hit an ‘anti-jackpot’ unprecedented in our history and, I would guess, in the history of most other countries too. (Why do I guess that? Because most countries that hit this kind of skid tend not to survive.)

David Rothkopf | Published Apr 04, 2025

MSNBC Host: Trump’s Treasury Sec ‘Looking for an Exit Door’

STAGE LEFT

Bessent could be the first Trump cabinet member to jump ship.

Erkki Forster | Published Apr 04, 2025

Judge Defies White House to Order Deported Maryland Dad Home

TOE TO TOE

A federal judge ruled Friday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia must be back stateside by midnight Monday.

Josh Fiallo | Published Apr 04, 2025

Trump Pits Loomer Against Wiles in West Wing Power Struggle

KNIVES OUT

Only one woman can come out on top.

David Gardner | Published Apr 04, 2025

Buffett Rejects Claim He Praised Trump for Crashing Market

YEAH, NO

The president had reposted a TikTok alleging that the legendary investor called his tariffs “the best economic moves he’s seen in 50 years.”

Liam Archacki | Published Apr 04, 2025

Obama Is Digging Himself Out of ‘Deep Deficit’ With Michelle

MAKING AMENDS

The confession comes as the couple continues to battle divorce rumors.

Erkki Forster | Published Apr 04, 2025

Don Lemon Is Betting Big on Social Media—and New Underwear?

LISTEN UP

The former CNN host joked on The Daily Beast Podcast about his new-found Internet fame, and future plans for “lemon-scented” merch.

The Daily Beast Podcast, Kenneal Patterson | Published Apr 04, 2025

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