The 6 AM Email
Oracle laid off 30,000 people with a 6 AM email signed 'Oracle Leadership,' joining a 2026 tech layoff wave that has now erased 115,000 jobs.
Maya Calloway
Bureau: New York
Liberation Day Turns One: Economists Relitigate, MAGA Goes Quiet
The first anniversary of Trump's Liberation Day tariffs is trending on X, with trade economists issuing scorecards and MAGA accounts conspicuously silent on the milestone.
Nearly 500 TSA Officers Have Quit Since the DHS Shutdown Began
Nearly 500 TSA officers have quit since the DHS shutdown began, 11% called out on one Monday, and airport wait times now routinely exceed two hours.
LaGuardia Investigation Goes Quiet: No New NTSB Directive Since March 25
The NTSB has issued no new directives on the LaGuardia runway collision in a week, leaving the Port Authority waiting on findings before making any changes.
The Boss Enters the Resistance: Springsteen Debuts 'Streets of Minneapolis' at No Kings Rally
Bruce Springsteen performed his new protest anthem 'Streets of Minneapolis' before an estimated 100,000-plus at the No Kings flagship rally in St. Paul on March 28.
'Is This Real?' April Fools' Day 2026 and the Permanent Information Crisis
April Fools' Day 2026 passed with the usual corporate pranks, but the dominant sentiment was exhaustion: satire is now indistinguishable from the news cycle it mocks.