Trump administration fires thousands of federal employees; CDC slashes 10% of its workforce: Live updates - President and ...

Veterans Affairs lets go of 1,000 employees as Trump and Musk push cost-cutting plan into overdrive: Live - President and billionaire ally move to shrink government as deputy JD Vance prepares to meet ...

Stocks are mostly higher at midday on Friday and a weekly gain seems to be in the cards. Retail sales declined more than expected in January, off 0.9% compared to the 0.2% decline economists expected.

Happy Friday. This is Zack Stanton. Thanks for waking up with Playbook. Get in touch: [email protected]. But it’s abnormal in this way: For the second week in a row, Trump’s Friday centers on ...