DOGE expects to send another round of emails to federal workers President Trump warned federal workers who did not reply to recent emails asking them to describe "five things" they accomplished are "on the bubble" suggesting they are at risk of losing their jobs. Heidi Glenn
Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads editor to quit Billionaire Jeff Bezos, who owns the Post, says the newspaper's editorial section will publish columns only "in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets." David Folkenflik
'Last Seen': After slavery, family members placed ads looking for loved ones Formerly enslaved people would placed ads in newspapers hoping to find lost children, parents, spouses and siblings. Historian Judith Giesberg tells the stories of some of those families in a new book. Maureen Corrigan
As Elon Musk continues sweeping cuts to the US government: 'People are really scared' DOGE has eliminated thousands of federal jobs and canceled more than 1,000 contracts. Harvard professor Elizabeth Linos warns, "We're seeing harms that are not going to be easily undone." Dave Davies
Duolingo's owl mascot is alive after all. What did it gain from faking his death? Duolingo's mascot faked his death to get users to do their daily lessons, and attention from pop star Dua Lipa. Here's how he masterminded it — and why one expert sees the campaign as a success. Rachel Treisman
A pattern emerges in Elon Musk's federal shakeup: 'Break first, ask questions later' Five weeks in, there's an emerging pattern in how the Trump administration moves to target federal employees. And it begins with Elon Musk bringing in tactics he's employed at his various businesses. Andrea Hsu
Trump suspends the head of 'The Nation's Report Card' Peggy Carr, a federal official who leads one of the country's most extensive student testing programs, known as The Nation's Report Card, was placed on administrative leave. Elissa Nadworny
A child has died in the Texas measles outbreak It's the first measles death in the U.S. since 2015. More than 130 people in west Texas and New Mexico have been sickened in the outbreak so far. Pien Huang
National parks already feel the effects of layoffs, even before the busy season starts Some 1,000 NPS employees were fired, and hiring for seasonal positions was delayed. Here's what to know about the impacts already being felt at parks, and what it could mean for the busy season. Rachel Treisman
Trump's social media video garners pushback from Arabs and Muslims in U.S. and Gaza In a seemingly AI-generated video that the president posted on social media, images of destruction due to the war in Gaza are transformed into a glitzy resort called "TRUMP GAZA." Sarah McCammon
