IRS Audit Revenue Has Plummeted Under Trump, Watchdog Finds NYT > Top Stories By: Andrew Duehren 31 August 2026 at 22:29 The I.R.S. lost roughly a quarter of its employees since President Trump took office, hampering the agencyβs ability to conduct audits. Β© Haiyun Jiang/The New York TimesPresident Trump has moved to reduce the size of the federal work force in his second term, including at the Internal Revenue Service.
With Shoppers Wary of Illness, Farmers Destroy Millions of Heads of Lettuce NYT > Top Stories By: Soumya Karlamangla 29 August 2026 at 12:00 After a drop in demand driven by a nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis, California growers are plowing lettuce back into the soil and laying off workers.
Smaller Revision Points to More Accurate Jobs Numbers NYT > Top Stories By: Ben Casselman 28 August 2026 at 18:22 The 2026 revisions by the Bureau of Labor Statistics represent a downward adjustment of just 0.1 percent of the total work force. Β© Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesNetworking at a job fair in Carson, Calif., in June.
In β9 to 5,β Dolly Parton Put a Friendly Face on Feminism NYT > Top Stories By: Susan Dominus 27 August 2026 at 23:05 In 1980, feminists were often stereotyped as man-hating or out of touch. Then Parton gave the movement a boost β and an anthem.