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As companies look to AI for increases in productivity, some employees are wary. They worry about lost jobs, diminished creativity, and ethical oversteps, leaving many repelled by daily AI use.Pinterest, a social media company with about 4,700 employees, has sought to address such concerns by keeping employees closely involved in the development of internal AI tools so those tools are viewed as efficient and helpful, not just mandated from the top down. Key toward this mission has been Pinterest’s annual Makeathon, which is in its 14th year. The employee-led competition used to be viewed mostly as a fun way to…

House Republican leaders are planning to accelerate new Medicaid work requirements to December 2026 in a deal with ultra-conservatives on the giant tax bill, according to a lawmaker familiar with the discussions.The revised version of President Donald Trump’s economic package — slated to be released publicly Wednesday — calls to move up work requirements to December 2026 from 2029, the lawmaker said, who requested anonymity to discuss private talks.Work requirements have been a sticking point in reaching agreement on Trump’s tax bill, as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to navigate a narrow and fractious majority.The December 2026 deadline could also become…

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans have reached an agreement to increase the state and local tax deduction to $40,000, suggesting a resolution to one of the final issues holding up President Donald Trump’s economic bill. “That is the agreement we came to,” Johnson told CNN Wednesday, in response to a question about raising the deduction cap to $40,000 from $10,000 for a decade.”I think the SALT caucus, as they call themselves, it’s not everything they wanted, but I think they know what a huge improvement that is for their constituents and it gives them a lot to go home and…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldAfter much debate, US House Republicans have reached an agreement over Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar legislative plan to cut taxes. On Tuesday, the US president urged his party to approve his “big, beautiful bill” in a rare visit to the US Capitol. It now awaits approval from the House of Representatives. If passed, it will go on to the Senate. Lawmakers ought to think twice. Trump gets the bill’s branding only partly right. It is, indeed, enormous. It could raise US…

Conservative hardliners threatened to block Republicans’ massive tax and spending package, jeopardizing passage of President Donald Trump’s signature economic legislation.Ultraconservatives lashed out shortly after House Speaker Mike Johnson announced he had an agreement with lawmakers from high-tax states to increase the limit on the deduction for state local taxes to $40,000.Several hardline Republicans said House GOP leaders aren’t honoring concessions the White House promised them.Ultraconservative Representative Andy Harris of Maryland said Wednesday morning the Trump administration promised them in a “midnight deal” deeper cuts in Medicaid and faster elimination of Biden-era clean energy tax breaks.”I’m sorry, but that’s a pay…

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk broke with President Donald Trump on the House-passed domestic policy bill, saying in an interview that he was “disappointed” that it would increase the federal deficit. “I was, like, disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decrease it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,” Musk told CBS’ “Sunday Morning” in an interview that will air in full this Sunday.Musk’s public break comes as the Republicans’ bill heads to the Senate, where several senators have also criticized the legislation for increasing the deficit. The legislative…

WASHINGTON — Thirteen House Republicans who voted for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” sent a letter Friday urging Senate GOP leaders to scale back some of its clean energy cuts, sparking pushback from conservative hard-liners.The unusual criticism of their own bill indicates a modicum of regret by the GOP lawmakers, whose votes were critical to the bill passing the House by a narrow margin last month.“While we were proud to have worked to ensure that the bill did not include a full repeal of the clean energy tax credits, we remain deeply concerned by several provisions,” said the Republicans…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldMike Johnson, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, has said he has reached agreement with Republican holdouts over the state tax deductions that have proved an obstacle to Donald Trump’s showpiece fiscal legislation.Johnson said he would take the $3tn-plus bill to the floor of the House of Representatives, where the Republicans have a slim 220 to 213 majority, as soon as Wednesday.“We plan to do it tonight if possible,” he said. Global markets have been watching progress of the…

Adriana Smith remains on life-support at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Brynn Anderson/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Brynn Anderson/AP/AP Adriana Smith, a 30 year-old nurse and mother, was about nine weeks pregnant in February when doctors declared her brain dead after she suffered a medical emergency. But Smith’s mother, April Newkirk, told Atlanta TV station WXIA that doctors at Emory University Hospital have been keeping her organs functioning since then until the fetus can be delivered, citing Georgia’s law banning most abortions after fetal cardiac activity can be detected, or roughly six weeks into pregnancy. Smith is now roughly 22…

Burger King’s “How to Train Your Dragon” menu items include the Dragon Flame-Grilled Whopper, Fiery Dragon Mozzarella Fries, Soaring Strawberry Lemonade and the Viking’s Chocolate Sundae.Source: Burger KingAs Burger King enters the next phase of its turnaround efforts, the fast-food chain is trying to lure families back to its restaurants with colored Whopper buns and kid-friendly movie partnerships.Starting Tuesday, the Restaurant Brands International chain will sell new menu items inspired by the “live action” remake of “How to Train Your Dragon.” The collaboration is more than just a one-time partnership — it’s part of Burger King’s broader strategy to lift…