Oscar Mayer is launching a plant-based hot dog
An iconic American sausage maker is about to offer a meat-free option. Oscar Mayer announced Wednesday the launch of plant-based NotHotDogs and NotSausages. It’s a joint venture between Oscar Mayer parent Kraft Heinz and TheNotCompany, a Chile-based food-tech company backed by Amazon
‘So darn easy’: IRS’ free Direct File pilot program already a hit with early users
Texan Dixie Warden is quick to say she’s “not a numbers girl.” But as the first user of the government’s new free electronic tax return filing system, Warden reports she completed her taxes this year in about an hour using the
‘So darn easy’: IRS’ free Direct File pilot program already a hit with early users
Texan Dixie Warden is quick to say she’s “not a numbers girl.” But as the first user of the government’s new free electronic tax return filing system, Warden reports she completed her taxes this year in about an hour using the
Aldi to add 800 new U.S. grocery stores by 2028
Grocery giant Aldi plans to add 800 new stores in the U.S. over the next five years. The German-owned, Illinois-based chain said in a release Thursday it is planning to build or expand hundreds of Aldi locations in the company’s preexisting
How James Comer keeps the Biden impeachment dream alive
If you have not been paying attention to the effort by House Republicans to build a case for impeaching President Biden, here is a quick recap. The impeachment inquiry was announced in September as then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was fending
‘The Great Stay’: Layoffs, unemployment remain low as job market shows other signs of weakness
Three years ago, the U.S. economy went through an unprecedented upheaval as millions of workers left low-paying jobs for more promising ones. At the same time, many white-collar workers cemented themselves into remote, or at least hybrid, positions that gave
Judge issues protective order on juror names for Trump N.Y. trial
The New York judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal trial later this month for alleged business records fraud has ruled that jurors’ names will be shielded from the public but known to the lawyers, the former president and his consultants. New York
What Biden needs to do in his State of the Union
President Biden heads into his third State of the Union address on Thursday rather unpopular — and with key voters more than a bit concerned about his age and his ability to steadily guide the country for another four years.
State of the Union addresses don’t usually have much political effect
Official Washington loves the State of the Union address. If the White House Correspondent’s Dinner is the Golden Globes, SOTU is the Oscars: the serious event that serious people attend and at which serious issues are discussed. The Constitution mandates
San Francisco, the liberal beacon, embraces conservative ballot measures
Voters in San Francisco, a famously liberal stronghold, embraced unusually conservative policies this week as they passed a pair of controversial ballot measures that take increasingly aggressive steps to curb the city’s intertwined troika of troubles: Homelessness, drug addiction and