News for June 6, 2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s cuts to the Pentagon’s weapons-testing office have stopped work there and may force layoffs at the Pentagon-funded Institute for Defense Analyses.

The FDA says nearly 20% of its food inspector jobs are vacant as hiring freezes and staff departures strain its ability to inspect food facilities.

U.S. jobless claims rose to an eight-month high, suggesting the labor market is slowing as tariff worries and weaker hiring weigh on employers.

Joshua J. Smith, a former federal inmate pardoned by President Donald Trump, has been named deputy director of the Bureau of Prisons.

Three Latino restaurateurs and beverage professionals in less-Latino states are finalists for James Beard Awards, highlighting how their food and drinks are bringing their culture to new places.

Transgender troops are facing a deadline under President Donald Trump’s renewed ban, forcing many in the U.S. military to decide whether to leave now for benefits or stay and risk being pushed out later.

Trump is asking the Supreme Court to let his administration keep laying off workers at the Education Department while a court fight over the agency’s future continues.

Azmir Djurkovic, 19, was arrested after police say he drove 132 mph on Interstate 91 in Connecticut and admitted he did not stop because he was late for a job interview.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said U.S. job growth slowed in May but stayed positive, while new signs showed tariff costs and wider labor market weakness may be building.

A Connecticut State Police trooper arrested a 19-year-old man after he was caught driving 132 mph and later said he was rushing to a job interview.