Readers discuss the Auschwitz anniversary and a Musk speech. Also: Threats against Dr. Fauci; resign, or else; police use of tasers; aging women; an invitation to letter writers.

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory.

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ... as pennies are rarely spent as change. And since the Covid-19 pandemic, more consumers are shopping online or avoiding physical currency ...

Director Dr. Anthony Fauci has been stripped of his federal security detail despite ongoing death threats over his role in the COVID-19 pandemic. The 84-year-old physician, who stepped down in December 2022 after leading the organization for nearly 40 years,

Billionaire Elon Musk has worked behind the scenes on an initiative aimed at depleting the civil service, prompting questions about its legality.

This is part of Hello, Trumpworld, Slate’s reluctant guide to the people who will be calling the shots now—at least for as long as they last in Washington. Elon Musk wasn’t always like this.

Trump promised stark changes for government workers. On his first day in office, he ordered federal employees to return to the office.

Billionaire Elon Musk is expected to be the highest ... Sernovitz last month the hotel performed well financially prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, but has failed to bounce back.

A longtime anti-vaxxer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed to "Make America Healthy Again" if he is confirmed as Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary.

As for now, the doomsday scenario of a third-world coup has not materialised, stocks are up, and America, Trump in front is chugging forward

A senior administration official told NBC News that they expect between 5-10% of federal staff to quit and secure around US$100 billion in savings.

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has a new target to cut down costs: the U.S. penny. DOGE said on X that the penny costs over 3 cents to make and cost U.S. taxpayers over $179 million in the 2023 fiscal year.