Millions of employees across the government face President Donald Trump’s deadline by the end of Thursday to decide whether to resign. Americans can’t seem to escape the skyrocketing price of eggs. The National Women’s Soccer League reached a landmark settlement with victims of player abuse.
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Fear and uncertainty in federal workforce as Trump deadline arrives
As a buyout deadline arrives, many federal workers told USA TODAY that they don’t trust promised severance pay and benefits will be delivered if they take the offer to leave their posts in the federal government.
How we got here: Trump has spent his first weeks in office taking a wrecking ball to the federal workforce in a push to dramatically shrink the size of the government and replace bureaucrats perceived as hostile to his agenda.
Anti-Trump protesters rally across the US
“I have friends who are afraid about healthcare and housing, food, their children’s education, going to college, whether they’ll be attacked in the street. I’m here … trying to make our government work for all of us.”
~ Melanie Trimble, a therapist and activist in Columbia, South Carolina, to the USA TODAY Network. Trimble joined Americans across the country on Wednesday for a national day of protest to register their discontent with Trump administration policies and call on lawmakers for action.
On Feb. 2025, groups gathered at the South Carolina State Capital and around the nation to protest against the Trump administration. The groups are also asking for representation on the following issues. These are some of the issues: Freedom of Speech, racial equality, women’s rights, fair treatment of the LGBTQ+ community, gun safety, climate change and wealth equality.
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Want to order eggs at Waffle House? Get ready to pay more.
Waffle House has implemented a new 50-cent per egg surcharge at its roughly 2,100 locations across the U.S., the chain said in a statement shared with USA TODAY. The charge at the beloved national diners, which went into effect this week, is temporary and is the result of the “continuing egg shortage caused by HPAI (Bird Flu)” that has caused a “dramatic increase in egg prices.” The move further reflects how egg prices are impacting American lives — with little relief in sight.
A sign indicates limited availability of eggs in a Miami, Florida, grocery store.
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Federal agents at a staging area in Denver following immigration raids on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.
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NWSL reaches historic settlement
The National Women’s Soccer League must pay $5 million in restitution as part of an historic settlement that concludes a years-long investigation into player abuse. The settlement marks the next step in a prolonged process for the NWSL, stemming back to a wave of bombshell reports during the 2021 NWSL season. Extensive allegations of abuse, sexual coercion, racism, harassment and other forms of misconduct were substantiated at a majority of the league’s clubs, sparking two investigations and in-game protests from players league-wide. Multiple clubs were sold in the aftermath, while a long list of coaches and general managers were dismissed or stepped down in disgrace. Read more
Photo of the day: Bill Nye, the model guy
New York Fashion Week is back, and so is science’s favorite guy: Bill Nye took the runway by storm wearing Thom Browne for the annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show. He crushed it.
Bill Nye walks the runway during the Blue Jacket Fashion Show on Feb. 4, 2025, in New York.
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