Caitlin McCabe

The board members who were fired yesterday were appointed by former President Joe Biden.

The commission, which was established by Congress, is charged with giving advice on matters of design that involve federal interests and help maintain the dignity of the nation's capital.

Although changes to the White House would be exempt from review processes, Trump has plans for other construction projects as well.

The number of billionaires in the world increased last year, with the U.S.

sitting in the top spot, boasting more billionaires than any other country.

That's according to wealth intelligence firm Altrada, who found that surging stock markets have left a record world billionaire class of 3,508 individuals.

up 10.3% from a year earlier.

Now, about a third of the world's billionaires can be found in the U.S., with their fortunes making up 43% of the collective $13.4 trillion in wealth.

Journal data reporter Inti Pacheco explains why Americans are stacking up so well compared to the rest of the world.

However, Inti added that hitting the billionaire mark doesn't mean the world's wealthiest can rest easy.

To find out more, we've left a link to Inti's reporting at wsj.com in our show notes.

Coming up, we explore what some of America's biggest companies are saying about hiring in the age of AI, or rather, why they're choosing to not hire at all.

That story and more after the break.

It's been a tough month for the white collar workforce, with layoffs announced at a range of companies, including Amazon, United Parcel Service, Target, and Booz Allen Hamilton.

At least in some cases, part of the layoffs are being driven by companies' embrace of AI, which executives hope can handle more of the work that well-compensated corporate workers have been doing.

The journal's chip cutter covers workplace and management issues.

He says that companies are increasingly calculating that they can keep the size of their teams flat or shrink them through layoffs without harming their businesses.

But Chip says while executives say the changes are good for their companies, employees aren't necessarily feeling the same way.

We go now to the Middle East, where the Israeli military said today it would return to upholding a ceasefire in Gaza after launching dozens of airstrikes in what it said was retaliation for Hamas violations of the peace deal.

Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered forceful strikes on the Gaza Strip in retaliation for what the military said was a Hamas attack on troops stationed in Israeli-controlled territory in southern Gaza.