Alice Tecotzky
@ATecotzky
trending news reporter @businessinsider | was at @ajc, @thedailybeast, @columbiaspec, and @blueandwhitemag. | she/her.
And with @BrentGriffiths, the power players behind Trump's first 100 busy days — some are well-known faces and others avoid the spotlight, but they're all driving the policies reshaping our lives businessinsider.com/trump-official…
i planned to get a coffee a couple hours ago, but then this happened. businessinsider.com/trump-musks-re…
Today we learned that @BusinessInsider and @axelspringer intend to lay off about 20 percent of our members. Read our statement here: nyguild.org/post/statement…
A must read from Amanda Hoover for @BusinessInsider — the "Shirtain" image in particular is a terrifying and perfect encapsulation of searching for the elusive nice guy. businessinsider.com/big-winners-lo…
Soon you won't be able to give your two cents ... or even your one cent. The Treasury Department placed its last order of penny blanks this month and the coin will eventually fall out of circulation. The Mint estimates annual savings of $56 million🪙 businessinsider.com/treasury-stop-…
Speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum (during a relatively tense interview), Musk said he didn't plan to spend as much on politics, after being the single biggest donor in 2024. He's previously said that his PAC would spend money on the 2026 midterms businessinsider.com/elon-musk-less…
From @arsheffey, who spoke to scientists leaving the country amid cuts to their research. ""I still think I can contribute a lot. It's just that there is no opportunity here anymore, and I don't want to waste my time," one told her. businessinsider.com/scientists-mov…
On the first day of Real ID, LaGuardia Airport was … calm? reporters seemed more stressed than travelers— one came up to me and asked about my ID, only to be sorely disappointed to hear I was one of them New with @BenjaminPZhang @trains_onplanes businessinsider.com/real-id-deadli…
A federally employed mil spouse is opting for early retirement before moving for her husband's Navy job. Financially, the choice is simple. Emotionally, not so much. The whole situation is making her sad about how she voted. New for @BusinessInsider businessinsider.com/military-spous…
And people say an English degree isn't good for anything... Putting my close reading skills to good use for @BusinessInsider businessinsider.com/art-of-deal-ta…
I spent my afternoon in midtown, talking to those at NYC’s “Hands Off” protest. Compared to a few years ago, I saw more signs about the economy, 401(k)s, Social Security. And, of course, Elon Musk. wrote about it w/ @lsvaranasi, reporting from Michigan businessinsider.com/anti-trump-pro…
biggest "more Veep than House of Cards" moment i've ever seen
This is unfathomable theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
NEW: I've been covering the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia since the beginning, first as editor-in-chief of @ColumbiaSpec and now at @POLITICO. Here are five things to know about Mahmoud Khalil, the protest movement and the vibe at Columbia. politico.com/news/magazine/…
We all promptly checked our own Google Calendar settings
We at @BusinessInsider are interested in who is staffing DOGE and how they're changing federal government. Sometimes it can be hard to confirm details. This time... it wasn't.
Sincerely one of the funniest scoops from @TheNewsHam and @ATecotzky: We found a DOGE guy because he left his Google Calendar set on public businessinsider.com/doge-nasa-goog…
New DOGE name from @julianamkaplan and @TheNewsHam: Miles Collins at the Department of Labor. Collins is linked to a fertility clinic business that's facing labor lawsuits and his brother is a prominent pro-natalist. businessinsider.com/doge-staffer-f…
I have been reporting on Jeffrey Epstein and the criminal and civil lawsuits surrounding him for several years. Here is the truth about "The Epstein Files." 🧵
new from the doge squad, federal employees respond to the new reduction in force guidance: businessinsider.com/doge-office-ne… "Ungenerous to the point of cruelty" "There's so much confusion...I see how this Elon tactic can mentally drain you" "Americans are going to feel this very deeply"