Every new client who opens an account at my firm hands over a driver’s license, a passport, or a certified trust document before a single dollar moves. Federal regulators call it Know Your Customer or KYC for short. I call it common sense: verify who someone is before you give them access to something valuable. […]
House lawmakers in both parties came together on Tuesday to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) over allegations of inappropriate behavior with female staffers in his office, marking the latest in a string of disciplinary actions against sitting lawmakers this Congress. The vote was 413-2, fueled by a damning Ethics Committee report, released early last month,...
The man accused of bringing a guillotine near the United States Capitol Building reportedly posted his plans on social media before traveling to the nation’s capital. Philan-Tam-Duy Le posted on social platform Instagram a video on Aug. 12 showing a guillotine and appeared to be wearing an executioner’s hood in parts of the video. He...
An Ohio man pleaded guilty Tuesday to vandalizing Vice President JD Vance’s Cincinnati home earlier this year. William D. DeFoor pleaded guilty in federal court to engaging in acts of physical violence against government officials or property and causing willful injury or depredation to property of the U.S., Justice Department (DOJ) officials said in a...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Administration details oil deal with Venezuela The Trump administration unveiled additional details Monday evening about its new oil deal with Venezuela. AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos The Trump administration unveiled additional details Monday evening about its new oil deal with Venezuela. The administration said in a...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday expressed his support for Rep. Max Miller’s (R-Ohio) reelection campaign as the Ohio Republican faces allegations of domestic violence from his ex-wife. “He has been a great member of Congress,” Johnson told CNN’s Manu Raju. “He has some issues in his personal life he’s working through. The House...
In today's issue: ▪ Generational battles in Massachusetts ▪ Army secretary hands in resignation ▪ Supreme Court lets Trump's ballroom go ahead ▪ Kalshi issues platform bans A brutal primary cycle for congressional incumbents will face its final test cases today in Massachusetts as longtime officeholders seek to fend off challenges from much younger opponents. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.)...
Red tape reduction is a hallmark of President Trump’s administration. But there’s another problematic set of strings that deserves cutting too: the multiple strings federal agencies impose on state grant recipients. Luckily for the states (and the citizens who count on state programing), the White House Office of Management and Budget has some really big...
Apple's new CEO John Ternus takes the helm of the iconic tech giant on Tuesday, ending Tim Cook's 15-year tenure during which the company's value skyrocketed to $4.6 trillion thanks to the iPhone's enormous popularity.
Unfortunately, testing hunger neurons in a living person isn't possible, but the study's authors hope their data can guide researchers toward new weight loss treatments.
A fierce primary fight from the left risks toppling an eighth House Democrat this cycle: Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.). Lynch, 71, is running for a 14th term in Massachusetts's 8th Congressional District against 39-year-old lawyer Patrick Roath for the Boston-area seat on Tuesday. Roath has ripped Lynch over votes on immigration, healthcare and abortion, while...
There is new turbulence in the war in Iran — but the pressing question is whether any of it will change the underlying realities of the six-month conflict. The latest dramatic development was an exchange of fire late Sunday in which the United States first attacked two Iranian rocket launchers that were reportedly seeking to deploy new...