Vice President JD Vance praised the cryptocurrency industry Wednesday and urged it to remain active in U.S. politics and policymaking, highlighting the Trump administration's close ties to a deep-pocketed industry that's become a powerful force in Washington.
Elon Musk expressed gratitude to President Trump in a Wednesday message marking the end of his special government employee status, the latest sign of his declining involvement in the White House. In a post on X, Musk thanked Trump for the opportunity to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a panel focused on dramatically...
Donald Trump Jr. called on the University of Florida’s board of governors to reject former University of Michigan president Santa Ono as UF’s president following the school’s board of trustees unanimous vote to hire Ono. “WTF! Have the decision makers at @UF lost their minds!???” Trump Jr. exclaimed in a post on X on Wednesday....
A federal court ruled Wednesday that an emergency law does not provide President Trump with unilateral authority to impose tariffs on nearly every country, blocking a series of tariff announcements dating back to February that have rattled financial markets. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade unanimously ruled Congress did not delegate “unbounded” tariff authority to...
President Trump on Thursday pardoned a former Army officer who was convicted by a military court martial for refusing to follow the Pentagon’s COVID-19 safety rules. Former Lt. Mark Bashaw was discharged from the Army in 2022 during the Biden administration after he would not take the COVID-19 shot and then refused to work remotely....
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced the United States will begin revoking visas from Chinese students, including "those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields." "The U.S. will begin revoking visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields," Rubio said...
A Georgia pastor who previously called for a "full Target boycott" over the company's decision to halt its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts has now called for protests against Dollar General, according to USA Today. "Target is canceled since they have betrayed and walked away from our community, and we've gone on from there,"...
President Trump and Russian officials are engaged in a war of words, a sign of escalating tensions between the two powers as Trump grows increasingly frustrated over the lack of progress toward a ceasefire in Ukraine. Trump has posted in recent days on social media that Russian President Vladimir Putin had gone “absolutely CRAZY” and...
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story CFTC leaders exit as Trump pick prepares to take helm All four current members of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plan to step down in the coming days and months, resigning from the agency just as it is expected to take on regulating the digital asset market. ...