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Eric Trump criticizes banks over stablecoin yield, calls it 'anti-American'

Eric Trump, co-founder of World Liberty Financial, criticized major banks for lobbying against yields on stablecoins and called the effort 'anti-American' as they seek to protect a low-rate monopoly. His remarks came as his father escalated attacks on the banking lobby over the stalled CLARITY Act. He noted

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Trump Sends Kevin Warsh, a Pro-Bitcoin Pick, to Senate for Fed Chair

The White House has sent Kevin Warsh’s nomination to the Senate to be chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve for a four-year term and as a Fed governor for 14 years. The president had announced Warsh as his pick on social media. Jerome Powell’s

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AI companies are spending millions to thwart this former tech exec’s congressional bid

Alex Bores, a New York assembly member and former Palantir employee, is running for New York's 12th congressional district and has been the target of ads claiming he helped build the technology for ICE and "powered their deportations." Bores says he quit Palantir specifically over its

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How climate change will reshape geopolitics over the next 20 years

A near miss with a falling boulder while climbing in the Swiss Alps prompted Arthur Snell to link his love of mountains with the bigger forces remaking the world. In his book Elemental he argues that a warming planet is unsettling landscapes and, in turn, the ways states exercise power

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White House weighing whether to force Tencent to divest U.S. gaming stakes

The Trump administration is considering whether to force Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent to divest its investments in U.S. gaming companies, including its 28 percent stake in Epic Games and ownership of Riot Games. The deliberations have surfaced ahead of negotiations with President Xi Jinping in China next month. Tencent

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Trump Attacks Banks Over Stablecoin Yield, Clarity Act Standoff

President Donald Trump accused US banks of threatening the GENIUS Act and holding the CLARITY Act hostage in a dispute over stablecoin yields, calling on Congress to pass market-structure legislation immediately. He said banks are “hitting record profits” and warned that failure to act could drive the crypto agenda overseas,

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Housing Bill Bars Federal Reserve From Issuing CBDC Until 2030

A new US housing bill includes a provision that temporarily bans the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital dollar to consumers until 2030. The measure appears in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan package focused on housing affordability that also seeks to align House and Senate priorities

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What's at Stake for Crypto as Three US States Kick off Party Primaries?

Voters in North Carolina, Texas and Arkansas open primary season this week, choosing some of the first candidates for the 2026 midterm elections. Those early contests could shape the balance of power in Congress and influence the direction of crypto legislation. In Texas, Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett is running for

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Trump: 'I really don't care' on Iran's World Cup participation

The build-up to the 2026 World Cup has been hit by a major geopolitical storm as United States president Donald Trump admitted he is indifferent to whether Iran participates in the tournament. Despite being the first nation to secure qualification for the showpiece event, Iran were notable absentees from a

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Coalition advances bill to make English an official language in New Zealand

A bill to recognise English as an official language of New Zealand cleared its first parliamentary hurdle after a coalition vote, allowing it to move to select committee stage for public consultation and further readings. The measure is part of the coalition deal between New Zealand First and the National

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Trump urges passage of Clarity Act, accuses banks of 'undercutting' GENIUS

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that bankers are trying to undermine the GENIUS Act — the signature stablecoin legislation he signed into law last year — and urged passage of Congress’ market structure bill without interference. He wrote, "The U.S. needs to get Market

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DOJ reverses decision to drop appeal of Trump's orders targeting Big Law

On Monday the Justice Department told a court it would no longer try to justify President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting law firms. The move lasted a day: on Tuesday the DOJ filed a notice with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia asking for

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Trump's Iran escalation could erode his political support

Israel and the United States have launched a joint attack on Iran, an operation with no clear end that has already sent reverberations across the Middle East. Steve Hanke, former Reagan advisor and economics professor at Johns Hopkins University, warned the move is risky and could cost President Donald Trump

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Silicon Valley-backed challenger enters race against Ro Khanna

Early Tuesday, Ethan Agarwal, a 40-year-old tech entrepreneur with no political background, announced he is running for California’s 17th congressional district, setting the stage for what may become one of the most lavishly funded primary challenges of the 2026 cycle. The contest centers on Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat

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Trump: Iran is 'running out of launchers'

President Donald Trump said Iran was running out of missile launchers and that its attacks could continue "for a while." He made the remarks in a roughly four-minute phone call, arguing Tehran's military capacity is being steadily degraded. "They're running out and they&

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I listened to 170 hours of Joe Rogan — he hasn’t turned on Trump

Joe Rogan’s recent admission that the news cycle has left him “overwhelmed” and a short clip in which he likened ICE to the Gestapo have led some to suggest he may be souring on the president he once championed. That viral moment, however, comes from a three‑hour interview

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Red rash appears on President Trump’s neck at White House ceremony

President Donald Trump appeared at a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House on Monday. Photographs showed a large red rash on the right side of his neck, with peeling, bumpy skin and what looked like a small blister. After an image was shared online by independent journalist Aaaron

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Strip-searches in Australian prisons should be banned, advocates say

Strip-searches were almost “routine” during Sara’s incarceration in a Melbourne women’s prison more than eight years ago. A survivor of sexual abuse, she found being ordered to strip naked by guards deeply distressing. “It was very degrading and humiliating. I felt like I was being violated and exploited.

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Albanese says US unlikely to seek Australian military help against Iran

Anthony Albanese said he does not believe the US will request military assistance from Australia in its conflict with Iran, noting: “It’s a long way from Australia, and Australia is not – we are not big players in the Middle East.” In an interview with ABC’s 7.30 last

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Behind Trump's Reversal on Regime Change

As a candidate, Donald J. Trump called regime change "a proven, absolute failure." He now finds himself pursuing the exact kind of regime change he once criticized. Our chief White House correspondent, Peter Baker, tracks the president's evolution on the issue. United States donald trump, regime

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Australian wildlife in ‘harm’s way’ as volunteers left to ‘pick up the pieces’

A consortium of animal protection and campaign groups is urging the government to introduce national rules to protect threatened species exposed to disasters, and to standardise rescue, treatment and rehabilitation. Ken Henry, chair of Wildlife Recovery Australia, is leading calls to coordinate patchy state and territory protections and to seek

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Jack Schlossberg reveals sister Tatiana's final words to him before tragic death

Jack Schlossberg told CBS Sunday Morning that his late sister Tatiana’s last words to him were about his campaign: “You better win.” He said he “knows she’s still rooting for” his political career and added, “No one knew me better, and I knew no one better than her.

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‘They’d break my knees’: teacher who exposed Russia’s school propaganda

Pavel Talankin, a teacher and co-director featured in the documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin, spent two-and-a-half years secretly filming a government-mandated patriotic education programme in a primary school. The Oscar-nominated film, which won the Bafta for best documentary after a Sundance prize that was also ignored by Russian state media,

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Former FEMA spokesperson faced online threats tied to misinformation

Jaclyn Rothenberg, who served as a spokesperson and director of public affairs at FEMA from July 2021 to late 2024, says she faced sustained online threats while leading communications during Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the fall of 2024. She now works as senior vice president for reputation management at

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From Iran to Venezuela to New York, Trump wants to control the world's oil

As far back as 1987, Donald Trump suggested the United States should attack Iran and "take over some of their oil." Over the years he also spoke about seizing resources in Venezuela, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, and Libya. What once read as a smash-and-grab idea has been reframed in