Epstein emails reveal behind-the-scenes talk of firing Fed chair Powell

Buried among the roughly 3 million pages of Justice Department documents is a brief exchange revealing disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein discussing the removal of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell with then–Trump advisor Steve Bannon. The 2018 emails, bearing the subject line ‘Re: Trump has discussed firing Fed chief after latest interest rate hike: report,’ show […]Read More

Moms org backs Trump’s efforts with ‘aggressive’ campaign against illicit

: A group led by conservative moms is stepping into the fight against illegal Chinese-made vapes, inspired by the Trump administration’s efforts, and announcing it will be mounting an ‘aggressive’ 2026 campaign to educate parents on the dangers of illegal e-cigarettes.  Moms for America Action, the nation’s largest conservative mothers organization, announced in a press […]Read More

Elon Musk’s SpaceX acquires xAI

SpaceX on Monday acquired xAI, the artificial intelligence startup that also owns the X social media platform, in a deal combining two companies owned by Elon Musk. Musk in a news release said that the combination would aim to pursue AI data centers in outer space. The deal comes on the verge of SpaceX’s highly […]Read More

Schumer faces backlash after calling SAVE Act ‘Jim Crow’ despite

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stood in the way of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) this week, claiming that it represents ‘Jim Crow’ segregation laws, leading many on social media to bring up his identical claim about a Georgia voting law that resulted in record Black turnout. Schumer pushed back on a Republican […]Read More

GOP senator jabs Jeffries as ‘butt hurt’ over Trump-Schumer deal

A Senate Republican suggested Wednesday that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., had his feelings hurt by not being included in the Trump-Schumer deal to fund the government.  The House passed the five-bill funding package, along with a two-week funding extension for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on Tuesday. Jeffries and most House Democrats, […]Read More

Government shutdown ends as Trump signs bill, but DHS funding

President Donald Trump has signed legislation ending the partial government shutdown that started Friday at midnight.  The legislation Trump signed funds agencies including the Department of War, the Department of State, the Treasury Department and others through the end of September and the end of the fiscal year.  However, it only funds the Department of […]Read More

Beyond Legal Labels: Brickken’s Elisenda Fabrega on the SEC’s Tokenization

On January 28, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a joint staff statement from the Division of Corporation Finance, the Division of Investment Management and the Division of Trading and Markets in an effort to provide clarity regarding tokenized securities. The update formalizes the agency’s approach under the new Project Crypto initiative. INN: […]Read More

Japan Advances Rare Earth Ambitions with World-First Seabed Trial

Japan announced that it has successfully retrieved mineral-rich seabed sediment from nearly 6,000 meters below the ocean surface near the remote island of Minamitorishima, a technical milestone officials say could help reduce the country’s dependence on China. The operation was carried out by the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu, which collected the sediment as part of […]Read More

Clintons cave: Comer says Bill and Hillary to testify in

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be deposed by the House Oversight Committee at the end of this month. Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., announced Hillary Clinton will sit for a closed-door transcribed interview on Feb. 26, and Bill Clinton will appear on Feb. 27 under the same terms. […]Read More

House sends bill ending government shutdown to Trump’s desk after

The House of Representatives passed a federal funding bill aimed at ending the partial government shutdown on Tuesday, which will bring the four-day standoff to a close shortly after the legislation gets to President Donald Trump’s desk. The funding bill, which passed the House 217-214, is a compromise struck between Senate Democrats and the White […]Read More