Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s younger sister, Mona Das, has announced a campaign for Congress in Washington’s 8th congressional district in 2020. If elected, they would become the first sisters to represent the same district in Congress. Das is running on a progressive platform that includes Medicare-for-All, climate action, and solidarity with immigrant communities. She has started […]Read More
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said that the exchange “sure should have” done more to protect customers’ money in the wake of the industry-wide Flash Crash of May 26. Bankman-Fried conceded that scientists at FTX knew in advance that prices of certain tokens were likely to dip, but that this knowledge was not conveyed to FTX […]Read More
A Justice Department tax official told Congress last month that senior IRS criminal tax investigator John Francis Weiss needed approval from his division before bringing any potential criminal charges against Hunter Biden. The testimony came during a closed-door congressional hearing held on March 2 or 3 with Steven LaBerge, special counsel for tax investigations at […]Read More
Turkey is pushing ahead with legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies in the country in an attempt to exit the Financial Action Task Force’s Gray List, the nation’s finance minister said. Berat Albayrak, Turkey’s Minister of Treasury and Finance, said that existing regulatory frameworks needed to adapt to rapidly changing technology. He said the government was focused […]Read More
Democrats are already seeking to make new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) a boogeyman after his election by a near party-line vote last week. Given his long history of supporting President Trump’s agenda, McCarthy’s election as Speaker of the House has caused concern among Democrats that he will attempt to roll back progressive initiatives. As […]Read More
. The 4.9% annual growth in U.S. GDP during the third quarter exceeded expectations. This figure was the highest level of growth achieved since the second quarter of 2014, and it is the third consecutive quarter of positive growth. The news was led by a healthy surge in consumer spending, which increased 3.6% in the […]Read More
No, the Biden administration is pursuing a diplomatic approach to managing U.S. relations with Iran. President Biden has stated that his goal is to return to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, as a first step toward a broader dialogue with Iran. This diplomatic approach […]Read More
The Israel-Gaza conflict has been a clear focus of the Biden administration in the past few weeks. From the start of the hostilities, President Biden has been engaged diplomatically in seeking a de-escalation of hostilities and a ceasefire between the two sides. The administration has been working tirelessly with both the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]Read More
Live Nation and U.S. Senator Cory Booker are at odds over the ticket giant’s promise to eliminate hidden fees when fans purchase tickets to concerts and other events. The conflict erupted after Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, wrote a letter to Live Nation Entertainment CEO Michael Rapino, demanding he honor a 2017 pledge to end […]Read More
There have been reports that China is quietly censoring Israeli locations from its maps in the wake of a war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, which began on May 10. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that the locations of cities, towns, settlements, and military bases in Israel are missing from local versions of Google […]Read More
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