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Trump crypto chief says we are in the ‘golden age’ for digital assets, ‘clearing the deck’ of Biden barriers

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Trump crypto chief says we are in the ‘golden age’ for digital assets, ‘clearing the deck’ of Biden barriers

EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump wants to make the U.S. the "crypto capital of the world," and a top White House cryptocurrency policy official said that the administration is well on its way to ushering in "the golden age for digital assets." Bo Hines, executive director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, sat for an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital this week to outline the Trump administration’s work thus […]

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White House warns against tariff retaliation, says Trump ‘has a spine of steel and he will not break’

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White House warns against tariff retaliation, says Trump ‘has a spine of steel and he will not break’

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted Tuesday that "all options are on the table for each country" when it comes to making deals over the latest U.S. tariffs, but warned to those who retaliate that President Donald Trump "has a spine of steel and he will not break." Leavitt said since Trump’s "Liberation Day" tariff announcements, 70 countries have already reached out to the president to begin negotiations.  "On the […]

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Dem accuses Trump admin of ‘fire sale approach’ as GOP aims to lower federal gov’s real estate portfolio

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Dem accuses Trump admin of ‘fire sale approach’ as GOP aims to lower federal gov’s real estate portfolio

A Democrat on the House Oversight Committee accused the Trump administration of offloading federal real estate in a haphazard "fire sale" as Republicans aim to cut wasteful government spending by selling unused or underutilized government buildings. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., the ranking Democrat on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee, took issue with the Trump administration’s approach during a hearing on Tuesday on reducing the federal real estate portfolio."The Trump […]

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Elbridge Colby confirmed to top Pentagon policy post after hesitation from GOP hawks

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Elbridge Colby confirmed to top Pentagon policy post after hesitation from GOP hawks

Elbridge Colby will now assume the Pentagon’s number three post after a contentious Senate battle ended in a vote to confirm him to the role.The Senate voted 51 to 45 to confirm the national security strategist as Defense Department undersecretary for policy, with three Democrats joining most Republicans in voting in his favor. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was the lone Republican no vote. Colby successfully overcame skepticism from GOP hawks like […]

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Colorado Dems ram abortion, transgender bills through on limited Sunday session debate: ‘Unprecedented’

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Colorado Dems ram abortion, transgender bills through on limited Sunday session debate: ‘Unprecedented’

The Colorado Democratic House majority pushed through a slate of controversial gender and abortion bills on Sunday, curtailing floor debate in what Republican lawmakers called an "unprecedented" tactic."It should alarm every American that Colorado's Majority used a Sunday — a day typically reserved for family and prayer — to force through four of the most extreme bills of the session," Republican House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese told Fox News Digital […]

todayApril 7, 2025 11

Reporter’s Notebook: Power player on Capitol Hill

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Reporter’s Notebook: Power player on Capitol Hill

Whether or not congressional Republicans are able to pass President Donald Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" of tax and spending cuts may hinge on one person. Not a swing vote. Not someone like Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., or Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who occasionally bucks their party. But someone you’ve probably never heard of.After all, Washington is stocked with power players. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, […]

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Maryland lawmakers closer to passing roadblock to ICE deportation effort

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Maryland lawmakers closer to passing roadblock to ICE deportation effort

The Maryland House of Delegates passed a bill that will prohibit agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) from entering sensitive locations without a warrant.The legislation, Senate Bill 828, which will ban ICE agents from schools, libraries and churches unless the agency is able to obtain a warrant, passed the Democratic-dominated House of Delegates on a 98-39 vote. It now returns to the state Senate where, if approved […]

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Harris team crafted federal judge ‘death-pool roster’ to swear her in should Biden die as president, book says

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Harris team crafted federal judge ‘death-pool roster’ to swear her in should Biden die as president, book says

A communications director for former Vice President Kamala Harris created a so-called "death-pool roster" of federal judges appointed by a Republican that could swear in Harris as president – in the event that President Joe Biden suddenly died, according to a new book.The book, "Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House," published Tuesday by William Morrow and Company, claims that Harris’ White House communications director Jamal Simmons crafted […]

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Campus activists push for anti-Trump ‘mutual defense compact’ of major universities

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Campus activists push for anti-Trump ‘mutual defense compact’ of major universities

A group of universities, many of which receive significant federal funding, could soon rebel against President Donald Trump's executive orders clamping down on progressive initiatives in public education, if campus activists have their way.Members of a Rutgers University advisory board recently passed a resolution for establishing a "Mutual Defense Compact" to pool legal and policy resources of the member institutions within the Big Ten Academic Alliance in opposition to the […]

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