Muslim voters outraged with Biden after House passes $26 billion Israel aid with his blessing
President Biden is facing intense backlash from Muslim voters and organizations after the House of Representatives passed $26 billion in funding for Israel on Saturday. The bill also includes funding for Ukraine and Taiwan, and Biden said he would sign the bill as soon as it reaches his desk. Islamic organizations in the United States […]
House overwhelmingly passes $26 billion aid to Israel, Gaza as tensions with Iran escalate
The House of Representatives showed overwhelming bipartisan support for a $26 billion foreign aid bill that would provide funding to Israel and humanitarian aid to Gaza. The bill predictably polarized the most right-wing and left-wing members of Congress. The former is furious about the State Department’s $9 billion in aid to civilians in Gaza, and […]
Mike Johnson Passes $61 Billion Ukraine Aid, Violates Hastert Rule Again
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) handed a $61 billion gift to President Joe Biden on Saturday afternoon, rescinding a months-long promise to never move forward with foreign aid without first securing the U.S. border. . Several Democrats, and perhaps a few Republicans, cheered as well. “Ukraine,” he shouted. And with the end of the vote […]
A dot-com entrepreneur who once lost $6 billion in one day has made billions from the Bitcoin rally and his company's surging shares – Fortune
Michael Saylor’s big bet on Bitcoin was supposed to be his downfall. Rather, he was able to make huge profits from his holdings in cryptocurrencies and MicroStrategy stock. So far this year, MicroStrategy’s billionaire executive chairman has sold hundreds of thousands of shares and made $370 million through a stock sale plan he entered into […]
Ripple Vs SEC Update: Big Stakes In Opposition Brief, XRP OI Surpasses 1 Billion – CoinGape
The Ripple Inc. v. SEC case enters a pivotal week as Ripple Institute’s legal team prepares to file a counter-brief in response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s relief brief. Ripple plans to file a confidential response on April 22nd as the SEC asks Judge Torres for a final judgment and a fine of […]
Foreign Aid Bills Would Send $95 Billion to Ukraine, Israel, Indo-Pacific
The House foreign aid package bill to be voted on Saturday would allocate a combined $95 billion to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region, with Ukraine accounting for the lion’s share of $60.84 billion. House Republicans join Appropriations Committee released Wednesday’s memo provided a breakdown of funding for the three bills included in the package, […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Celebrates Budget Gains with $2.4 Billion for Migrants
On Monday, New York State’s Democratic governor, Kathy Hochul, celebrated a victory that got her nearly everything she wanted in a $237 billion budget fight, including $2.4 billion in additional spending for immigrants. As usual, Hochul boasted that he had defeated politics, saying: It never worked for me and never will. “We had some very […]
Illegal Immigration Costs American Taxpayers over $150 Billion
Tax Day passed on Monday, and under President Joe Biden’s watch, the cost of illegal immigration to U.S. taxpayers has reached unprecedented levels. The millions of illegal aliens living in the United States cost taxpayers more than $150 billion annually, according to the latest estimates released last March by the Federation for American Immigration Reform […]
Microsoft to invest $1.5 billion in Emirati AI firm G42, takes minority stake
Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion in UAE-based artificial intelligence company G42, giving the US tech giant a minority stake and a board seat, the companies announced in a statement on Tuesday. Under the partnership, G42 will run AI applications and services on Microsoft’s cloud computing platform Azure, delivering advanced AI solutions to public sector customers […]
Trump Media plunges amid plan to issue more shares. It's lost $7 billion in value since its peak. – CBS News
After a brief honeymoon, former President Donald Trump’s media company has been met with a dire reaction on Wall Street. Trump Media & Technology Group, which trades under the ticker DJT, his initials, fell 18.4% in Monday trading, following a 21% plunge last week. The sharp drop in value came after Trump Media, whose main […]