Tether Invests $775 Million in Rumble Following YouTube Rival's Bitcoin Push – Decrypt
Stablecoin issuer Tether announced the investment on Friday. $775 million Streaming video platform Rumble is a YouTube rival that bills itself as an anti-censorship platform. The company behind the USDT stablecoin is calling the deal a “definitive agreement” and will begin with an initial investment of $250 million in cash. As a result of the […]
GOP senators push to see FBI's Hegseth background report
Several Republican senators are pushing for the FBI to conduct a background check on Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick to be the next Secretary of Defense. The pressure on the leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee comes despite a court-wide push by the Trump campaign in recent weeks to win support from senators, including […]
Cardano Price Prediction Today: ADA Bears Push for $0.64 After 14% Price Drop – Coinpedia Fintech News
Cardano’s ADA is currently down over 5% and trading below the crucial $1 mark. Down more than 14% in the past 7 days, the ADA chart shows a slight correction, but no major change. The main question is whether the market is already in the fourth wave of a larger correction, or if it is […]
GOP senator: Federal employees will help DOGE push
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said federal employees will support Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts by sharing ideas for change within government. “We're reaching out to federal employees. They're seeing it. Many of these employees are frustrated as well. They're also taxpayers. They want federal employees to be more efficient. We're also asking them to […]
Dems push drastic move that Mike Lee calls ‘a phenomenally bad idea’
Several Senate Democrats are pushing for a constitutional amendment that would abolish the electoral college system and replace it with a presidential election system in which the winner of the popular vote wins the White House. Reps. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Peter Welch, D-Vermont, introduced the amendment, according to a press release. […]
Terrorism victims push Congress on relief funding
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec Newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &national security Defense &national security Full text President Trump says peace between Russia and Ukraine may be more difficult than in the Middle East President-elect Trump on Monday expressed confidence that the war between Russia and Ukraine can be resolved, but also […]
Senate Democrats push plan to abolish Electoral College
Three Democratic senators will abolish the electoral college on Monday, just over a month after President-elect Trump surprised Democrats by overwhelmingly winning all seven battleground states and defeating three Senate Democratic incumbents in the process. A proposed constitutional amendment was announced. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), and Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont), leading […]
Bipartisan energy deal push flops
{beacon} energy and environment energy and environment Full text Biden establishes Francis Perkins National Monument in Maine The White House announced Monday that President Biden will designate a national monument in Maine in honor of pioneering former Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, who served as the nation's first female Cabinet secretary under former President Franklin […]
NJ drone incidents spur government push for more counter-drone powers as current authorities set to expire
A mysterious drone phenomenon centered in New Jersey is prompting government officials to renew calls for more force as counter-drone authorizations expire this week. Current counter-drone authorities, authorized as part of the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act, require both the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to use advanced detection technology […]
Trump allies push for more White House control over Congress’ purse strings
House Republicans, allies of President-elect Donald Trump, are pushing for him to tighten his control over Congress' annual government spending process next year. Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) is introducing a bill Monday that would repeal a measure that would require the president to direct the federal government to spend all of its appropriations each year. […]