SEC approves Truth Social, Digital World merger
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a merger between former President Trump’s media startup and a blank check company seeking to take his platform, Truth Social, public. Digital World Acquisition Corporation (DWAC) announced Wednesday that its registration statement for its merger with Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) has been declared effective. The […]
Netanyahu told Sec. Blinken that US recognizing Palestinian state would be a ‘prize’ for planners of Oct. 7
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently told Secretary of State Antony Blinken that US recognition of a Palestinian state would be a “prize” for the Hamas terrorists who planned the October 7 massacre. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the comments to Blinken when the two met in person last week, Axios reported Thursday. The prime […]
Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin released from Walter Reed
Lloyd Austin was discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Department of Defense. “He is recovering well and resumed full function and duties at 5 p.m. today.” press release I got it. “On the advice of his doctors, Secretary Austin will be recuperating and working remotely from his […]
House votes to impeach DHS Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas
Update posted at 7:49pm ET: Two Republicans and two Democrats did not vote for the impeachment resolution Tuesday. The original story is as follows. House Republicans passed an article of impeachment targeting the Department of Homeland Security. Alejandro Mayorkas will send the matter to the Senate, but it is almost certain that it will not […]
Defense Sec. Austin Back In Hospital For Bladder Issue, In Critical Care Unit
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin descends the steps of the Pentagon to greet Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolak on December 4, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. Ciolak and Austin were scheduled to discuss a variety of bilateral issues. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) OAN’s James Myers2pm – Monday, February 12, 2024 After being hospitalized for […]
Defense Sec. Austin back in hospital ahead of busy travel week: Pentagon officials
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is back at Walter Reed Hospital due to an “emergency bladder issue,” Pentagon officials said. Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Patrick S. Rider confirmed that Austin was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and that the deputy secretary of defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the White House, and Congress […]
House lawmakers mark up impeachment articles against Sec. Mayorkas
House Committee on Homeland Security mark up of articles of impeachment against Secretary Mayorkas for high crimes and … source
Michigan sec. of state says states need ‘clarity’ on Trump ballot eligibility
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, said in comments Saturday that states need to “clarify” former President Trump’s eligibility to vote. “[W]We need to be clear,” Benson said. said in an interview on MSNBC’s “The Weekend.” “So we can’t have a scenario where voters are uncertain, political parties are uncertain, election officials are […]
Crypto, cyber unit at SEC braces for exodus, Gasparino says – crypto.news
Several experienced enforcement attorneys are poised to leave their posts in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Assets and Cyber Division. That’s according to Fox Business correspondent Charles Gasparino, who warned on Feb. 9 that it’s a sign that more resumes from current SEC employees are being submitted and many are looking to […]
Republican senators slam SEC over ‘deeply troubling’ conduct in crypto case
Several Republican senators on Wednesday criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its “highly problematic” conduct in its recent lawsuit against cryptocurrency company DEBTBox. The SEC filed a lawsuit against DEBT Box in July, accusing the company of an “ongoing disorderly and fraudulent securities offering” that defrauded investors of at least $49 million. The […]