Trump Faces Blowback Over Plans for Crypto Reserve

SEC dropping crypto lawsuit, Coinbase says

The largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange said Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission would drop its lawsuit against it, a signal that the Trump administration plans to take a ...

NBC News - Feb. 21

Coinbase Says S.E.C. Will Drop Crypto Lawsuit

The end of a court fight with the largest U.S. crypto company would be a big win for an industry that financially backed President Trump.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

SEC ends investigation into Robinhood's crypto arm

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has closed its investigation into the cryptocurrency arm of Robinhood without taking action against the online brokerage, the company announced Monday. ...

The Hill - Feb. 24

After a Violent Kidnapping, Crypto Elites Hire Bodyguards

A spate of abductions has sent crypto executives and wealthy investors in search of ways to protect themselves.

Wired - Feb. 25

The SEC Is Abandoning Its Biggest Crypto Lawsuits

Regulators at the US Securities and Exchange Commission have called a sudden truce with the cryptocurrency industry, bringing an end to years of legal conflict.

Wired - 4d

White House to host first Crypto summit

The White House is set to welcome professionals in the cryptocurrency industry on March 7 for a first-of-its-kind summit. “Attendees will include prominent founders, CEOs, and investors from the ...

The Hill - 2d

Apple cheers Trump with $500bn US investment plan; UK defence firm Chemring ‘targeted’ by private equity firm – business live

One of the world’s largest private equity investors has made an approach to buy Chemring, the FTSE 250 defence group, Sky News reports. German election live: Merz says priority is to make Europe ...

The Guardian - Feb. 24

Meme coins led crypto’s rally last year. Now they may be hurting the entire crypto market.

A weekly look at the most important news and moves in crypto, and what’s on the horizon in digital assets.

MarketWatch - 5d

Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe arrested over anti-Trump protest at city council meeting

Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe called for "peaceful civil disobedience" and "no kings" Thursday in the wake of his highly publicized arrest at a Southern California city council ...

NBC News - Feb. 20

Trump is 'not happy' with Boeing over Air Force One delays, but airlines are growing upbeat

President Trump has expressed frustration about delays of new Air Force One aircraft from Boeing.

CNBC - Feb. 20

LGBTQ health groups sue Trump over orders targeting diversity, transgender rights

Nine LGBTQ, health and HIV organizations sued the Trump administration Thursday over three executive orders targeting transgender people and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, which ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

NATO holds military drills as leaders express concerns over Trump's shifting foreign policy

In Romania, which shares a border with Ukraine, NATO is holding its largest combat exercises of the year. The drills come as European leaders are expressing rising concern over the military ...

CBS News - Feb. 20

Canada’s ice hockey win over Trump’s America was her soft power laid bare | Colin Horgan

Trump can try to co-opt hockey. But Thursday showed that wherever where you’re from, when you step onto the ice, something about you will always be Canadian. Canada beat US 3-2 on McDavid’s ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Canadian anthem singer changes lyric over Trump remarks on Canada as 51st state

Chantal Kreviazuk, who performed the Canadian anthem prior to the 4 Nations Face-Off title game Thursday changed a lyric as a rebuke to President Trump's repeated remarks about making the country ...

CBS News - Feb. 21

No matter how distasteful we find Trump and Vance over Europe, they speak a blunt truth | Simon Jenkins

The US has chosen the worst possible moment and the worst possible way to say it, but it is right to call for a realignment. It’s tough being rightwing these days. You have to find something nice ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

'See you in court': Trump and Maine governor clash over trans athlete order

President Trump called out Maine Gov. Janet Mills at a meeting of governors at the White House over her state not complying with his executive order to ban transgender athletes from women's sports.

NBC News - Feb. 21

Eye Opener: Trump, Maine Gov. Janet Mills have tense exchange over transgender athletes

President Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills had a testy exchange Friday during his remarks to governors Friday over Trump's transgender sports ban. Meanwhile, a town in Brazil has declared a state ...

CBS News - Feb. 22

Trump administration briefing: chaos caused by Musk’s Doge; fears over far-right podcaster tapped for FBI

From the latest in Musk’s fight to fire federal workers to concern over appointment of Dan Bongino – key US politics stories from Monday at a glance. Confusion continued on Monday over the demands ...

The Guardian - Feb. 25

How FDR-era Supreme Court ruling relates to disputes over Trump firings

President Trump's firings of the members of independent agencies and boards have prompted a string of legal fights that could set the Supreme Court up to reconsider and potentially overturn a ...

CBS News - 6d

Marc Short: GOP conference could 'break apart' over attempts to pass Trump agenda

Marc Short, former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, said he is concerned that the Republican conference could “break apart” if it embraces the Senate’s two-track approach to addressing ...

The Hill - 5d

Trump signs executive order giving DOGE more power over federal government

President Trump signed a new executive order Wednesday empowering the White House's Department of Government Efficiency to implement cost-cutting measures across the federal government. Shelby ...

CBS News - 5d

FCC chair swats away questions about Trump's demand Comcast be punished over MSNBC coverage

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr did not address a social media post by President Trump demanding Comcast be forced to pay "vast sums" to the federal government when asked ...

The Hill - 4d

Trump meets British Prime Minister as peace talks over Ukraine kick off

President Trump met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House. In an interview with NBC News’ Lester Holt, Starmer praised President Trump for kick starting peace talks, while ...

NBC News - 4d

Trump, Zelenskyy hold high-stakes summit amid tensions over peace talks with Putin

The two leaders are set to sign a deal giving U.S. access to Ukraine's minerals.

ABC News - 3d

Trump tariffs will hit over $200 billion in U.S.-Canada-Mexico cross-border rail trade

Over $200 billion in trade is carried by freight rails between the US, Canada and Mexico, with auto parts, oil, lumber, ag, and chemicals linking the economies.

CNBC - 3d

DNC sues over Trump order to expand White House control of independent agencies

National Democrats on Friday sued over President Trump's executive order aiming to expand the White House's control over various independent regulatory agencies. The Democratic Party's three ...

The Hill - 3d

Puerto Ricans worry over new Trump order designating English as U.S. official language

The president's upcoming executive order making English the official U.S. language reignites a debate over what changes could take place in the Spanish-speaking U.S. territory, especially if Puerto ...

NBC News - 3d

Full Panel: Trump-Zelenskyy meeting sparks uncertainly over next steps for peace deal

Susan Glasser, Symone Sanders Townsend and Danielle Pletka join the Meet the Press NOW panel to discuss the heated Oval Office meeting between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, President Trump and ...

NBC News - 3d

Murkowski slams Trump administration over Russia-Ukraine war stance: 'Sick to my stomach'

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) condemned the Trump administration over the recent fallout with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky during Friday's Oval Office meeting broadcasted by the ...

The Hill - 2d

‘I won’t come out to watch him’: scepticism among British public over Trump’s second state visit

On the streets of Windsor even some who don’t like the US president say the UK ‘can’t afford to fall out with America’. The pageantry of a state occasion is something Joanna Chin usually enjoys. ...

The Guardian - 2d

Trump doubles down on criticizing Zelensky over comment that end of war is far away

President Trump on Monday doubled down on his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, just days after their Oval Office meeting went off the rails, bashing his latest comments that an ...

The Hill - 20h

Here’s what Warren Buffett thinks of Trump’s tariffs: ‘Over time, they are a tax on goods.’

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett likened tariffs to an “act of war” and said that over time they will act as a tax on goods.

MarketWatch - 17h

Americans split over whether Trump's government changes are positive, CBS News poll shows

A new CBS News poll shows an overwhelming amount of Americans think President Trump is making major changes to the government for better or for worse. CBS News executive director of elections and ...

CBS News - 12h

These safe haven currencies hold allure over the U.S. dollar amid Trump regime volatility, analysts say

Analysts are expecting to see shifts in currency valuations — with market watchers divided on which currencies they see as firm safe havens.

CNBC - 18m

Google faces heat

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Google caught in crossfire over gulf name change Google is back in the crosshairs of a geopolitical ...