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Number of women in Congress stalls for the first time since Trump's 2016 election
Women have made significant gains in Congress in recent elections, but that progress has stalled for the first time since 2016, falling short of the current record levels.Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez on Winning a Trump District and Fixing Congress
Lessons from a Democratic winner in Trump country.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Congress poised for another farm bill punt after Senate nonstarter
House Republicans rejected a farm bill proposal by Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) this week, increasing the likelihood that lawmakers will pass another one-year ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Sarah McBride on handling GOP challenges as first openly transgender member of Congress
Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, who is set to become the first transgender member of Congress, responded to a Republican-led effort to restrict bathroom use on Capitol Hill. In an exclusive interview ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Trump transition live updates: Trump taps longtime ally as agriculture secretary
President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to announce his picks for top jobs inside his administration.Top stories - ABC News - 6 hours ago -
Gaetz on not returning to Congress after dropping out of Trump attorney general consideration
Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz told conservative personality Charlie Kirk that he will not be part of the 119th Congress in January. This comes after he announced he would withdraw from ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Matt Gaetz says he isn't coming back to Congress
“I'm still going to be in the fight, but it's going to be from a new perch,” Gaetz said Friday.Politics - Politico - Yesterday -
Matt Gaetz says he doesn't plan on returning to Congress
Matt Gaetz says he will not return to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general.Top stories - ABC News - Yesterday -
Can Matt Gaetz return to Congress? He says he won't.
Trump loyalist Rep. Matt Gaetz is out of a job for now, but his political future may not be over.Politics - CBS News - Yesterday -
How Congress can bridge the divide: Face each other and talk
If congressional leadership earnestly commits to diminishing partisan acrimony and gridlock, they’ll find the tools to do it.Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Congress won’t be ‘a rubber stamp’ for Trump, says GOP Congressman
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) joins Meet the Press NOW to talk about Matt Gaetz’s decision to withdraw as the pick to be attorney general and how Congress will serve as a check on the incoming Trump ...Politics - NBC News - Yesterday -
Congress's Jan. 6 investigation looks less and less credible
The recent reports on the House January 6 Committee's investigation into the Capitol riot have raised questions about the accuracy of the official accounts, as well as the failure of the Democrats ...Politics - The Hill - 12 hours ago -
Trump is trying to control Congress. Republicans are quietly pushing back.
Republicans opted to quietly push back rather than vocally denounce a questionable Cabinet pick. Look out for that same strategy when it comes to spending and other nominees.Politics - Politico - 8 hours ago -
Palau’s pro-US president wins second term, defeating brother-in-law
Surangel Whipps Jr retains power in Palau, which is important to the US military amid tensions with China and is among a dozen diplomatic allies of Taiwan. Palau’s incumbent president Surangel ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-deputy Nishad Singh spared prison time over crypto fraud
Former FTX executive who shared Bahamas penthouse with Bankman-Fried pleaded guilty to six felony counts. The former cryptocurrency executive Nishad Singh, who once shared a $35m Bahamas penthouse ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
FTX's Nishad Singh gets no jail time, 3 years supervised release for role in crypto fraud
Nishad Singh was the fourth former FTX executive to be handed a punishment tied to the collapse of the crypto exchange in late 2022.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
Bitcoin surges 10% to a record above $76,000 as Trump victory heralds wider crypto adoption and weaker regulation
Crypto assets rose as investors bet that a second Trump administration will widen fiscal deficits and boost bitcoin as a hedge against higher inflation.Business - CNBC - November 6 -
The French crypto whale looks to have made $47 million from his Trump bets
The French national who ran four interrelated accounts on the crypto betting site Polymarket has profited handsomely from his bets on former President Donald Trump.Business - MarketWatch - November 6 -
Lower taxes? Surging crypto? 3 ways a Trump presidency could affect your money
Trump will now turn toward enacting his policy agenda, with the help of a Congress that is likely to skew Republican.Business - CNBC - November 6 -
Bitcoin surged off Trump’s win – but these smaller cryptos could benefit even more
A weekly look at the most important news and moves in crypto, and what’s on the horizon in digital assets.Business - MarketWatch - November 6 -
Binance boss hails crypto ‘golden age’ as Trump win fires up industry
Executives expects radical shift in regulatory approach in Washington after Democrat defeatWorld - Financial Times - November 9 -
Bitcoin hits $80,000 for the first time as crypto traders bask in Trump election victory
Cryptocurrencies extended their rally on Sunday, with bitcoin touching $80,000 for the first time ever.Business - CNBC - November 10 -
Bitcoin tops $89,000 as crypto euphoria over Trump win shows no sign of waning
Bitcoin hit another high Monday, as the rally in cryptocurrencies continued following President-elect Donald Trump's election win.Business - CNBC - November 11 -
FTX sues crypto exchange Binance and its former CEO Zhao for $1.8 billion
The litigation marks the latest escalation of tensions between two of the biggest names in crypto, after the meteoric collapse of FTX rocked the market.Business - CNBC - November 11 -
The iShares Bitcoin ETF is now bigger than its gold counterpart following rush into crypto on Trump win
The iShares Bitcoin ETF has already surpassed $30 billion in assets in less than a year on the market.Business - CNBC - November 11