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President Donald Trump’s goodwill in the cryptocurrency industry has taken a hit after he and his wife launched meme coins — a move critics say looks like an unseemly cash grab that undermines an effort to legitimize digital assets. The industry, which felt unfairly targeted by the Biden administration and spent heavily to help Trump […]
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Democratic attorneys general on Tuesday filed lawsuits in Massachusetts and Washington state seeking to block President Donald Trump’s attempt to revoke the right to automatic birthright citizenship. Trump on Monday signed an executive order that purports to limit birthright citizenship to people who have at least one parent who is a United States citizen or
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NEW YORK (AP) — He talked of a new Manifest Destiny and a “Golden Age.” He invoked the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. An honor guard appeared with tricorn hats, fifes and drums — all traditional Revolutionary War iconography. Those in attendance heard tunes deployed from the classic American songbook
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some Facebook and Instagram users were surprised to find themselves automatically following the accounts of President Donald Trump or Vice President JD Vance this week after the president was inaugurated — but that’s likely because they had previously followed official U.S. government accounts. Meta spokesman Andy Stone said in a Threads
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to eliminate what he incorrectly labels “the electric vehicle mandate” imposed under former President Joe Biden. His order on Monday is consistent with pledges Trump made on the campaign trail to end what he calls a “preposterous” focus on EV’s by Biden and other
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in battleground state Wisconsin want to change state law to allow candidates to remove their names from the ballot, addressing an issue that arose after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to get off the presidential ballot last year but couldn’t. Kennedy wanted to rescind his name from the ballot
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he didn’t think people who committed violent offenses on Jan. 6, 2021, should be pardoned. Asked Sunday if someone who assaulted law enforcement should get a pardon, Johnson said “no,” then suggested he didn’t expect it to happen. “I think what the president said and Vice President-elect
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Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back an election law case out of Montana that relied on a controversial legal theory
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has apparently confused Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, causing some head-scratching and jitters over possible tariffs in Madrid. Spain is not in BRICS, whose initials stand for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Spain is a member of NATO, along
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — As expected, day two of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland witnessed strong responses to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, with European leaders stating in no uncertain terms that they will hold fort and remain a part of the global climate pact. European
