The US Capitol is seen in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2025.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would develop a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies and expand the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s oversight of the industry.
The move is a major win for the digital asset industry, which has pushed for federal legislation for years and spent heavily in last year’s elections to promote pro-crypto candidates.
U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a multilateral lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House July 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump, facing growing pressure to release Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein, said on Thursday night […]
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Portrait of American financier Jeffrey Epstein, left, and Donald Trump as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, in 1997. Davidoff Studios Photography | Archive Photos | Getty Images A “bawdy” letter to Jeffrey Epstein bearing President Donald Trump’s signature was included in an album of letters Epstein received for his […]
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday formally replied to a set of pointed questions from the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget about the renovation of the Fed’s Washington headquarters. Powell pointed to a newly launched page on the Fed’s public website dedicated to answering questions about the project, which […]
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