Donald J. Trump
Pentagon chief says ready to ‘fight and win’ against China, urges Asian allies to boost defense spending
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (C) gestures beside Malaysia’s Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin (R) and other defence officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during a multilateral meeting ahead of the Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on May 30, 2025. Mohd Rasfan | Afp | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Pentagon chief […]
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Stablecoins stole the show at Bitcoin 2025 — here’s what the major players said
Bitcoin 2025 brought together thousands of investors, builders, and believers for a showcase of crypto’s next chapter. MacKenzie Sigalos LAS VEGAS — At the world’s largest bitcoin conference this week on the Vegas Strip, the most consequential story wasn’t about bitcoin. Stablecoins, the dollar-pegged digital tokens now driving a full-scale financial and political shift in […]
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$TRUMP and other meme coins won’t be protected by SEC, Commissioner Hester Peirce says
Hester Peirce, commissioner of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), speaks during the DC Blockchain Summit in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty Images LAS VEGAS — Now that the SEC is out of the business of regulating meme coins, investors shouldn’t expect any guidance on $TRUMP, […]
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PBS sues Trump over executive order to cut funding
The Public Broadcasting Service on Friday sued President Donald Trump to block his attempt to cut off its federal funding, and accused the president of retaliating against the public broadcaster over “perceived political slights in news coverage.” Trump’s executive order targeting PBS’ funding “will upend public television,” lawyers for the broadcaster behind “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” […]
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Elon Musk deflects question about report of drug use, family drama as Trump looks on
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday deflected a reporter’s effort to ask the mega-billionaire about a New York Times article detailing his alleged […]
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Tesla shares set to wrap strong May as Elon Musk ends time with Trump’s DOGE
Elon Musk is interviewed on CNBC from the Tesla headquarters in Texas. CNBC Shares of the Elon Musk-led automaker Tesla have rallied in May despite recent poor car sales numbers for the company in China and Europe, as the billionaire CEO promised to focus more on his businesses than politics. Tesla shares are on track […]
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This is why Jamie Dimon is so gloomy on the economy
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms, in the Hart Building on Dec. 6, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The more Jamie Dimon worries, the better his bank seems to do. As JPMorgan […]
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Trump, Elon Musk to hold joint event as DOGE loses its leader, top staffers
President Donald Trump on Friday will host a press event to celebrate Elon Musk as the Tesla CEO concludes his official government service after four turbulent months leading the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. Musk’s scheduled departure comes at a precarious moment, both for DOGE and for his relationship with the president. Multiple top staffers […]
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China calls out Trump for ‘abuse’ of semiconductor export controls
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump. Dan Kitwoodnicholas Kamm | Afp | Getty Images China is calling out the U.S. for “discriminatory restrictions” in its use of export controls in the chip industry, after the Trump administration accused the world’s second-largest economy of violating a preliminary trade deal between the two countries. […]
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Supreme Court rules Trump can revoke protected status for 500,000 immigrants pending appeal
Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States and stranded in Honduras disembark from a Conviasa Airlines plane upon arrival at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela on March 24, 2025. Juan Barreto | Afp | Getty Images The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump can terminate the protected status of around 500,000 […]
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