Donald J. Trump

Trump says he spoke to Putin, predicts no ‘immediate’ peace for Russia and Ukraine
Politics

Trump says he spoke to Putin, predicts no ‘immediate’ peace for Russia and Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. Mikhail Metzel | Evelyn Hockstein | Via Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he spoke with Russian leader Vladimir Putin for well over an hour about Ukraine’s latest attack on Russian airplanes and nuclear talks with Iran. Putin in that call vowed retaliation against Ukraine […]

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Trump says ‘Too Late’ Powell must lower interest rates after weak ADP jobs report
Politics

Trump says ‘Too Late’ Powell must lower interest rates after weak ADP jobs report

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell departs after holding a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday angrily urged Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to cut interest rates, minutes after […]

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Trump says ‘extremely hard’ to make a deal with China’s President Xi Jinping as trade talks stall
Finance

Trump says ‘extremely hard’ to make a deal with China’s President Xi Jinping as trade talks stall

Key Points U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China’s President Xi Jinping was “extremely hard” to make a deal with. A senior White House official told CNBC earlier on Monday that Trump and Xi are likely to speak this week. Source

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Trump’s Truth Social takes step toward launching bitcoin ETF with NYSE Arca filing
Technology

Trump’s Truth Social takes step toward launching bitcoin ETF with NYSE Arca filing

Anna Barclay | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform moved a step closer to having a bitcoin exchange-traded fund available to everyday investors. NYSE Arca, the all-electronic arm of the New York Stock Exchange that handles most ETF trading, filed on Tuesday to list a bitcoin fund linked to the president’s media company, […]

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New Elizabeth Warren report chronicles ‘130 days of Elon Musk’
Politics

New Elizabeth Warren report chronicles ‘130 days of Elon Musk’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office issued a report Tuesday chronicling Elon Musk’s “130 days” in President Donald Trump’s administration, accusing the billionaire of […]

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Trump’s USD1 stablecoin is off to a rocky start, data shows
Technology

Trump’s USD1 stablecoin is off to a rocky start, data shows

WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES – MAY 30: United States President Donald Trump departs at the White House to U.S. Steel’s Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania in Washington D.C May 30, 2025. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s new dollar-pegged stablecoin is off to a sluggish start, with muted inflows and […]

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Inmate forged Trump death threats to get star witness deported: Prosecutors
Politics

Inmate forged Trump death threats to get star witness deported: Prosecutors

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to employees at the Department of Homeland Security, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Washington, U.S.  Manuel Balce Ceneta | Via Reuters Threatening letters about President Donald Trump that led to the highly-touted arrest by federal authorities of an undocumented immigrant last month were actually written by a jailed Wisconsin […]

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$TRUMP crypto wallet launches for meme token. Eric Trump denies knowing about it
Technology

$TRUMP crypto wallet launches for meme token. Eric Trump denies knowing about it

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Magic Eden, best known as a non-fungible token marketplace, says it’s quietly partnered with the team behind President Donald Trump’s meme token to launch an official $TRUMP-branded cryptocurrency wallet. Dubbed the $TRUMP Wallet, the product will feature the president’s name and likeness, support trading of $TRUMP and other […]

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Donald Trump Jr. distances himself from $TRUMP meme coin: ‘I wasn’t involved’
Technology

Donald Trump Jr. distances himself from $TRUMP meme coin: ‘I wasn’t involved’

Donald Trump Jr. is distancing himself from his father’s meme coin — while defending the family’s broader foray into crypto as a response to being frozen out of the traditional banking system. “I wasn’t involved in the meme coin,” Trump Jr. said in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “I’m more focused on the stablecoin, […]

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Musk torches Trump budget bill: ‘Disgusting abomination’
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Musk torches Trump budget bill: ‘Disgusting abomination’

Elon Musk speaks during a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Elon Musk on Tuesday tore into the massive tax-and-spending-cut bill backed by President Donald Trump, calling it a “disgusting abomination” that will explode federal budget deficits. […]

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