Elections
Military-backed party in Myanmar takes lead in first phase of polls
People walk past campaign posters for the second round of the general election in downtown on December 29, 2025 in Yangon, Myanmar. Lauren Decicca | Getty Images News | Getty Images Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is leading after the first phase of a contentious general election, early results cited by state media showed, […]
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Ilya Lichtenstein, Bitcoin hacker behind massive crypto theft, credits Trump for early prison release
The Russian-U.S. national who hacked crypto exchange Bitfinex and stole nearly 120,000 bitcoin said he has been freed from prison early thanks to the bipartisan prison-reform law signed by President Donald Trump. Ilya Lichtenstein, 38, had been sentenced in November 2024 to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a money laundering conspiracy charge […]
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Trump’s first vetoes of his second term hit bipartisan infrastructure projects, draw accusations of retribution
President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term Tuesday, blocking bills that would support a pair of bipartisan infrastructure projects in Colorado and Florida. Trump’s veto of the Colorado bill, the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act, which Congress unanimously approved earlier in December, enraged the state’s lawmakers. The bill would reduce […]
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Crypto laments loss of key ally on Capitol Hill after Lummis announces retirement
Senator Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., listens during a panel titled ”Make the Greatest Economy in the World Work for All Americans” at the America First Policy Institute America First Agenda Summit in Washington, July 26, 2022. Sarah Silbiger | Reuters The cryptocurrency industry is mourning the loss of its fiercest advocate on Capitol Hill after Sen. […]
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Trump prosecutor Jack Smith defends probes in House testimony
Former special counsel Jack Smith arrives for a closed-door deposition with members of the House Judiciary Committee on the prosecutions of President Donald Trump, in Rayburn building on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Jack Smith, the former U.S. Justice Department special counsel who brought two now-dropped criminal cases against President Donald Trump, […]
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Top Trump aide Susie Wiles says he has ‘alcoholic’s personality,’ sought ‘retribution’ against NY AG Letitia James
President Donald Trump has an “alcoholic’s personality” and has engaged in legal “retribution” against his enemies since his return to office, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said in a remarkably candid series of interviews with Vanity Fair published Tuesday. Wiles said in March that she and Trump had a “loose agreement that the […]
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Former Instacart employee says she was fired over her Democratic congressional campaign
A former Instacart employee running for Congress alleges in a lawsuit that the company fired her out of concern that her Democratic political views could lead to backlash from the Trump administration. Elizabeth Vedernikova Khanna, a candidate for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District, worked as chief of staff to Instacart’s chief corporate affairs officer since early […]
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Trump admin to hire 1,000 specialists for ‘Tech Force’ to build AI, finance projects
The Trump administration on Monday unveiled a new initiative dubbed the “U.S. Tech Force,” comprising about 1,000 engineers and other specialists who will work on artificial intelligence infrastructure and other technology projects throughout the federal government. Participants will commit to a two-year employment program working with teams that report directly to agency leaders in “collaboration […]
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Trump sued by preservation group seeking to halt White House ballroom construction
Construction crews continue to remove the East Wing of the White House and prepare for the new ballroom construction as seen from the newly reopened Washington Monument on Nov. 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Leyden | Getty Images A nonprofit group tasked with preserving U.S. historical sites sued President Donald Trump on Friday, seeking […]
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Indiana Senate rejects redistricting bill that Trump demanded
State Senators listen to testimony at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. Kaiti Sullivan | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Indiana Senate on Thursday voted down a Republican bill to redistrict congressional districts, in a major blow to President Donald Trump. Trump had successfully pushed partisan gerrymanders in statehouses […]
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