Politics
Trump family says U.S. dollar needs an upgrade, and they are the ones to do it
Donald Trump Jr. (L) and Eric Trump speaking on Squawk on the Street on Feb. 18, 2026. CNBC Since the dollar was created in 1792, U.S. presidents and their families have generally been content with the status quo of effectively giving the national government a monopoly on issuing currency and outlawing the use of foreign […]
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Trump fans flames of election access as Republican support grows for national voter ID mandate
U.S. President Donald Trump stops and talks to the media before he boards Marine One on the South Lawn at the White House on June 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images President Donald Trump is escalating his crusade for voter-identification requirements after last week’s promise of an executive order to implement […]
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Trump administration releases $127 million in overdue funds for New York-New Jersey Gateway tunnel project president had called a ‘future boondoggle’
The Gateway Tunnel site near W. 30th St. and 11th Ave. in Hudson Yards, Manhattan on Oct. 23, 2025. Barry Williams | New York Daily News | Getty Images The Trump administration on Wednesday released the rest of the funds it had been withholding for the construction of a major rail tunnel between Manhattan and […]
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Leavitt: Trump concerned with Potomac River sewage stench, with America 250 celebrations planned for summer
Earthen barriers near Lock 10 on the C&O Canal help redirect sewage back into the Potomac Interceptor after a section of the six-foot-wide sewage pipe collapsed last month between the Clara Barton Parkway and the canal on Feb. 16, 2026 in Cabin John, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President Donald Trump is worried the […]
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Goldman Sachs CEO Solomon calls rule-based system for crypto ‘very, very important’
David Solomon, CEO Goldman Sachs, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2026. Oscar Molina | CNBC Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said Wednesday “it is very, very important that we codify a rule-based system” for how cryptocurrency and related financial instruments will operate” in the […]
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Anthropic is clashing with the Pentagon over AI use. Here’s what each side wants
Anthropic is at odds with the Department of Defense over how its artificial intelligence models should be used, and its work with the agency is “under review,” a Pentagon spokesperson told CNBC. The five-year-old startup was awarded a $200 million contract with the DoD last year. As of February, Anthropic is the only AI company […]
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Trump Jr. calls banking a ‘Ponzi scheme’ that forced family to create crypto business
Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday called traditional banking a “Ponzi scheme” that effectively forced the Trump family to start its crypto venture World Liberty Financial after banks closed the family company’s accounts in early 2021. “You know, we didn’t get into crypto because we were on the leading edge,” Trump Jr. told CNBC’s Sara Eisen […]
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Billionaire Les Wexner’s congressional deposition over Jeffrey Epstein ties is underway
This Sept. 19, 2014 file photo shows retail mogul Leslie Wexner, at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio. Wexner is severing his last ties with the retail empire that he founded in 1963. Jay LaPrete | AP A congressional deposition of Leslie Wexner, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s closest known associates and top […]
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The ‘boomcession’: Why Americans feel left behind by a growing economy
Fotostorm | E+ | Getty Images Welcome to the “boomcession.” The term is a portmanteau of the words “boom” and “recession.” It highlights how the average American doesn’t feel like they’re reaping the benefits of an economy that is — on paper — humming along, according to creator Matt Stoller. Economic output and the stock […]
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‘Crap’: Stephen Colbert blasts CBS for denying it blocked James Talarico interview from air
“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night called CBS’ denial of his claim that it blocked the broadcast of his interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico “crap” — and urged the network and its parent, Paramount Skydance, to stand up to the “bullies” in the Trump administration. Colbert’s broadside came hours after CBS […]
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