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Trump says D.C. military parade protesters will be met with ‘very heavy force’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 10, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that protestors at his upcoming military parade in Washington, D.C., will be met with “heavy force.” “We’re going to be celebrating big on Saturday,” Trump said […]
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Bitcoin RICO: Feds say $265 million crypto theft ring blew $13M on exotic cars, nightclubs
Malone Lam, a defendant in a $230 million bitcoin heist, in a booking photo from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Broward County Sheriff’s Office Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., charged 13 men in what court records describe as a wide-ranging conspiracy to identify victims with substantial holdings of cryptocurrency, steal those assets, and […]
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Trump nomination of Ed Martin for top D.C. federal prosecutor opposed by key Republican
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to reporters as he leaves the Senate floor in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A key Republican senator on Tuesday said he would not support the controversial nomination of Ed Martin, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the […]
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Here’s how China could retaliate against U.S. tariffs
China is the world’s second-largest economy and second-largest importer of U.S. goods. Entities in China hold at least $784 billion in U.S. federal debt. The country also controls much of the world’s rare element supply, which is vital for manufacturing technology. China could weaponize these assets if an all-out trade war breaks out, to the […]
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns China is ‘not behind’ in AI
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that China is “not behind” in artificial intelligence, and that Huawei is “one of the most formidable technology companies in the world.” Speaking to reporters at a tech conference in Washington, D.C., Huang said China may be “right behind” the U.S. for now, but it’s a narrow gap. “We […]
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Man accused of stealing from Homeland Sec. Noem hit with federal charges in three robberies
Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary, during a meeting with US President Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 14, 2025. Al Drago | The Washington Post | Getty Images A man accused of stealing the purse of Homeland Security […]
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NFL’s Washington Commanders return to D.C. in $3.7 billion stadium deal
A detail view of a Washington Commanders helmet on the field during a game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on December 17, 2023 in Inglewood, California. Ric Tapia | Getty Images The Washington Commanders are headed back to the District of Columbia. The NFL franchise announced Monday that it had struck a […]
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Agriculture isn’t nearing trade war tariffs crisis, ‘it is full blown crisis already’ farmers say
A crane unloads peas imported from Canada at the Laizhou port area of Yantai Port in Yantai, China, on February 28, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The clock is ticking on trade deals that the U.S. will need to strike with many nations, most notably China, to avoid what Trump’s Treasury Secretary has […]
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Watch live: Treasury Sec. Bessent outlines plan to restore ‘equilibrium’ to world financial system
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is delivering the keynote address to the Institute of International Finance in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. After his speech, Bessent is set to sit for a […]
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem robbed at D.C. restaurant
US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks at the Border Security Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona, April 8, 2025. Rebecca Noble | Afp | Getty Images A thief stole Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse while she was dining at a restaurant in downtown Washington, D.C., on Sunday night, two […]
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