Senators are struggling to find a way forward on major cryptocurrency legislation after the Senate Banking Committee postponed a highly anticipated markup following the loss of support from a major industry player. Late Wednesday night, Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced he was delaying the Thursday morning markup of the crypto market structure bill….
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday responded to President Trump’s accusations that Ukraine is blocking a peace deal in the country’s ongoing war with Russia, saying his country will “never become an obstacle to peace.” “Ukraine has never been and will never be an obstacle to peace,” Zelensky posted on social platforms. Source link
The US Embassy in Qatar advised personnel on Wednesday to exercise greater caution as President Trump warned of military action in Iran amid rising tensions between the two countries and the crackdown on anti-government protesters. The embassy also advised personnel to limit any non-essential travel to Al Udeid Air Base, officials said in a post…
The NCAA says it has investigated more than three dozen student athletes from 20 different schools in connection with game rigging and point shaving last year. The new numbers from the intercollegiate body come just hours after federal prosecutors in Philadelphia unsealed an indictment charging more than 20 people with conspiracy to commit fraud… Source…
The Treasury Department is drafting rules to implement the OECD’s crypto-asset reporting framework that would require crypto exchanges and wallet providers to collect and share detailed personal and transaction data with foreign governments, raising privacy concerns. Source link
Restoring explicit protections for religious leaders in Colombia is consistent with our national interests and should be included among US policy priorities in 2026. Source link
Republicans are divided over President Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released days after a woman was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minnesota. The poll released Thursday found that 59 percent of Republican respondents like federal immigration officials to prioritize arrests even when people…
More than a dozen people have been indicted by federal authorities for an alleged scheme to rig college and foreign basketball games, according to court documents unsealed Thursday. The federal indictment filed in Philadelphia cites charges of conspiracy to commit “sports competition bribery” and wire fraud, naming more than 20 people who defrauded officials. Source…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has identified the failed part that contributed to last year’s deadly UPS plane crash in Louisville, Ky. The NTSB report Wednesday said Boeing warned operators in 2011 about four previous failures of the part, a spherical bearing race — which helps secure the cargo plane’s engine… Source link
Protests in Minneapolis escalated Wednesday night after a federal officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan migrant after attacking him with a shovel and a broom handle — a week after a resident was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in the same city. The latest shooting, which was not fatal, further escalated…
