Trump to nominate Paul Atkins, a cryptocurrency advocate, for SEC chair

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. Trump said Atkins, the CEO of Patomak Partners and a former SEC commissioner, was a “proven leader for common sense regulations.” In the years since leaving the SEC, Atkins has made the case against

House Republicans Question Immigration Agency Chief Over Mass Parole Program

So far, the program has allowed 531,000 foreign nationals into the country. Republican members of a House Judiciary subcommittee criticized the lack of answers from the director of a controversial immigration parole program during a hearing on Dec. 4. Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, requested

Hegseth signed NDA, received six-figure severance after leaving veterans’ group

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled pick for secretary of defense, received a six-figure severance payment and signed a non-disclosure agreement when he exited the organization Concerned Veterans of America. The payment came amid allegations of financial mismanagement, repeated incidents of intoxication and sexual impropriety, as well as dissension among its leaders over Hegseth’s foreign

Jeff Bezos Expresses Optimism About Trump’s Deregulation Agenda, Offers to Help

The CEO praised President-elect Trump’s deregulatory agenda, expressing optimism and hinting at collaboration with Elon Musk’s efficiency efforts. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos expressed optimism about President-elect Donald Trump’s second term on Wednesday, voicing enthusiasm for potential regulatory rollbacks in the years ahead, even offering to personally help with the deregulatory effort like his business arch-rival

Blinken Says Ukraine Should Mobilize More Young Men to Fight Against Russia

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Ukraine to get more young people to enlist and defend their country against Russia’s invasion. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Dec. 4 called on Ukraine to send more young people into the fight against Russia, stressing that younger recruits are crucial to filling out the ranks