The fund will be created in the next 12 months. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 3 ordering the creation of a sovereign wealth fund, which could potentially serve as an investment vehicle to purchase Chinese social media app TikTok. “We have tremendous potential,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office during
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s permanent director will require Senate confirmation. President Donald Trump has named Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to serve as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in place of Rohit Chopra, who announced his departure from the agency over the weekend. Bessent’s appointment took effect on Jan. 31,
Canada’s agriculture industry is facing uncertainty as 25 percent tariffs kick in on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, while some farmers lament that not enough action was taken in the past to put the country in a better position to weather such a development. On Feb. 1, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25
House Reps. Don Beyer (D-Va.), Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), and Johnny Olszewski (D-Md.) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) hold a press conference on the shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), from Capitol Hill at 1:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 3. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office?
The comment was echoed by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during her visit to the Texas–Mexico border. President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, said Sunday that the United States’ southern border has had an enormous drop in border encounters and crossings in recent days. “We’ve got the numbers this morning. The crossings on the
The controversial expropriation law aims to address racial disparities in land ownership. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would suspend future U.S. funding to South Africa in response to the country’s new controversial expropriation law, which allows land seizures by the state. In a Truth Social post, Trump accused South Africa of seizing
Agency’s website goes dark, marking its uncertain future as President Donald Trump seems poised to make sweeping changes to the agency. President Donald Trump is eyeing a major shake-up at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the government agency responsible for distributing U.S. financial assistance to foreign nations. Trump has long condemned U.S. intervention