Vice President JD Vance is speaking Wednesday at a Bitcoin conference, marking the Trump administration’s latest overture to the cryptocurrency industry — a once-fringe business that President Trump and his allies have embraced in recent months. Vance is set to speak at noon ET at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas. A longstanding backer
TEL AVIV—Seven lawmakers from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition say the government and military lack a serious plan to defeat Hamas in the Gaza Strip, according to a private letter obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. The two-page letter, sent May 5 and not previously reported, alleges that the military’s latest operational plan
Jefferson City, Mo. — Planned Parenthood halted abortions in Missouri on Tuesday after the state’s top court ordered new rulings in the tumultuous legal saga over a ban that voters struck down last November. The state’s top court ruled that a district judge applied the wrong standard in rulings in December and February that allowed
WilmerHale hailed the ruling as a win for constitutional rights, while the White House argued clearance decisions lie outside judicial review. A federal judge on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order, partly aimed at suspending security clearances for lawyers at WilmerHale, ruling it unconstitutional. In a 73-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger, who took charge of the department in the difficult months after the U.S. Capitol siege, is retiring from his position Friday. After the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, he helped rebuild the department’s shrunken staff, beefed up recruitment efforts and bolstered the agency’s intelligence operations and communications to fix
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger, who took charge of the department in the difficult months after the U.S. Capitol siege, is retiring from his position Friday. After the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, he helped rebuild the department’s shrunken staff, beefed up recruitment efforts and bolstered the agency’s intelligence operations and communications to fix
Julie and Todd Chrisley were convicted of defrauding Atlanta-area community banks out of more than $30 million through fraudulent loans in 2022. President Donald Trump on May 27 announced that he would soon grant pardons to reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley, who were convicted of bank fraud, tax evasion, and other financial crimes. The