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Samuel Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of FTX, testifies during a Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry hearing about “Examining Digital Assets: Risks, Regulation, and Innovation,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2022. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images A network of political action committees supported by cryptocurrency industry leaders are

Mattel Inc. Barbie brand dolls are displayed for sale at a Walmart Inc. store in Burbank, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. A PWC survey shows that 36% of consumers surveyed plan to shop on Black Friday. Deals will ultimately dictate where spending and visits go. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Toymaker Mattel

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett poses during a group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2022.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request to block the Biden administration’s student loan debt relief program. Justice Amy Coney Barrett denied the emergency application to block

In this article EL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ronald S Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) recorded before a bilateral a conversation with Chancellor Scholz. Michael Kappeler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Billionaire Ronald Lauder has donated $1 million to the Republican State Leadership Committee, an organization working to elect

A drone flies over Kyiv during an attack on Oct. 17, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sergei Supinsky | Afp | Getty Images UNITED NATIONS – Iran’s U.N. representative sharply denied Western allegations that Tehran supplied Moscow with a fleet of drones for use in Ukraine. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has taken

Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss reopening schools during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., September 30, 2021. Shawn Thew | Pool | Reuters The Biden administration is telling health-care providers to begin preparing for an

President Joe Biden said Tuesday he will push the next U.S. Congress to codify the abortion rights protections outlined in Roe v. Wade if Democrats keep control of the legislature. Biden made the promise during a speech hosted by the Democratic National Committee on Tuesday afternoon in Washington, DC. “Your right to choose rests with

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will announce an additional release of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve on Wednesday in the range of 10 million to 15 million barrels, sources familiar with the plan told CNBC. The move aims to extend the current SPR delivery program, which began this spring, through December, the sources

This combination of photos shows, Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Aug. 3, 2021, left, and Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaking in Perry, Ga., Sept. 25, 2021. AP Democrats running in some of the country’s closest Senate races headed into the final weeks of their campaigns with a

Visitors walk near the U.S. Capitol on September 12, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images The battle for control of the U.S. Senate could hinge on a single race. A handful of make-or-break Senate elections in key states are only growing more competitive as candidates barrel toward the Nov. 8 midterm elections.

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot unanimously voted at its public hearing Thursday to subpoena former President Donald Trump about his actions surrounding the insurrection. The move to try to force Trump to testify under oath has been under consideration for some time. The vote marks the boldest step yet for

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) attends a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2022.  Mary F. Calvert | Reuters Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke Sunday about his experience during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, stating that he, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “were resolute” about calling in the

Documents seized by FBI from Mar-a-Lago Source: Department of Justice The Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request by former President Donald Trump to allow a so-called special master to review classified government documents that were seized from his Florida residence during an FBI raid in August. Trump had asked the court to overturn a

Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, running for re-election to the U.S. Senate in the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, appears in an undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on October 5, 2022. Handout | Via Reuters Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly outraised his opponent, Republican Blake Masters, in the third quarter, according to Federal Election

Members of the Oath Keepers militia group among supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, January 6, 2021. Jim Bourg | Reuters Staff members of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigative committee have been briefed on multiple phone calls in 2020 between an agent in the Secret

House Speaks Paul Ryan greets US President Donald Trump as he arrives on stage to speak at the National Republican Congressional Committee March Dinner at the National Building Museum on March 20, 2018 in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump will not be the Republican Party’s White House

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the politburo of the ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, January 19, 2022 in this photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) January 20, 2022. KCNA | via Reuters WASHINGTON — South Korea’s military said it detected a North Korean short-range

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (L) and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meet at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, on July 1, 2021. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Russia’s war against Ukraine has weakened its economy and slowed the nation’s growth prospects for the