House and Senate lawmakers unveiled a new funding package on Sunday night totaling roughly $80 billion in federal spending, but questions still loom about averting another government shutdown at the end of this month. The package combines two of Congress’ 12 annual appropriations bills in what’s called a ‘minibus.’ It covers funding for the State
A Senate Republican again plans to act as a roadblock to President Donald Trump, this time against any potential replacement for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., announced that he would block any future nominee to serve as chair of the Fed following the revelation that Powell was under criminal investigation for
President Donald Trump branded himself as the ‘president’ of Venezuela in a social media post Sunday night, after signaling that the U.S. would oversee Caracas, Venezuela, for years. Trump shared a doctored image that looked like a Wikipedia page that identified him as ‘Acting President of Venezuela’ since January 2026, after the U.S. conducted strikes
As Iran faces escalating nationwide protests and rising verbal threats from the Trump administration, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a pointed warning to the United States this week from an unusual platform — his Russian-language account on X — a move analysts say underscores Tehran’s alignment with Moscow as pressure mounts on the
A House Republican is pushing for Greenland to become the country’s 51st state as President Donald Trump publicly pushes for the Danish territory to come under U.S. rule. Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., is introducing a bill on Monday aimed at authorizing Trump ‘to take such steps as may be necessary’ to acquire Greenland and set
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is increasingly drifting back into President Donald Trump’s MAGA orbit after their public blowup in June 2025 led to months of icy distance between the pair. That thaw surfaced publicly again over the weekend. Trump mentioned Musk by name Sunday when asked by the media whether he would lean on Starlink,
The next global energy war won’t just be fought over oil and gas – it will be decided by who can power artificial intelligence first, and the U.S. must win that race, the head of the nation’s largest oil and gas trade group told Fox News Digital. American Petroleum Institute President Mike Sommers said surging
The post Gold and Silver Hit New ATHs, But Why is Bitcoin Falling? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Gold and silver climbed to fresh all-time highs this week as the U.S. dollar weakened amid rising tensions between Jerome Powell and Donald Trump. The dispute has raised concerns over the Federal Reserve’s independence, pushing investors
The post Ripple News: Dubai Backs RLUSD as It Revamps Crypto Rules appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Ripple has secured an important regulatory milestone in the Middle East after its stablecoin RLUSD was officially recognized for use in Dubai’s financial hub. The approval places RLUSD among a very small group of stablecoins cleared for
The post Dogecoin Faces Rising Bearish Threat Following Rejection: Will DOGE Price Drop Toward $0.1? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The crypto market has been witnessing a choppy trend in recent hours and neither bulls nor bears control the momentum. As a result, the meme coin market is facing liquidation from buyers, resulting in