FBI veteran Christopher Raia has been named co-deputy director of the federal law enforcement agency, the bureau confirmed Friday to Fox News Digital. Raia, who runs the bureau’s New York City field office, will move to Washington, D.C., and begin his job on Monday serving as co-deputy director with Andrew Bailey. Raia’s elevation comes after
A federal judge Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from stopping subsidies on childcare programs in five states, including Minnesota, amid allegations of fraud. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, a Biden appointee, didn’t rule on the legality of the funding freeze, but said the states had met the legal threshold to maintain the ‘status quo’
‘I hereby plead incompetence and stupidity.’ That’s probably the best defense that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz can offer if he is criminally charged in the shocking multi-billion-dollar taxpayer ripoffs that grow larger by the day. Given his earned reputation, his excuse of incompetence would be credible. Nearly every social service program receiving federal dollars was
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order blocking U.S. courts from seizing Venezuelan oil revenues held in American Treasury accounts. The order, titled ‘Safeguarding Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People,’ states that any court attempt to seize the funds would pose an ‘unusual and extraordinary threat’ to U.S.
Greenland’s leadership is pushing back on President Donald Trump as he and his administration call for the U.S. to take control of the island. Several Trump administration officials have backed the president’s calls for a takeover of Greenland, with many citing national security reasons. ‘We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be
President Donald Trump pushed back on suggestions from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States could capture Russian President Vladimir Putin after Zelensky pointed to Washington’s recent action against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Trump waved off the idea of such an operation, while venting frustration over the grinding war and his failure so far
Four tankers that left Venezuela in early January with their transponders off, also known as ‘dark mode,’ have reportedly returned to the country’s waters. The news comes after several U.S. tanker seizures and amid the Trump administration’s push to acquire Venezuelan oil following the arrest of dictator Nicolás Maduro. Most of the four tankers were
The post CZ Says U.S. Banks Are Buying Bitcoin While Retail Investors Panic Sell appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin’s price action has remained choppy for weeks, reflecting a market struggling to find a clear direction. Since November 21, BTC has traded between $80,000 and $95,000, locking the asset into a roughly 20% range
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The post Liquidity Builds Near $100K Bitcoin and $3,500 Ethereum—Can Prices Reach the Zone? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News After months of consolidation, the top two cryptos seem to be experiencing a strong breakout in the coming days. Bitcoin and Ethereum are moving closer to price levels that could trigger a sharp shift in