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Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman is delaying a markup on major cryptocurrency legislation in order to allow bipartisan talks to continue, punting a committee vote until the last week of January. The Arkansas Republican, who was initially preparing to hold a markup on Thursday, said in a statement that he remains “committed to advancing bipartisan crypto market structure legislation.” Boozman has been negotiating for months over the bill with Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.). “We have made meaningful progress and had constructive discussions as we work toward this goal,” he said. “I appreciate the leadership and engagement of Senator Booker and…

The US president’s actions in Venezuela and Greenland threats have raised concerns of an imminent challenge to Canadian sovereignty There are increasing fears in Canada that the country could become Washington’s next target following the shock abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and US President Donald Trump’s talk of seizing Greenland, Bloomberg reported on Saturday.The outlet spoke to the authors of a recent viral column in the Globe and Mail newspaper, which has warned that Trump could use “military coercion” against Canada, pointing to his past remarks of making it the “51st US state.” The authors, former foreign affairs adviser Adam…

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Monday that President Donald Trump is keeping all options on the table when it comes to Iran, including diplomacy. Leavitt held a press gaggle in front of the West Wing in the afternoon, where one reporter asked if “airstrikes” were “off the table” regarding Iran, amid protests against Iran’s regime, led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “Well, I think one thing President Trump is very good at is always keeping all of his options on the table, and airstrikes would be one of the many, many options that are on the table…

The Trump administration has canceled the Biden administration’s rules forcing banks to ignore immigration status for loan applications. On Monday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Justice Department eliminated the Biden guidelines that ordered lenders not to consider immigration status when evaluating loan and credit applications, a rule that had major implications for mortgages, credit cards, and auto loans, Bloomberg reported. The Biden administration maintained that considering immigration status would violate anti-racism laws that ensure equal and fair lending practices. The Biden era rules were intended to help anchor illegal and temporary visa workers into Americans’ communities, for example,…

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing legislation to prevent President Donald Trump from taking action to invade a NATO country or territory, like Greenland. “This is about our fundamental shared goals and our fundamental security, not just not just in Europe, but in the United States itself,” said Rep. Bill Keating (D-Mass.), who’s leading the legislation along with retiring centrist Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.). The lawmakers are starting to round up support for the legislation Monday night and hope more Republicans will join the effort, Keating said. Keating said he thinks targeting funding is…

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had given advance warning of an uprising in the Himalayan nation, K.P. Sharma Oli has told RT The Gen Z protests that led to the ouster of Nepal’s government in September 2025 were unusual and organized in a planned way, Nepal’s former prime minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, has told RT India.Oli resigned as Nepal’s prime minister after violent clashes – known as the Gen Z protests – killed 77 and injured more than 2,000.“That was not a simple and usual thing. That was unusual, and it couldn’t have taken place all of a sudden. It was…

House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) on Monday unveiled legislation to ban members of Congress, their spouses, and their children from purchasing publicly traded stocks, which has received endorsements from GOP leadership, moderates, and conservatives. “The American people deserve to know their Member of Congress is not profiting off insider information. The Stop Insider Trading Act ensures that cannot happen,” Steil, the Committee on House Administration (CHA) said in a written statement. “This legislation is critical to restoring the public’s trust in their elected officials. If you want to trade stocks, go to Wall Street, not Capitol Hill.” Steil’s legislation,…

Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Ken Martin has accused President Donald Trump of lying about election results in Minnesota. Martin vented in a social media post on Friday as he responded to a video of Trump stating he thinks he won Minnesota “all three times,” the Hill reported. The DNC chairman wrote in his post, “You lying piece of shit. I chaired the Minnesota DFL for all three of your runs here. I watched you lose. Three times. Minnesota never bought your con. And now, as Chair of the DNC, I’m looking forward to ending Trumpism for good in…

Inaction by Republican lawmakers has stymied the Trump administration’s efforts to wrest control of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, allowing the panel to slip back into Democratic hands for the time being. That could have significant implications for the commission’s ongoing investigation into antisemitism on college campuses — making it more likely that the probe will scrutinize the Trump administration’s unprecedented pressure campaign against universities and dismantling of federal civil rights offices. The commission lapsed into a 4-3 Democratic majority in December, after Senate Majority Leader John Thune failed to appoint a member to the 8-seat commission after a…

The agricultural workers fear that cheaper Latin American beef could drive them out of business Farmers across France have continued to block key motorways and ports in protest against a trade deal between the EU and Latin American economic bloc, Mercosur.The agricultural workers are citing unfair competition from Latin American meat producers, who don’t have to follow the EU’s strict environmental rules. Early on Monday, some 30 tractors and 60 protesters set up a barricade of straw bales outside oil facilities at the industrial port of La Pallice near La Rochelle, according to local media reports.Around 30 tractors blocked access…