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1 week ago |
denvergazette.com | David Sivak |Rachel Schilke
Lawmakers are growing increasingly frustrated with President Donald Trump’s decision to keep TikTok from going dark as he prepares to let the social media giant operate in the United States for another 90 days. Republicans want to see TikTok sold or shuttered, in compliance with a 2024 law that was supposed to force the app out of Chinese hands by Jan. 19. But Trump is now issuing his third extension of the year, a move that goes well beyond the initial 90-day grace period allowed by Congress.
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1 week ago |
denvergazette.com | David Sivak
Morgan Ortagus has taken a new job in the Trump administration after several months serving as a deputy envoy to the Middle East. Starting this week, Ortagus began a senior political role at the United Nations, according to a source familiar with the matter. She previously oversaw Lebanon policy under Steve Witkoff, the lead Middle East envoy, and in Trump’s first term was his State Department spokeswoman.
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1 week ago |
denvergazette.com | Christian Datoc |David Sivak
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's briefing before the Senate Intelligence Committee was delayed on Wednesday as President Donald Trump weighs his options over the evolving situation in Iran. Trump administration officials and one Capitol Hill aide confirmed to the Washington Examiner that Gabbard planned to brief panel members at the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon but had to attend meetings at the White House instead.
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1 week ago |
denvergazette.com | David Sivak
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) released his long-awaited report on deficit spending Wednesday as he digs in against President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”In the 31-page report, Johnson cites numbers and graphs to support his warning that he will oppose Trump’s tax bill without further spending reductions. In a press call ahead of its release, he concedes he is not an economist and that his figures could have flawed assumptions. Instead, Johnson described the report as an effort to spur debate.
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1 week ago |
denvergazette.com | David Sivak
The Senate passed a first-of-its-kind cryptocurrency bill Tuesday as a bloc of industry-friendly Democrats bucked their party to overcome weeks of legislative gridlock. The GENIUS Act, which creates a regulatory framework for stablecoins, a digital asset pegged to the dollar, earned the support of 18 Democrats and nearly all Republicans in a 68-30 vote. This brings cryptocurrency one step closer to the financial system’s mainstream. Just two Republicans, Sens.
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