99 m. ago Eric Trump’s cryptocurrency firm loses half its value in half an hour

American Bitcoin Corp’s shares fell from $2.39 to $1.90 after closing in what some are calling ‘crypto winter’Shares in Eric Trump’s crypto mining business lost more than half their value in less than 30 minutes on Tuesday.The nosedive of American Bitcoin Corp, which triggered repeated trading halts, followed the steep decline of many cryptocurrencies and crypto-linked companies into what some observers are calling the onset of a “crypto winter”. Bitcoin’s value has fallen sharply since the start of October and erased a year of large gains. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Despite legal challenge, Florida college votes again to transfer land for Trump presidential library

The board of the South Florida college that’s giving away a valuable piece of property for Donald Trump’s future presidential library redid its vote to transfer the land

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7 d. ago Another influential conservative roasts Trump for ‘amateur hour’ flubs as MAGA revolt grows

Prominent radio host Erick Erickson had harsh words about the Trump administration’s recent political gaffes and the ‘kids’ behind them

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1 week ago Two men arrested as Serious Fraud Office investigates £21.4m cryptocurrency firm

The law enforcement agency appealed for information from investors in a scheme called Basis Markets.

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1 week ago Trump family ‘delighted’ Scotland and Tartan Army will be at World Cup

The tournament takes place in North America next summer.

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2 w. ago Trump targets another political enemy with his team referring a congressman to DOJ for mortgage fraud

California congressman and prominent Trump critic surprised ‘that it took him this long to come after me’

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2 w. ago Trump targets another political enemy with his team referring a US rep to DOJ for mortgage fraud

California congressman and prominent Trump critic surprised ‘that it took him this long to come after me’

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3 w. ago ‘A classic authoritarian tactic’: outrage over Trump’s pardons for friends and allies

Ex-prosecutors and legal scholars say US president ‘meting out pardons for blatantly corrupt and self-serving ends’Donald Trump’s unprecedented pardoning spree for political and business friends since returning to the White House has prompted warnings from ex-prosecutors and legal scholars of “corrupt” pay-to-play schemes, conflicts of interest and blatant partisanship.It has included hundreds of Maga allies, a cryptocurrency mogul with ties to a Trump family crypto firm, disgraced politicians, and others who could yield political and financial benefits. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Eric Trump doesn’t rule out dad running for president again in 2028

President’s son also hints he would consider mounting a campaign himself ‘if there was no other choice and it got so bad that you had to do it’

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3 w. ago Five biggest takeaways from Democrats’ blue tsunami election night that should have Trump worried

Record voter turnout, a revolt against Trump and DOGE in Virginia, affordability remains a throughline and all should worry Trump, Mike Johnson and the Republicans, Eric Garcia writes. Plus, one tough lesson for Democrats

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