Banking Without Banks: U.S. Senate Clears Path for Regulated Stablecoins
The United States Senate voted 66-32 on Monday to advance the GENIUS Act marking a watershed moment for cryptocurrency. Analysis...
May 20, 2025Section
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As America Watches: Saudi-Venezuelan Ties Strengthen in Multipolar World
Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yván Gil met with Saudi Ambassador Abdullah Muhammad Al Saihani on Monday to strengthen. Analysis from The...
May 20, 2025
Trump’s Comprehensive Tax Cut Bill Advances Through Key Congressional Committee
A key congressional committee approved President Donald Trump's sweeping tax cut legislation Sunday night, moving the bill closer to a...
May 19, 2025
U.S.-Canada Trade Realignment Cools Commerce and Tourism
Recent data from Statistics Canada reveals a significant 6.6% drop in Canadian exports to the United States in March 2025....
May 19, 2025
Biden Battles Aggressive Prostate Cancer with Bone Metastasis
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones....
May 19, 2025
Scott Bessent Highlights Countries Not Negotiating in Good Faith, Signals Robust U.S. Economic Strategy
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in a revealing May 2025 interview, fired a warning shot at 150 nations: negotiate fair...
May 19, 2025
Trump’s Gulf Alignment: Forging an A.I.-Powered Axis of Influence
(Analysis) Donald Trump’s Gulf tour from May 13 to 16, 2025, aligned the U.S. with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the...
May 18, 2025
Treasury Reshuffling: Western Allies Dominate U.S. Debt as China’s Significance Fades
The US Treasury Department revealed Friday that the United Kingdom has surpassed China as the second-largest foreign holder of US...
May 18, 2025
U.S. AAA Credit Rating Slashed by Moody’s as Biden’s Debt Legacy Haunts Economy
Moody's Ratings agency downgraded the United States' credit rating from "Aaa" to "Aa1" on Friday, May 16, 2025.
May 17, 2025