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Democrats to extensively scrutinize Trump's Cabinet picks in committee hearings

Reports have revealed that even though Democrats are unable to stop the picks as they happen, there may be some ways for them to delay or kill the nomination altogether by increasing the scrutiny on Trump's nominees in the committee hearings.

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Trump reignites US-China tension by questioning commitment to One China policy

Trump recently appeared in an interview with Fox News over the weekend where he not only defended his conversation with the Taiwanese president, but also outright questioned the validity of the One China policy and how it affects the United States today.

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Several high-profile tech CEOs confirms their attendance for Trump meeting this week

The people that have been confirmed to attend the event are among the most powerful executives of the country's largest tech firms.

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Trump reacts to Russia election hacking allegations, calls it 'just another excuse'

Trump reacted to the allegations and mentioned that it was just another excuse by his opponents to justify the loss of their Democratic Party candidate, Hillary Clinton.

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Boeing cautiously announces $16 billion Iran deal amid Trump's tariff threats

Boeing explained in their statement that the deal with Iran, which had agreed on a nuclear accord during the Obama administration, would translate to tens of thousands of jobs in the U.S. that would in turn boost the economy as a whole.

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Gen. Barry McCaffrey calls for investigation into Lt. General Michael Flynn and his son for spreading propaganda news

General Barry McCaffrey mentioned that he felt that Flynn was unfit for the position, with him even going as far as saying that some of Flynn's tweets and posts were "demented."

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Donald Trump expresses softer take on Immigration despite campaign promises

Trump's latest statement seems to contradict his campaign promises as he apparently now has a softer stance towards immigration as a whole.

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Donald Trump to remain as producer for 'Celebrity Apprentice' during his presidency

Trump's stakes on the highly popular reality television show spin-off, "The Celebrity Apprentice," will reportedly still remain even after he officially holds office next year.

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Climate Change situation in Trump's administration, U.S. still a key player in reducing emissions

During president-elect Donald Trump's presidential campaign, he had promised that the United States was going to be opting out of the Paris agreement and that he will be getting rid of the Clean Power Plan, which is currently under suspension.

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Trump picks conservative fast-food mogul as new U.S. secretary of labor

Trump has once again made a rather controversial pick as he has now announced that a radically conservative fast-food mogul was going to be sitting as country's new secretary of labor.

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Donald Trump makes promise to cut drug prices, pharmaceutical stocks on Wall Street fall

Trump's recent statements during an interview with Time Magazine, has caused a significant drop in pharmaceutical stocks as Trump announced that he will be cracking down on drug price hikes when he officially holds office.

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Donald Trump reportedly still keeping stakes in companies despite full separation promise

Despite the turn over, Trump will reportedly still be keeping his stakes in the business amidst requests for him to divest.

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Donald Trump's new military pick raises concerns about his administration

Trump announced that he has selected Marine Gen. John F. Kelly as the country's new secretary of homeland security.

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Trump's recent Air Force Boeing contract figures found baseless, Airbus to build new planes?

President-elect Trump just recently proclaimed that he will be cancelling the order the country has placed with Boeing seeing as that the cost for the new planes may be more than $4 billion.

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Trump brokers $50B US deal with Softbank, T-mobile and Sprint merger may happen

Trump had met with SoftBank Group Corp's chief executive, which apparently ended with the company agreeing to make a $50 billion investment in the United States and opening more than 50,000 jobs to Americans.

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XRP Rising in Japan: Could it Challenge the Dollar's Dominance?

The claim made by cryptocurrency pundit Jack Straw that XRP would eventually replace the US dollar in Japan has sparked discussion.

Protect Your Wallet: FBI Warns of Rising Elder Fraud Targeting Seniors

According to a recently released FBI report, Americans over 60 were the victims of so-called elder fraud crimes more often last year than any other year, accounting for an estimated $3.4 billion in total reported losses.

Is China's Central Bank Gold-Buying Spree A Precursor for War? Part I of II

Since 2009, China has more than doubled its gold reserves. In wartime, particularly in wars perpetrated in violation of international law, the resulting international sanctions can force an invader state to rely on its gold reserves. Thus if a country is preparing to go to war and incur sanctions, it will ensure it has an ample reserve of gold.

Milei's Radical Approach to Overhauling Argentina's Fiscal Deficit

Javier Milei, the libertarian president of Argentina, is intensifying his efforts to reduce the nation's large budget deficit by focusing more on "chainsaw" expenditure cutbacks and "blender" austerity measures that reduce buying power and, he believes, curb out-of-control inflation.

Ethereum Fights Back Against SEC Security Label

According to a court document filed on Monday, for over a year, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been looking into whether or not Ethereum could be considered a security.

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Ex-Binance CEO Jailed, Industry Faces Regulatory Heat

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as CZ, expressed appreciation for the support from the crypto community following his sentencing to four months in U.S. prison for money laundering charges.

JPMorgan Predicts No Rate Cuts, Potentially Boosting Returns

JPMorgan Chase & Co. President Daniel Pinto suggested that the Federal Reserve might not cut interest rates at all this year due to persistently high inflation.

Should You Sell Your Bitcoin? Schiff Sounds Alarm on Crypto Winter

Through a series of tweets on the social media site X on Wednesday, economist and gold bug Peter Schiff shared his thoughts on bitcoin and the state of the US economy.

Bitcoin Investor Microstrategy Ups the Ante: Should You Invest in Crypto?

After the most recent acquisition, Microstrategy, "the world's first bitcoin development company" and a software intelligence company listed on the Nasdaq, said that it currently possesses 214,400 bitcoins.

Quantum Conundrum: Can Blockchains Find a User-Friendly Security Upgrade?

Johann Polecsak, co-founder of the QAN blockchain platform, contends that public blockchains like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana are still unprepared to adopt post-quantum cryptography without having a major impact on users, even as the possibility of quantum computers breaking current cybersecurity standards grows.

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