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Virginia redistricting vote erased by state court
Virginia redistricting referendum was struck down 4-3 by the state Supreme Court on May 8, with Democrats immediately…
Tennessee Republicans erase last Black majority district
Tennessee Republicans have erased the state’s last Black majority congressional district, splitting Memphis into three GOP-leaning seats. Tennessee…
April jobs report beats forecasts at 115,000
The US April jobs report showed 115,000 positions added in April, nearly doubling the consensus forecast of 62,000.…
Next week’s CLARITY Act markup could fall apart over Trump family crypto ethics fight
The CLARITY Act is finally moving toward a long-awaited Senate Banking Committee markup next week, but its path…
Iran launches Hormuz attack on US Navy destroyers
Iran launched a Hormuz attack against three US Navy destroyers on May 7, with all missiles and drones…
Banking lobby attempts to kill Clarity Act’s stablecoin progress as markup is scheduled for next week
US banks are mounting an aggressive lobbying effort to stall the CLARITY Act, even as key US lawmakers…
Crypto PAC hits Indiana with $514K spend for Rep. James Baird
Defend American Jobs, a crypto-backed PAC linked to Fairshake, has spent more than $500,000 to support a Republican…
Bitcoin rally breaks from US stock market as mixed macro data creates bullish setup for BTC
Bitcoin’s move above $80,000 is testing whether its latest break from the S&P 500 reflects a real macro…
CLARITY Act markup could come next week after stablecoin deal breakthrough
The CLARITY Act is moving toward its next procedural test after Senate negotiators released compromise language on stablecoin…
A Tether-linked billionaire poured £22M into UK politics – Now new donation rules may close the door
Christopher Harborne is British-born, Cambridge-educated, and has lived in Thailand since 1996. He goes by the Thai name…
