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Bitcoin rose to over $120,000 on Monday, breaking the cryptocurrency’s all-time high as Congress considers several pieces of pro-crypto legislation. The digital currency peaked at around $122,600 mid-afternoon Monday before declining to around $116,
The Freedom Caucus does not seem interested in piecemeal negotiations with congressional leadership.
The fate of long-awaited cryptocurrency legislation in Congress was cast into doubt Tuesday, as a procedural vote to consider the measures was shot down by lawmakers.
Colleges and universities will also take a hit, as will taxpayers who depend on Medicaid, food assistance and owe money on their student loans.
The chamber passed by unanimous consent S. 283, the “Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act,” from Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas), which would have agencies develop a system of determining the origins of caught fish.
Speaker Mike Johnson is putting pressure on Senate Republicans to pass President Donald Trump’s rescissions package. Johnson told reporters Monday
The book ban bill vetoed by Gov. Kelly Ayotte would have allowed parents to request books, films, and other items that depicted nudity and sexual contact to be removed from their child's school.
Rep. John Joyce said moving the office to Pittsburgh would “ensure that the Department of Energy’s employees are invested in the communities their work directly impacts.”
White House budget chief Russ Vought told reporters Tuesday that PEPFAR, a Bush-era HIV program, would be spared from $9.4 billion in DOGE-inspired cuts.
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the Dignity Act, a new bipartisan legislation she co-sponsored with Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) that would allow some undocumented immigrants to apply for legal status.