US sanctions more allies of Maduro over alleged post-election crackdown in Venezuela
The United States has imposed sanctions on an additional 21 allies of President Nicolás Maduro, accusing them of supporting ...
He Helped ‘Break’ the Bank of England. Now He May Run the U.S. Treasury.
Scott Bessent’s former colleagues and rivals see the prospective Treasury secretary as a thoughtful choice with a broad ...
Drug cartel reeling in huge profits with illegal fishing of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. says
The cartel allegedly uses fishing boats to smuggle drugs and migrants — and catch tons of red snapper, a commercially ...
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Recent CFIUS Activities Reflect Rising Scrutiny of Foreign Investments and Commitment to Enforcement
It has been a busy few weeks for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”), an interagency ...
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Gay MSNBC host admits Trump’s Treasury pick has him ‘conflicted’
MSNBC anchor Jonathan Capehart admitted he felt “conflicted” over one of President-elect Donald Trump’s latest Cabinet picks. Trump’s nominee to lead the Treasury Department is hedge fund […] ...
House passes bill that would allow Treasury to target nonprofits it deems to support terrorism
The U.S. House passed legislation that would give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status ...
Republican Bill To End The Department Of Education Introduced
A Republican congressman has introduced a bill to eliminate the Department of Education, which was one of President-Elect ...
Trump’s Tariff Message: I’m in Charge of the Economic Agenda
The president-elect’s market-friendly appointments to Treasury and other agencies brought relief to investors. The trade ...