Author: Leslie Stewart

R-FLA Rep. Byron Donald defended tech billionaire Elon Musk at City Hall Monday night, where he grilled about the Department of Government Efficiency’s cost-cutting measures and the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate approaches to the Israeli-Hamas war.Donald, a member of the House Oversight Committee, was forced at one point to what the Republican-led panel was doing to help the administration dramatically reshape the federal government and dramatically reshape spending and ensure oversight for Musk and Doge.”If you’re trying to talk about what surveillance is doing, then the Doge Division, which is actually a doge committee, needs to actually get the…

President Donald Trump’s Inaugural Committee raised $239 million, according to a new funding report backed by a million-dollar contributions from major companies and executives.The massive haul is more than twice the $109 million raised at his first inauguration in 2017 (a record so far). Among those who wrote the massive checks were those who were tapped by Trump to become government officials, especially those in the oil, financial, technology and transportation sectors, as well as prominent businesses (and their leaders) in front of the administration. Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., a leading poultry producer, has donated more than any other individual or…

Opinion: Dominique Schventer, Chief Operating Officer of RiskThe United States is in the middle of the crypto boom. The approval of funds traded on exchanges has opened the door to institutional adoption, increased liquidity, and regulatory clarity is beginning to take shape under more encrypted administration. Applications from the Securities and Exchange Commission, which referencing blockchain, reached an all-time high in February 2025, changing the wider range of how serious technology is taking it at its highest level.This momentum is good for the industry. The US-based crypto company has spent nearly a decade buildings through regulatory uncertainty and deserves the…

Cambridge, Massachusetts — Boston traffic police were investigating a shooting on Harvard University’s subway platform on Sunday, so the school urged students and staff to issue shelter orders.Authorities temporarily rerouted passengers in parts of the city’s subway system and closed the bus as officers from various departments searched for suspects.A preliminary investigation shows that Massachusetts Bai Transit Bureau’s Transit Police Chief Richard Sullivan said in an email that a gun-armed man fired four to five rounds on a “targeted individual” on a platform southbound on Harvard Square. The suspect then fled the station.There is no evidence that targeted people or…

Business owners and CEOs already stock up, while some American shoppers are buying big ticket items in anticipation of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Sudden shopping could lead to “artificially high” levels of economic activity, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, President Austan Ghoolsby, said.”That pre-buy like that is probably even more pronounced in terms of business,” Ghoulsby told CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, adding, “We’ve heard a lot about building an up-front inventory that lasts for 60 or 90 days if there was more uncertainty.”Companies that stock up on inventory and accelerate consumers’ decisions – Purchase apple For example, instead…

President Donald Trump has registered the worst economic approvals of a president’s career amid a wide range of complaints about tariffs, inflation and handling government spending, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey.The survey believes that the economic optimism boost that comes with Trump’s reelection has faded, and the economy will worsen more than ever since 2023, and is surged towards pessimism about the stock market.A survey of 1,000 Americans nationwide confirmed 44% of Trump’s presidency handling, with 51% slightly better than CNBC’s final reading when the president resigned in 2020.Trump’s Republican base remains firmly behind him, but Democrats…

Florida State University leadership changed course Saturday for its proposed return to campus on Monday when students claimed shortly after gunmen fired fire near the Student Union on Thursday.On Saturday morning, the first announcement by university president Richard McCullough acknowledged the upheavals felt by the university community.”After the tragedy that took place on April 17th, our hearts are heavy. We are grieving with family and friends who have lost a loved one,” the email said. “This has shaken us all. I want you to know. We are here for you. Classes and business operations will resume on Monday, April 21st.”…

Utah has rolled out the red carpet for one of America’s most exploitative industries.In the decline time of the legal session, Utah gave free governance to the unregulated, environmentally destructive crypto industry, along with the passage of amendments to HB230, blockchain and digital innovation. The newly passed law encloses what is called “correct,” implements crypto, independent digital assets, blockchain nodes, and bets tokens with minimal interference or surveillance.Don’t make mistakes – this is not an innovation. It hurts all Yutans who pays the electricity bill and cares about clean air and water, or believe that public funds should serve the…

President Donald Trump has registered the worst economic approvals of a president’s career amid a wide range of complaints about tariffs, inflation and handling government spending, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey.The survey believes that the economic optimism boost that comes with Trump’s reelection has faded, and the economy will worsen more than ever since 2023, and is surged towards pessimism about the stock market.A survey of 1,000 Americans nationwide confirmed 44% of Trump’s presidency handling, with 51% slightly better than CNBC’s final reading when the president resigned in 2020.Trump’s Republican base remains firmly behind him, but Democrats…

Authorities say a small plane crashed into the Nebraska River Friday night, killing all three passengers.The plane crashed into the Platte River south of Fremont or south of Fremont, about 40 miles northwest of Omaha, according to a statement from the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office. The bodies of the three resident were recovered from the plane but have not yet been publicly identified, the sheriff’s office said.Authorities added that the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are taking over the investigation.NTSB spokesman Jennifer Gabris said in a statement that NTSB investigators are expected to arrive at the…