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The U.S. labor market moved little in January, with payrolls falling below expectations, according to a Wednesday report from payroll processing firm ADP.Private companies added just 22,000 jobs that month, a figure that would have been negative were it not for a 74,000-job surge in the education and health services sectors. The total was lower than the $37,000 increase that had been revised downward in December, and also below the Dow Jones consensus estimate of a $45,000 increase.The report starts 2026 in essentially the same situation as 2025 ended. That would do little to allay concerns among Fed policymakers that…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analyzes and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to Morning Minutes on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Major cryptocurrencies hit new regional lows and then rebound. BTC -3% at $76,000 Vitalik says original L2 vision no longer makes sense after long X post Y Combinator announces team will receive $500,000 in USDC funding this spring Circle announces $30,000 hackathon for AI agents only Standard Chartered announces 2030 SOL price target of $2,000 based on micropayments dominance 🏛️ Sen. Murphy accuses President Trump of…

The United States no longer has a foothold in the digital asset space. President Donald Trump’s administration has made clear that it wants the United States to become the undisputed leader in crypto innovation, financial infrastructure, and blockchain-enabled systems. The executive order on digital financial technology, issued within days of taking office in 2025, was a blueprint, not a signal.The GENIUS Act backed stablecoins and issued a national cryptocurrency reserve. The crackdown slowed, special forces emerged, and pressure on major exchanges eased.Ambition is not the problem. The question is what that ambition misses.It overlooks the asymmetry between the introduction of…

IE11 is not supported. For the best experience, please visit our site in a different browser.Nebraska man arrested in Florida Roblox kidnapping case01:20Baby Asian elephant born at National Zoo00:24President Trump repeatedly calls for nationalization of voting01:38Renee Good’s brother testifies before Congress01:36Currently playingAI bots communicate through new social networking sites02:00to the nextElon Musk summoned for questioning after X Office attack00:26US military shoots down Iranian drone01:06Shohei Ohtani: Being a member of the Dodgers is ‘very exciting’00:22Ohtani says third consecutive victory is “very great”00:53President Trump says he will call Savannah Guthrie about her mother00:17Florida residents rescue frozen iguana from cold snap00:41Tourists flock to…

MILAN — It was the day to determine the best player in U.S. women’s hockey, and Rory Gilday was cautiously confident despite being cut from the team a year ago.Still, Ms. Gilday did not tell anyone, including her parents, that national team director Katie Million was planning to call her (and all remaining potential athletes individually) to reveal the Olympic roster.“I felt like I played well and I felt like I showed what I needed to show,” Gilday said. “From then on, what happened is what happened.”Follow us for live updatesOn that day, about a month ago, Guild Day answered…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news editorials. In the early 16th century, a German named Ambrosius Ehinger marched deep into the interior of Venezuela, driven by a singular obsession: El Dorado. An unimaginable city of gold. It was ruled by a man who was said to cover himself with dusty metal. The legend consumed an empire. Ehinger’s expedition, like many others, ended in death, but the myth survived, reshaping maps, alliances, and colonial ambitions for centuries. summary Venezuela turns crypto into geopolitics. Whether the…

President Donald Trump welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017.Alex Brandon | APUS President Donald Trump’s announcement on Monday that he had agreed a trade deal with India, which follows Europe’s own trade deal with New Delhi, shows Washington has no intention of losing out to global competitors. The US deal comes as global trading partners such as the European Union and India, China and Canada have signed their own trade deals since the new year, appearing to ostracize the US, which has been active in imposing punitive tariffs on trading…

WASHINGTON – Tulsi Gabbard on Monday defended her participation in the FBI’s raid on an election center in Fulton County, Georgia, which has raised questions about her involvement as director of national intelligence.In a letter to Democratic leaders on both House and Senate intelligence committees, Gabbard said she was at the center last week to uphold U.S. law and her responsibilities as the country’s top intelligence official.Gabbard stood by her decision not to brief lawmakers on potential threats to election security ahead of her trip to Georgia, saying she would not “irresponsibly share an incomplete assessment.”“Once we complete our intelligence…

Trump ally Ed Martin is ending his role as the Justice Department’s “use of arms” czar investigating prosecutors who launched past investigations into President Donald Trump and his allies, two people familiar with the discussions told NBC News. When asked if Martin is still serving in that capacity, a Justice Department spokesperson told NBC News that Martin continues to serve in other capacities as a pardon attorney.”President Trump has appointed Ed Martin as his pardon attorney, and Ed continues to do an excellent job in that role,” the spokesperson said. Mr. Martin was named to lead the Weaponization Task Force…

The U.S. Department of Labor Headquarters Building photographed at dusk on June 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. J. David Ake | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe Bureau of Labor Statistics will not release its January jobs report as scheduled on Friday due to the partial government shutdown, a department spokesperson confirmed Monday.“The January 2026 employment status announcement will not be released as scheduled on Friday, February 6, 2026. The announcement will be rescheduled after federal funding resumes,” BLS Vice Chair Emily Liddell said in a statement.The station was also just catching up from the incident, having had to postpone…