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Money stored in payment apps such as Venmo may be more vulnerable than bank deposits, CFPB says

WASHINGTON — Money held in nonbank, peer-to-peer payment apps is not guaranteed for federal deposit insurance protection, which makes the…

Pentagon awards SpaceX with Ukraine contract for Starlink satellite internet

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Thursday it has agreed to purchase Starlink satellite internet terminals from Elon Musk’s SpaceX for use in…

Senate passes bill to raise debt ceiling, preventing first-ever U.S. default

WASHINGTON — The Senate late Thursday passed a House-approved bill to raise the debt ceiling and cap government spending for…

Trump was recorded acknowledging he kept classified doc after leaving White House

Follow our live coverage of Donald Trump’s indictment in the classified documents case. A recording of former President Donald Trump shows him…

Meet David Sacks, the friend of Elon Musk who could play kingmaker for Ron DeSantis

Venture capitalist and early PayPal executive David Sacks had a bundle of cash to deploy early in the 2022 midterm…

Moscow does not have a ‘veto against NATO enlargement,’ NATO’s Stoltenberg says

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that all NATO allies agree that Russia cannot prevent Ukraine’s eventual membership in the…

As South Carolina governor signs new law, abortion restrictions strain providers in U.S. South

A wave of newly approved abortion restrictions in the Southeastern United States has sent providers scrambling to reconfigure their services…

JPMorgan Chase says Jeffrey Epstein paid tuition for kids of U.S. Virgin Islands governor

Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid school tuition for the children of then-governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, whose wife made…

DeSantis doesn’t rule out pardoning Trump, Jan. 6 defendants if elected president

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he would make it a “day one” priority as president to issue pardons for…

House Democrats reintroduce bill targeting stock buybacks

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Thursday reintroduced a bill that would ban open-market stock buybacks, weeks after the Securities and…