XRP Surges as Wider Crypto Market Remains Flat. Why is it Up Today?

The price of the native token of the XRP Ledger is up more than 6% over the last 24-hour period while most other major cryptocurrencies are relatively flat, with bitcoin…

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Attorney-general pick Pam Bondi refuses to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 election – US politics live

Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Under questioning from Democratic ranking member Dick Durbin, attorney general nominee Pam Bondi dodged when asked if she…

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Hegseth confronts allegations of misconduct as senators grill Trump’s choice for Pentagon chief

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed Tuesday to foster a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon and confronted allegations of sexual assault and excessive…

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Democrats disappoint yet again at Hegseth confirmation hearing

If Senate Democrats’ uncoordinated performance at Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing on Tuesday is a sign of things to come, Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks can breathe easy….

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Severance Season 2 Review: Apple TV+ Thriller Goes Deeper, Darker and Wilder — and What’s with All Those Baby Goats?

Adam Scott as an employee who thinks his company is full of hot air. Photo: Apple TV+ If you’re a fan of Severance, the Apple TV+ dystopian corporate fantasy series,…

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Analysis: Why Pete Hegseth is a perfect fit to be Trump’s Pentagon chief | CNN Politics

CNN —  Pete Hegseth could hardly be more suited to be Donald Trump’s secretary of Defense – even though he’d surely be deemed unqualified by any conventional president. The former Fox…

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Trump nominees Pam Bondi, Marco Rubio and more face Senate grilling today

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, warned that Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Justice, will lead an agency “infected” with politicized decision-making and in need of reform. Grassley…

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US politicians get in heated row over trans rights: ‘If you want to take it outside…’

A heated exchange kicked off between two US representatives at a House Oversight Committee meeting, with one asking the other if she wanted to “take it outside”. Nancy Mace and…

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Nightly Pulse: NBA news & highlights from Jan. 14

Thunder 118, 76ers 102 (Final) Cavaliers 127, Pacers 117 (Final) Suns 117, Hawks 122 (Final) Kings 115, Bucks 130 (Final) Pelicans 119, Bulls 113 (Final) Nuggets 118, Mavericks 99 (Final)…

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How one of Trump’s most controversial allies became one of his safest Cabinet picks

Pam Bondi is on track for an unexpectedly smooth Senate confirmation as attorney general, with even some Senate Democrats coming around to a lawyer who once helped Donald Trump try…

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