Rising Energy Costs May Hit All Sectors Eventually

President Donald Trump has issued a waiver that suspends the enforcement of the Jones Act for 60 days. The Jones Act is a protectionist law that was meant to bolster the domestic shipbuilding industry by forbidding foreign ships from transporting goods between US ports. “President Trump’s decision to issue a 60-day Jones Act waiver is […]

DOJ Settles Surveillance Abuse Lawsuit With Former Trump Campaign Adviser Carter Page Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The Department of Justice told the U.S. Supreme Court on April 22 that it has settled a lawsuit filed by former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page over alleged surveillance abuses. Page had served as a foreign policy adviser to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. He sued several top federal law enforcement officials, alleging his constitutional rights were violated through illegal surveillance carried out under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as part of an...

Polymarket Unveils Exchange Overhaul, Native Stablecoin As US Expansion Looms Authored by Micah Zimmerman via Bitcoin Magazine, Bitcoin and crypto focused prediction market platform Polymarket is preparing its most significant infrastructure upgrade to date, rolling out a rebuilt trading system alongside a new native stablecoin designed to replace bridged collateral and streamline on-chain activity. The overhaul, described by the company as a “full exchange upgrade,” is expected to go live over the next several weeks and includes new smart contracts, an updated central limit order book (CLOB), and a proprietary collateral token called Polymarket USD. The token...