Speaker Johnson Cancels Thursday House Session, Pushing Hegseth Impeachment Vote Until After Midterms

Stablecoin Proposal Still 'Falls Short' Of Protecting Bank Deposits: US Banks Say Authored by Brayden Lindrea via CoinTelegraph,.com, America’s largest banking groups said they remain dissatisfied with the CLARITY Act’s newly proposed language on stablecoin yield, arguing that it fails to protect bank deposits. In a statement Monday, the bankers acknowledged that US Senators Thom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks are “seeking to achieve the correct policy goal” in prohibiting stablecoin yield but noted that the CLARITY Act’s “proposed language” currently “falls short of that goal.” “It is imperative that Congress get this right,” the American...

Democrats Are Worried The GOP's Cash Advantage Could Hurt Their Chances In The Midterms The Democratic Party heads into the midterms with generic congressional ballot polling and historical precedent on its side. It is nevertheless worried that the majorities it so desperately wants could still slip away. Politico reported this week that Democratic strategists increasingly fear their favorable political environment could be overwhelmed by a Republican cash stockpile that dwarfs their own. Federal Election Commission filings through the end of June show the three main GOP national committees and their affiliated congressional...

As Lebanon comes under growing attack by Israel, tens of thousands of Syrian refugees who had fled to Lebanon are finding themselves scrambling to return home. The Islamist government in Syria has reported some 40,000 people have crossed back in from Lebanon in recent days. At the same time this is going on, Syria is […]