Questions swirl over UAE currency swap

The United Arab Emirates’ request for a US currency swap akin to Argentina’s has a math problem, experts tell Semafor.
Scott Bessent Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

Trump opens door to alternative Fed renovation probe

Asked by Semafor Thursday if someone outside the Justice Department could get the answers he sought, the president said they could.
Donald TrumpKylie Cooper/Reuters

‘Awkward’ Louisiana Senate race divides Republicans

Bill Cassidy isn’t getting a lot of help from party heavyweights as he faces a Trump primary challenger.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

Trump says he’s ‘looking’ at buying Spirit Airlines

It’s not clear where the US government funds would come from to acquire the budget carrier
US President Donald TrumpKylie Cooper/Reuters
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Progressives skeptical of tech billionaires’ UBI support

Tech billionaires like Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman have recently embraced universal basic income.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Liesa Johannssen/Reuters

Questions swirl over UAE currency swap

The United Arab Emirates’ request for a US currency swap akin to Argentina’s has a math problem, experts tell Semafor.
Scott Bessent Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

Trump opens door to alternative Fed renovation probe

Asked by Semafor Thursday if someone outside the Justice Department could get the answers he sought, the president said they could.
Donald TrumpKylie Cooper/Reuters

‘Awkward’ Louisiana Senate race divides Republicans

Bill Cassidy isn’t getting a lot of help from party heavyweights as he faces a Trump primary challenger.

Trump says he’s ‘looking’ at buying Spirit Airlines

It’s not clear where the US government funds would come from to acquire the budget carrier

Commerce Department’s top lawyer departs

Pierre Gentin is headed back to the private sector.

Iran war hits US economic confidence: Gallup

Americans have grown more pessimistic about the US economy in the weeks since the US-Israel war with Iran began, underscoring a key challenge for the White House.

Florida redistricting push divides Republicans

Florida might redraw its congressional maps to add red seats after Virginia approved a gerrymandered map favoring Democrats.

Republicans want Trump to move on Cabinet vacancies

Senators are urging the president to nominate officials to permanently fill attorney general, labor posts — before it’s too late.

‘Baffling’: Trump’s podcaster problem runs deep

Trump may have eased his spat with Joe Rogan, but other podcasters who backed him in 2024 are angry over Iran.

‘Be realistic’: Republicans feud over immigration — again

The bipartisan Dignity Act is the latest twist in a long GOP battle over how to address immigration reform.
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