Secretary of State Marco Rubio was set to meet with Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday, an audience that follows President Donald Trump’s criticism of the first American pontiff over the Iran war.
The release of a mandatory financial disclosure for 2025 shows that the Trump family’s holdings, particularly the president’s crypto businesses, were stunningly lucrative.
President Trump has discussed resuming full-scale war with Iran, but is opting to stay the course with diplomacy for now.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to stop a lower court’s order blocking President Trump from removing a leading Library of Congress official on Tuesday. The announcement came in the high court’s latest order list, in which the justices denied the Trump administration’s application to stay (“pause”) a September ruling by a three-judge panel on the […]
The recent SCOTUS case greatly increased the power of the executive branch
President made more than $1bn from crypto businesses last year while federal government oversaw regulation. Plus, giant seal causes havoc in Tasmania – but locals love himDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump has raked in more than $1bn from his crypto businesses since returning to the White House, according to financial disclosures, making him substantially richer and ringing alarm bells over a conflict of interest.Where else is Trump getting money from? The US president made millions last year from selling Trump-branded bibles, sneakers and other small items in another unprecedented move for the presidency. In the Trump-branded watches category alone, the president earned $4.7m. Trump also racked up tens of millions from fees and licensing deals in a flurry of new hotel, resort and condo deals overseas. Many of those countries were at the same time negotiating with the US over tariffs, military aid and other important matters. Continue reading...
The annual report also includes $80 million in income from settlements tied to his lawsuits against companies like ABC, CBS, Meta and YouTube.
The clerics wrote that the call for their assassinations that avenging the death of supreme leader Ali Khamenei was of “paramount” importance.