Trump’s blessing of Nvidia AI chip sales to China gets a chilly reception from GOP

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President Donald Trump’s decision to let U.S. tech giant Nvidia sell more advanced semiconductors to China is getting pushback from some Republicans wary of giving Beijing an edge in the global race to AI dominance. The agreement, which Trump announced in a Truth Social post Monday evening, would allow Nvidia to sell its H200 artificial […]


CNN’s Kasie Hunt interview with GOP rep ends abruptly — claiming she had planned to ask about Jeffrey Epstein

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CNN anchor Kasie Hunt’s interview with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) was abruptly cut off Tuesday — at which point she claimed she had planned to ask him about convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein and alleged “preferential treatment” for his former associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. Burchett appeared on Hunt’s show “The Arena” to discuss corruption in Washington […]


Trump’s TikTok deal still worries GOP China hawks — but here’s why they’ll go along

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GOP China hawks are expected to reluctantly support President Trump’s efforts to save TikTok from going dark in the US – despite lingering concerns about US security, On The Money has learned. Key Republicans were briefed earlier this week about the president’s new US-controlled company that will house the wildly popular and controversial short-video app […]


GOP Sen. Tom Cotton questions new Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan over alleged ties to Chinese military

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A top Republican senator demanded new Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan reveal if he has any ties to China’s Communist Party and military – citing national security concerns. In a letter sent Wednesday to Intel Chairman Frank Leary, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote that he is concerned “about the security and integrity of Intel’s operations and […]


Trump is already playing with fire with his tariff plan, adding a tax hike could mean GOP civil war

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Donald Trump was already playing with economic fire with his tariff plan, something that is all but certain to stoke some degree of inflation, and slow the economy at least in the short term.  So why would he threaten to throw gasoline on the blaze over his weird flirtation with a millionaire’s tax, something that […]


Crypto, Trump, GOP leadershipo gang up on FDIC over debanking

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A US Postal Service worker outside a Signature Bank branch in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley wants everyone to know what happened to his crypto company in 2023 during the Biden administration. “Our story is pretty […]


Meta picks former GOP staffer as policy chief before Trump inauguration

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Facebook vice president of global public policy Joel Kaplan and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg leave the Elysee Presidential Palace after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on May 23, 2018 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images Facebook parent Meta is replacing its president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, with Joel Kaplan, the company’s […]


House Democrats say GOP caved to Elon Musk, protecting China interests

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Elon Musk walks on Capitol Hill on the day of a meeting with Senate Republican Leader-elect John Thune (R-SD), in Washington, U.S. December 5, 2024.  Benoit Tessier | Reuters House Democrats Jim McGovern of Massachusetts and Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut say their Republican colleagues in Congress caved to the demands of Elon Musk, sinking a […]


Blue state regulators could hike price at pump just days after election, GOP lawmakers warn

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Californians already paying the highest gas prices in the country could have another tax hike headed their way, if proposed changes to the state’s low carbon fuel standard are adopted. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) — which consists of board members appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democrat-controlled legislature — is scheduled to vote just days after […]