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FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Ashley Hinson and Sen. Pete Ricketts are rolling out a bicameral bill with bipartisan support that would secure agriculture supply chains in the United States from vulnerabilities and potential Chinese Communist Party exploitation, Fox News Digital has learned.

The elected officials and top employee are as likely to talk about policy changes they want as they are about caring for the city. Sometimes more.

The S&P 500 dropped 2.7% to drag it close to 9% below its all-time high, which was set just last month.

The worry is that the whipsaw moves will either hurt the economy directly or create enough uncertainty to drive U.S. companies and consumers into an economy-freezing paralysis.

There is a strong correlation between Elon Musk, President Donald Trump, and crypto bros. So you could imagine the bros’ elation on Thursday when Trump announced a national “bitcoin reserve,” funded by bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies taken in federal government seizures. One wrinkle: Trump’s “crypto czar” (and Musk lackey) David Sacks wrote on X, “The Reserve will be capitalized with Bitcoin owned by the federal government that was forfeited as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings. This means it will not cost taxpayers a dime.”The expectation in crypto circles had seemingly been that the federal government would buy bitcoin to populate a national reserve, just like it buys oil for its petroleum reserves—which, thanks to the power of supply and demand, would raise the price of bitcoin (and other currencies). But announcing the government wouldn’t make additional purchases has led to a sharp drop in crypto prices. The proposal isn’t all bad for the bros. Sacks announced that the government would simply hold on to the seized coins, not sell. Take supply out of the market, and the demand side gets a boost; hence, prices are stabilized for crypto assets that have little to no inherent value. But that wasn’t enough to quell the fury from the crypto community. Treasury Secretary Scott BessentAs a result, the Trump administration is doing one of its patented walkbacks. “[Treasury Secretary Scott] Bessent, in an interview, said seized crypto assets would go into the reserve first ‘then we'll see what the way forward is for more acquisitions for the reserve,’” reported Reuters on Friday. But don’t worry, because, as Sacks noted in his X post linked above, “The Secretaries of Treasury and Commerce are authorized to develop budget-neutral strategies for acquiring additional bitcoin, provided that those strategies have no incremental costs on American taxpayers.”So you see, the reserve won’t cost taxpayers a dime, except they’re looking for “more acquisitions” that will certainly cost taxpayers a dime (and likely far more), but it will all be “budget neutral” and feature “no incremental costs” on taxpayers. I know bullshit market manipulation when I see it. Over at Reddit, the crypto subreddit, which is still smarting from the Trump and Melania Trump rugpulls (regular people getting screwed by worthless meme coins), has been vicious. Posts headlined “In your opinion, is crypto's primary purpose for this administration to just launder money from foreign entities?” and angry memes abound.And there’s one final dynamic at play—the original promise of crypto was a decentralized currency free from the manipulations of national governments. It’s a tech-libertarian utopia idea. And now you have bros cheering a government—the world’s largest economy, no less—actively meddling in the crypto market and making moves that clearly manipulate prices. The original “decentralized” fantasy may never have been realistic, but this crypto reserve makes an overt mockery of that dream. That has further divided the crypto community. Campaign Action

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Regulations and the strategic bitcoin reserve will likely be at the top of the agenda.

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Low, 41, who in 2009 was the youngest openly gay mayor in the country when he selected for the position while serving on the Campbell City Council, will lead the two organizations dedicated to training and electing the next generation of LGBTQ+ officials.

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Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. Democrats’ divided responses to President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress culminated with 10 of them in the House voting with Republicans on Thursday to censure Texas Democratic [...]The post At the Races: Censure and sensitivity appeared first on Roll Call.

Failed presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is expected to announce on Monday that he is launching a bid to replace Republican Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio, who cannot run again due to term limits. According to NBC News, which first reported the news, Ramaswamy will kick off a statewide announcement tour in Cincinnati this afternoon.Ramaswamy, a 39-year-old MAGA loyalist, has never held elected office but enters the race as the presumptive front-runner due to his connections with President Donald Trump—whom he endorsed after dropping out of the Republican presidential primary—and with Vice President JD Vance, whose staff will steer Ramaswamy’s campaign, as reported by NBC News. During his announcement, Ramaswamy is expected to share his platform, which includes cutting regulations and spending (similar to what his former friend Elon Musk is doing with the Department of Government Efficiency), implementing a merit-pay system for public school teachers, reshaping K-12 education, and phasing out the state’s income tax. Interestingly, Ramaswamy does not want the media or the voters in the state to draw comparisons between his plans for the governorship and what DOGE is doing—likely because both DOGE and Musk are widely unpopular.“There are a lot of people eager to make that analogy and characterization,” Ramaswamy told NBC News. “But I think I characterize my vision for Ohio expansively.” Elon MuskIt may be difficult to separate the two, though. After all, Trump originally tapped Ramaswamy to co-lead DOGE with Musk, but the unelected mega-billionaire reportedly pushed him out because they did not share the same vision for the initiative. According to The Washington Post, Ramaswamy wanted DOGE to act as a think tank to identify which government agencies could be cut without congressional approval, while Musk preferred a more heavy-handed approach that involved a “technology-first perspective.” Musk also wanted DOGE to operate within the government, and he got his way. Around that time, Ramaswamy also went on a social media rant alleging that American culture rewards mediocrity. And like Musk, he expressed support for H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers, which other MAGA acolytes, such as Steven Bannon, have called a “total scam.”“President Trump, Elon, and I had a great relationship but talked about exactly where each of us was going to drive maximum change for the country,” Ramaswamy told NBC News. “I believe that leading from the front here in Ohio and setting an example for the rest of the country and, frankly, even bringing some of the principles of efficiency and spending and deregulation to our state would be the way that I as a leader would be able to have the biggest impact.”Indeed, while Ramaswamy’s name recognition might currently place him at the top of the pack, his ties to DOGE and Musk could become a liability during the campaign. The Columbus Dispatch reported that approximately 56,000 Ohioans are employed by the federal government, and polling indicates that Americans are concerned about Musk’s cuts to programs like student and financial aid as well as Social Security payments. According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday, a majority of Americans (58%) expressed concern that these services could face delays. This could create an opportunity for Ohio Attorney General David Yost or Morgan County’s Heather Hill to surpass Ramaswamy in the GOP primary. Yost entered the race in January, citing a “groundswell” of support for the soon-to-be vacant position. The Republican primary could get even larger too. Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, a former Ohio State University football coach, isn’t ruling out a bid either.So far, former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton is the only Democrat in the race. What’s working in Ramaswamy’s favor is that even before his Monday announcement, Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Rick Scott of Florida pledged their support for his campaign. Plus, as NBC News noted, Ohio’s voters may like a sort of “outsider” candidate running to be the next head of state.Trump’s endorsement—or lack thereof—may shake up the race too. The president has not yet endorsed any of the Republicans running.Ramaswamy, for his part, has made it an open secret that he desires to be Ohio’s next governor (or do anything in government these days). He previously told The Columbus Dispatch he’d like to lead Ohio into “a state of excellence.” The outlet also reported that Ramaswamy has plans to speak at local Lincoln Day dinners across the state. “I don’t think a standard politician can get that job done. I do think it’s going to take somebody with fresh legs, a governor who is willing to drive real change,” he told NBC News. “I think that that’s going to require a leader for our moment that was a little different than a traditional politician, and that’s a big part of why I’m called into this race as well.”That said, the primary promises to be challenging, and Republicans have already expressed skepticism toward his bid. “He has wanted, over the last year, to be president, to have a Cabinet spot, to be co-leader of DOGE,” Yost told NBC News. “The governor of Ohio is not a consolation prize. ... My concern is that what he seems to do best is to quit.”Campaign Action

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Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith’s (D) decision to not run for reelection in 2026 is adding another headache for Democrats trying to win back control of the Senate in two years. Smith became the second Senate Democrat to announce their retirement in the past few weeks after Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) also decided against seeking another [...]

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WASHINGTON — The Department of Government Efficiency, run by President Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has gained access to sensitive Treasury data including Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems, according to two people familiar with the situation.

Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency have been granted access to a sensitive Treasury Department payment system containing personal data of millions of Americans receiving tax refunds, Medicare, Social Security and other payments from the federal government.How Did This $6 Trillion Agency Fall Under Musk’s Purview? According to the New York Times, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent approved the access late Friday, which coincided with the resignation of David Lebryk, a career Treasury official who clashed with DOGE over the system. The Bureau of Fiscal Service, normally run by civil servants, processes over $6 trillion annually.Democrats Are FuriousSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee sent a letter on Monday to Bessent demanding answers, calling Musk's "meddling” with a system that processes trillions in transactions "extraordinarily dangerous.""I am alarmed that as one of your first acts as Secretary, you appear to have handed over a ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

News comes after departure of Treasury's acting Deputy Secretary David Lebryk after more than 30 years of service.

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