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Trump secures $70 B ICE funding after House passes Secure America Act
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (365+ words) The narrowly passed immigration enforcement package allocates billions to ICE and CBP through FY2029, but contains zero crypto provisions despite the administration's parallel push on digital asset policy. The House passed the Secure America Act on June 9 by a razor-thin 214-212 vote,…...
House of Representatives passes $70 B immigration enforcement bill
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (292+ words) The Secure America Act cleared Congress on a razor-thin 214-212 vote, allocating billions to ICE and Border Patrol through the end of Trump's term. The US House of Representatives passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement package on June 9, funding deportation and border…...
House passes $70 B budget package for immigration enforcement in razor-thin vote
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (337+ words) The Secure America Act cleared the House 214-212, sending roughly $70 billion to ICE and CBP through fiscal year 2029. The US House of Representatives passed the Secure America Act on June 9, allocating approximately $70 billion to immigration enforcement agencies in what turned out…...
Republicans in Congress monitor prediction markets as scrutiny rises
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (446+ words) Rep. Bryan Steil is drafting legislation to ban lawmakers and staff from betting on political outcomes, part of a broader wave of more than ten bills targeting prediction markets since January. The same party that largely let prediction markets flourish…...
Senate blocks FISA surveillance extension ahead of June 12 expiration, with crypto implications buried in the bill
3+ day, 26+ min ago (469+ words) Seven Republicans joined Democrats to kill a procedural vote 47-52, letting Section 702 spy powers lapse while a House-passed anti-CBDC provision rides along for the fall. The US Senate voted 47-52 on June 5 to block a procedural motion that would have extended Section…...
Senate Republicans push $70 B immigration bill, exposing party rifts
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (379+ words) Estefano Gomez is an editor at Crypto Briefing specializing in blockchain analysis, De Fi, and the intersection of crypto and digital art. He previously served as Editor in Chief at Interesante for over three years, where he covered blockchain technology,…...
Texas shifts Strategic Bitcoin Reserve from ETF to direct custody
1+ week, 4+ day ago (442+ words) The Lone Star State is ditching Black Rock's IBIT for direct on-chain Bitcoin ownership, hiring a custodian to build full state-level crypto infrastructure. Texas is moving its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve off the shelf and into a vault. The state issued…...
House Ethics Committee seeks info on misconduct after Swalwell, Gonzales resign
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (252+ words) Estefano Gomez is an editor at Crypto Briefing specializing in blockchain analysis, De Fi, and the intersection of crypto and digital art. He previously served as Editor in Chief at Interesante for over three years, where he covered blockchain technology,…...
Virginia GOP intensifies fight against redistricting amendment ahead of vote
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (244+ words) Virginia Republicans are intensifying their campaign against a proposed redistricting amendment, and the odds of the Virginia redistricting referendum passing on April 21 have dropped as GOP legal challenges increase uncertainty. The referendum, which could shift Virginia's congressional representation to a…...
Eric Swalwell resigns from Congress amid misconduct allegations
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (201+ words) Eric Swalwell has resigned from Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations, and the Polymarket contract "Eric Swalwell out as US Rep by May 31" sits at a definitive 100% YES, fully resolved. Swalwell's formal resignation and Governor Gavin Newsom's subsequent scheduling of a…...