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By Marc Levy, Associated PressHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump’s Bitcoin-minded administration and increased lobbying efforts in state legislatures are leading to states becoming more open to cryptocurrencies, including public pension funds and Treasury departments. may begin to purchase virtual currency.Proponents of this uniquely volatile commodity argue that, like gold, it is a valuable hedge against inflation.Many Bitcoin enthusiasts and investors believe that government-backed currencies tend to decline in value, and that increased government purchases would stabilize future price movements, increasing Bitcoin’s legitimacy and increasing its already rising value. That’s going to push up prices right away.But the risks…
issued January 17thYou may have heard that a new president will be sworn in on Monday.Reportedly, Donald Trump will have the billionaire founding father of our inspiring oligarchy on his side. This includes Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg, who rebranded himself by cutting baby bangs and wearing a chain last seen on a Zales truck. As part of this macho makeover, which included a refusal to fact-check and a green light for hate speech, the meta overlords declared that corporate America should return to a more “masculine” energy.“I think a lot of the corporate world is pretty emasculated…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Solving the illegal immigration crisis is a priority for both President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. A special session on this issue is scheduled to be held within a week, on January 27th. Florida officials react to Trump’s inauguration Mr. DeSantis announced a special legislative proposal on immigration that includes law enforcement compliance, criminal penalties for illegal immigration, education and voting reforms, and the appointment of a state immigration official. In addition, several bills have already been introduced for both the upcoming special session and the spring session. After taking the oath of office,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted unanimously Monday to swiftly confirm Marco Rubio as secretary of state and appoint President Donald Trump as the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day. Rubio, a Republican senator from Florida, was the least controversial of President Trump’s nominees, with the vote being decisive 99-0. Another CIA director, John Ratcliffe, is expected to be voted on as early as Tuesday. Actions against others could come later in the week, including the nomination of former military veteran and Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense. “Marco Rubio is a very…
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s surprise pledge to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of the United States” and his other renaming proposals will take more than a stroke of the president’s pen to come to fruition. Above.During a wide-ranging press conference at a Florida resort this month, the president-elect said renaming the body of water that borders five southern states was “appropriate.” He even appeared to use the potential name change to pressure Mexican authorities to take further steps to curb the flow of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S. border.”We’re going to change the name of the Gulf of…
Florida Tampa (WFLA) – Many Republican members of the Florida Congress visited the capital for the inauguration event. A member of the Diet, a member of the Senator Rick Scott, has posted a video statement to X celebrating President Donald Trump. “I’m excited to celebrate the inauguration ceremony of a good friend,” said Scott. Florida’s U.S. Senator also reconfirmed his determination to support Marco Rubio, President’s Secretary of State, who calls Florida, and Pam Bondy, a candidate for his Justice. “I’m going to fight every day to approve the candidate for ministers as a U.S. Senate,” Scott said Scott. Scott…
Mr. Trump broke with more than a century and a half of tradition by inviting a wide range of national leaders and politicians to his inauguration.President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on January 20 will be the first to be attended by a foreign leader.President Trump broke with a more than 150-year tradition of inviting a wide range of national leaders and politicians to his inauguration, making it a historic occasion not only for Trump but also for his guests.No foreign head of state has attended a U.S. presidential inauguration since at least 1874, when the State Department began keeping such…
Florida simply isn’t big enough. As part of a growing empire, we need bigger space.diane robertsPeople, especially Canadians, keep coming here, filling the aisles of Publix, ostentatiously ordering Molson beer at the bar, and boasting that they won’t have to worry about going broke with medical bills.Related: Radioactively contaminated roads in Florida? Yes, really.Canada owes us a great deal, so it makes sense that they would cede territory to us. We call it “North Florida” (not “North Florida,” which is weird, as everyone knows).Why not? Canada just sits there politely and does nothing.Politeness is a security risk.Also, Canadians have oil…
Eager viewers of the ceremony swearing Donald Trump in as the 47th president quickly noticed that his left hand was not resting on the Bible held by his wife, Melania Trump.Trump was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts at noon on Monday, January 20th.➤ Inauguration Day Live Updates: Donald Trump takes oath of office, returns for second term➤ Live updates: Florida moments from President Trump’s inaugurationTrump became the second president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms. The only other presidents were Grover Cleveland in 1885 and 1893.Trump took the oath of office without touching the…
The four years between President Donald Trump’s first and second terms were marked by extraordinary political change in Florida.In January 2021, President Joe Biden entered the White House with Florida ostensibly still on the map of battleground states. Republicans held power in Tallahassee with simple majorities in the state House and Senate.Republican state officials have been openly hostile to President Biden, confronting the federal government over immigration policy, health care, the coronavirus vaccine and many other issues.Voters supported the state’s conservative direction but disapproved of the Democratic Party’s vision for the country. By 2024, Florida will have a Republican supermajority…