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Since the day Donald Trump supporters rampaged through the Capitol in 2021, legal scholars have pondered whether a post-Civil War clause in the Constitution that disqualifies insurrectionists from public office can prevent him from ever reclaiming the presidency. As polls show Trump surging toward another Republican presidential nomination, the question of his eligibility under the 14th Amendment is no longer merely academic. A left-leaning legal watchdog on Wednesday filed suit in Denver demanding that Trump be excluded from Colorado’s primary ballot, the first of an expected barrage of challenges, petitions and lawsuits seeking to disqualify the former president across the electoral map.

By David Lawder

14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists holding public office. He although followed his statement with a grim reply “My sense is it’s probably going to get resolved in the courts," and contended that instead of Donald Trump, Democrats should concentrate on winning the 2024 US Presidential Elections.

The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has acquired a regulatory license that enables it to process cryptocurrency payments in the US.

Rhode Island’s regulators have granted X (Twitter) a currency transmitter license marking a step forward for the company’s foray into the financial services sector. 

(Reuters) — Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces a tangled calendar in the year ahead as he seeks the 2024 Republican nomination while trying to fend off four criminal and three civil trials, some related to his attempts to overturn his 2020 loss.

leadership banned him from the platform, a move Musk undid in November. Trump tweeted a photo of his mug shot taken in connection with the case against him in Fulton County, Ga., and the phrases: “ELECTION INTERFERENCE" and “NEVER SURRENDER!" The post included a fundraising link.

A French company that has been blamed for contaminating drinking water in some New Hampshire communities with a group of chemicals known as PFAS says it plans to close its plant there and will work with the state on an ongoing environmental investigation

The final lineup for the first Republican presidential primary debate, slated for Aug. 23 in Milwaukee, has been announced. Nine of the twelve candidates have qualified to make the the stage.

By Gram Slattery

Fitch’s recent downgrade of U.S. public debt, dropping it one notch below “AAA,” is good reason to examine the relationship between U.S. debt and the dollar’s future as a reserve currency. The greenback is just the latest in a series of preferred currencies that have been used for foreign exchange reserves and to denominate other assets. But reserve currencies, unlike diamonds, aren’t necessarily forever, and that affects their issuers’ capacity to manage their public debt.

The White House held its first-ever cybersecurity “summit” on the ransomware attacks plaguing U.S. schools

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has once again proved his support for Bitcoin, taking an oath that he would end the Biden-led administration’s “war on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency” when elected President.

The 2024 hopeful's remarks will spotlight the unveiling of «Declaration of Economic Independence.»

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis pushed a platform based partly on “economic independence" in his 2024 presidential campaign, specifically calling out policy on digital currencies. 

Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis is taking aim at China with a 10-point economic plan he's calling a “Declaration of Economic Independence.”

By Gram Slattery

By Gram Slattery

New Hampshire this Saturday, leading to the issuance of a severe thunderstorm warning in parts of Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, and Strafford counties. The warning was in effect till 3:15 pm local time, amidst another hot and humid day in the southern half of the state, where a severe thunderstorm watch was in place until 9 pm. Storms began developing early in the afternoon, and there were possibilities of more intense ones later in the day.

Marilyn Manson will plead no contest to blowing his nose on a videographer at a 2019 concert in New Hampshire, according to a filing by his attorney. The rocker, whose legal name is Brian Warner, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of simple assault stemming from the encounter at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford on Aug. 19, 2019. A notice of intent filed Monday says that Manson is expected to plead no contest to only one charge, and that prosecutors would dismiss the other in the fully negotiated plea. A no contest plea means Manson will not contest the charge and does not admit guilt. Manson would face a sentence of a $,1,200 fine with part of it suspended and 20 hours of community service within six months. Manson also would need to remain arrest-free and notify local police of any New Hampshire performances for two years. A judge would have to accept the plea, which is expected to be entered Thursday in Belknap County Superior Court. That's in place of a final pretrial hearing that was scheduled in advance of his planned Aug. 7 trial.

Ripple may be holding its breath a bit longer after a United States District Judge refused to rule on if the secondary sale of LBRY Credits (LBC) constitutes a security.