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- Bessent: Unlikely Supreme Court will overrule tariffs, Trump's 'signature economic policy' - Bessent's comments come one day after Trump said he would impose new tariffs on some European goods until a deal is struck for the U.S. to acquire Greenland.
- 'Unacceptable': European leaders hit back at Trump's Greenland tariffs threat - European leaders said U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose fresh tariffs on them if they oppose his attempts to buy Greenland was "unacceptable."
- Trump threatens to sue JPMorgan Chase for 'debanking' him - President Trump threatened to sue JPMorgan for allegedly "debanking" him following the Jan. 6 insurrection in 2021.
- Trump: NATO members to face tariffs increasing to 25% until a Greenland purchase deal is struck - Trump recently hinted that he may pursue a tariff strategy on Greenland similar to the one he used to force foreign countries to change their drug prices.
- Led by Texas, New Hampshire, U.S. states race to prove they can put bitcoin on public balance sheet - Many U.S. states are planning bitcoin strategic reserves, and other forms of crypto financing, showing budgets are buying into the digital assets trend.
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- Education Department to delay collections on defaulted student loans - The Education Department has announced it will delay the implementation of wage garnishment and other collections efforts for defaulted student loans.
- Kevin Hassett pivots to possible ‘Trump cards’ amid credit card battle with banks - Trump called for banks to cap credit card interest rates at 10%, an idea that has been roundly rejected by industry executives and their lobbyists this week.
- Trump floats new tariffs in push to acquire Greenland - The comments show Trump considering applying his aggressive tariff strategies to his efforts to acquire Greenland.
- Machado presents her Nobel award to Trump, prompting incredulity in Norway - "This is incredibly embarrassing," Raymond Johansen, a Norwegian lawmaker for the center-left Labour Party, said in a Facebook post.