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• Senate GOP warns Chinese vapes could be used by CCP to spy on Americans, launder cartel cash - Several Senate Republicans warned that Chinese e-cigarettes flooding U.S. markets could be spying devices used for surveillance or money laundering fronts for Mexican cartels.
• Bessent warns Canada breaking from the US on trade would be a ‘disaster’ - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls Canada's potential pivot to China trade "a disaster," directly challenging PM Mark Carney's recent economic stance.
• 'Bond villain': Newsom roasted as photo of him posing with 'sugar daddy' Alex Soros goes viral - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked Gavin Newsom as Alex Soros’ “billionaire sugar daddy" after the governor complained world leaders were rolling over for Trump.
• Trump cites Minnesota fraud cases to warn against migration from ‘failed’ societies - President Donald Trump said fraud investigations in Minnesota show why the West cannot allow mass migration from 'failed' societies.
• Bessent mocks Newsom at Davos as 'Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken' - California Gov. Gavin Newsom's appearance at the World Economic Forum gathering in Switzerland was criticized by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
• Iranian regime elites allegedly move millions of dollars out of country amid sanctions - Treasury sanctions target Iran's shadow banking as Mojtaba Khamenei allegedly transferred $328 million overseas according to Treasury Department reports.
• Treasury secretary announces cash rewards for Minnesota fraud whistleblowers - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News there will be cash rewards for whistleblowers in Minnesota’s fraud scandal as the Trump administration investigates.
• Bessent blames Walz as Treasury probes whether Minnesota fraud funds reached terror group al-Shabab - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Minnesota tax dollars could have potentially been diverted to terrorist organization al-Shabab through alleged fraud schemes.
• Bessent says Minnesota fraud recovery could help fund Trump’s $1.5T defense plan - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump's proposed defense spending boost could be funded by recovering money from welfare fraud investigations.
• Treasury targets oil traders, tankers accused of helping Maduro evade U.S. sanctions - Treasury sanctions four Venezuelan oil companies and blocks tankers allegedly helping Maduro's regime evade sanctions and fund government operations.