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So-called stablecoins could be a step closer to becoming a mainstream form of payment in the U.S. as the House of Representatives considers a bill regulating the digital currency. The Genius Act, which passed in the Senate last month with broad bipartisan support, would create rules of the road for the $250 billion market for stablecoin, a type of cryptocurrency. The bill is also part of a broader push by Republican lawmakers and President Trump to support the cryptocurrency industry and ease regulations around the emerging sector. House Republicans on Friday announced that Monday would be the start of “Crypto Week,” when they planned to…

Medical plan cards are seen in Portland, Ore. A federal judge this past week overturned a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that would have removed medical bills from credit reports and prevented lenders from making decisions based on that medical information. Jenny Kane/AP hide caption toggle caption Jenny Kane/AP A federal judge has ruled that medical debt can remain on Americans’ credit reports, cancelling a policy set in place by the Biden administration to help relieve the burden of healthcare expenses weighing on nearly a third of the population. The ruling — handed down by U.S. District Court of Texas’…

Washington – A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday reintroduced a comprehensive bill to reform the immigration system and create a potential pathway to legal status for long-term undocumented immigrants. Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar, Republican of Florida, and Veronica Escobar, Democrat of Texas, announced the legislation, known as the DIGNITY Act, at a press conference alongside more than a dozen co-sponsors. “We have 10 million people or more working in construction, hospitality, agriculture, dairy, fisheries, slaughterhouses who are undocumented but are not criminals,” Salazar told reporters. “No more need to choose between amnesty or deportation. The Dignity bill is the answer!”The measure…

The president’s denial of the existence of government material on Jeffrey Epstein isn’t going over well with his followers. Ad Policy Donald Trump and his then-girlfriend Melania Knauss with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at the Mar-a-Lago club, Palm Beach, Florida, in February 2000.(Davidoff Studios / Getty Images) What if they held a deep-state reckoning and nobody came? That’s the quandary now convulsing Donald Trump’s MAGA movement, as speculation continues to build over law enforcement documents related to the gruesome Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Anticipation over long-touted Epstein disclosures came to a head in Republican circles last week, when an unsigned…

A bidder here on Earth will soon shell out a lot of green for a piece of the red planet as Sotheby’s puts a Martian meteorite up for auction. NWA 16788, the largest piece of Mars on Earth, is expected to fetch between $2 million and $4 million during the auction Wednesday in New York City, according to Sotheby’s. Pieces of Mars found on Earth are rare. According to the auction house, just 400 of the more than 77,000 officially recognized meteorites found on Earth — or about 0.6% — are from Mars. The meteorite represents approximately 6.5% of all Martian material…

Washington — Attorney General Pam Bondi last week ousted the senior ethics attorney at the Justice Department who advised her and other senior officials on employee ethics, the latest firing that has come amid an ongoing purge of department employees.Joseph Tirrell, who was director of the Departmental Ethics Office, wrote in a post on LinkedIn that he received a letter signed by Bondi on Friday informing him that he had been removed from his position. The letter stated that his employment with the Justice Department “is hereby terminated, and you are removed from federal service effective immediately.”Tirrell wrote that in…

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America President Trump’s change of tone on Russia and its ongoing war against Ukraine is a “remarkable shift” that must be followed by action, says Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut. Since returning to office, Trump has cozied up to Russian President Vladimir Putin and even gone as far as blaming Ukraine for the conflict between the two…

“CBS Mornings” reveals some Emmy nominees “CBS Mornings” reveals Emmy nominees for two categories 02:03 “Severance,” “The White Lotus,” “The Studio” and “Hacks” are among the shows that earned top nominations for the 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards as the 2025 nominees were announced Tuesday morning. “Severance,” an Apple TV+ show that wrapped its second season, earned 27 nominations overall, followed by 24 nominations for HBO Max’s “The Penguin,” and 23 nominations each for HBO Max’s “The White Lotus” and Apple TV+’s “The Studio,” which now joins “The Bear” for having the most nominations racked up by a comedy series in…

Russia has rejected President Trump’s “ultimatum” for Moscow to sign a ceasefire deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days on Tuesday as “unacceptable,” calling for continued negotiations and insisting that the invasion ordered by President Vladimir Putin would continue until its goals are achieved.In response to President Trump’s threat to impose 100% secondary tariffs on countries that do business with Russia if Putin’s government does not agree to a deal to end the war in that timeframe, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Tuesday that “any attempts to make demands, especially ultimatums, are unacceptable to us,” according…

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that it will allow the Trump administration to resume dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. The Court overruled a lower court that temporarily paused massive cuts at the department. Congress created the department by law and President Trump promised to shut it down without any change in that law, which is why opponents sued. The Washington, D.C., headquarters of the U.S.…