Daniel Kurtzleben
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Trump has been putting more energy into the affordability message since Democrats won November elections by leaning into that topic.
However, his administration's attack on Venezuela, ICE troops in Minneapolis, and threats to Greenland have often overshadowed that message.
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
Some of Trump's ideas he has been able to enact himself, like pulling back tariffs he himself instituted on some foods and beverages.
Some he would need Congress to pass, like the outline of a health care plan he pitched, which would give Affordable Care Act subsidy money directly to consumers.
Speaker Mike Johnson has given a tepid response to another new Trump idea to cap credit card interest rates at 10%.
Trump has been putting more energy into the affordability message since Democrats won November elections by leaning into that topic.
However, his administration's attack on Venezuela, ICE troops in Minneapolis, and threats to Greenland have often overshadowed that message.
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
The judge ruled that Trump had not legally appointed Lindsay Halligan to the role of acting U.S.
attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Halligan secured the indictments against Comey and James in that role.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt today addressed the judge's decision.
Comey was indicted in September with charges of obstructing justice and making a false statement to the Senate.
James was indicted on charges of bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution.
Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty in 2023 and also stepped down as the CEO of Binance.
Zhao, also known as CZ, was later sentenced to four months in prison.
The prosecution was carried out under the Biden administration, which aggressively targeted the crypto industry and sought to establish guardrails to prevent the flow of crypto for criminal purposes.