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US Senate Heads for Major Cryptocurrency Regulatory Fight in September

Senators are preparing to advance the Clarity Act when Congress returns, setting up a major debate over digital asset regulation as Democrats scrutinize the cryptocurrency industry’s heavy political spending and the Trump family’s new crypto business.
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Bitcoin Surges Toward $80,000 as Short Squeeze and ETF Inflows Ignite Crypto Rally
Alaska Charter Plane Crash Kills Eight, Including Two Army Corps of Engineers Employees
Severe Summer Storms Sweep Northeastern U.S., Triggering Tornado Warnings and Power Outages
Consumer Groups Ask FTC to Investigate AI Companies Over Alleged Book Hoarding
Alabama Jury Orders The New York Times to Pay Nine Point Two Five Million Dollars in Defamation Case
Federal Appeals Court Rules Northern New York's Top Federal Prosecutor Was Unlawfully Appointed
Pentagon Issues Separation Notices to Stars and Stripes Leaders in Press Freedom Dispute
Trump Administration Suspends Ground Beef Import Tariffs for Ninety Days to Ease Grocery Prices
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Temporarily Allows White House Ballroom Construction to Resume
US and European Governments Warn Israel Over Strikes in Syria and West Bank Settlement Moves
US Senate Heads for Major Cryptocurrency Regulatory Fight in September
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