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The Trumps’ Companies Are Losing Millions of Dollars on Bitcoin

Donald Trump and his family have added billions to their net worth since Inauguration Day, with much of that new wealth coming from a dizzying array...

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Trump’s Crypto Empire Descends Into Warring Lawsuits

For a little while, crypto mogul Justin Sun represented everything the digital currency industry could want from Donald Trump. But Blockchain Camelot...

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Trump’s New Crypto Club Offers “Luxury Suites at the Biggest Sporting Events”

Fresh on the heels of a lackluster Mar-a-Lago “luncheon” party for his struggling $TRUMP meme coin, President Donald Trump appears ready to launch...

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A Boring Party for Trump’s Collapsing Meme Coin

Several hundred of the top Trump meme coin holders converged on Mar-a-Lago over the weekend, and all they got were Trump watches and a rambling...

28.04.2026 7

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Why Trump’s Crypto Empire Is in Chaos

One of the Trump family’s biggest crypto plays is in turmoil. Investors are furious. The value of its digital tokens is tanking. And no one seems to...

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Truth Social CEO Out After $1.1 Billion in Losses

Devin Nunes was not an obvious choice to run a fledgling social media network, but after $1.1 billion in losses, the former dairy farmer and...

22.04.2026 7

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Donald Trump’s Latest Crypto Corruption: A Mar-a-Lago Party for His Coin Buyers

Gas prices are sky high. A war in Iran is far from over. Airlines are running out of jet fuel. And the GOP is stumbling into an important midterm...

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The Bizarre Connection Between Iran Negotiations and Trump’s Crypto Firm

In January, Zach Witkoff sat down at a table in Islamabad and signed a deal with Pakistan’s finance minister. Witkoff is the young CEO of Donald...

10.04.2026 7

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Trump Raked in $28 Million From Middle East Business Deals. Then He Started a War.

Donald Trump is betting big on Oman. Since September 2024, the president has been developing a grand project in the Middle Eastern sultanate—a...

10.04.2026 6

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Trump Once Did a Deal With Oligarchs Allegedly Linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard

In the opening days of his war against Iran, Donald Trump had a message for members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps: Surrender and get...

16.03.2026 10

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Trump Media’s Stock Price Is Falling Even Faster Than His Poll Numbers

Donald Trump’s media corporation told investors on Friday that it is considering spinning off his Truth Social platform into its own company—a...

27.02.2026 20

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Trump Business Partner Promises New Tower Won’t Be as Tacky as Australians Fear

Donald Trump’s newest business partner is assuring Australians that the Trump Tower he’s building Down Under won’t be nearly as tacky as they...

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Tom Homan Is Supposed to Fix Trump’s Minnesota Crisis. His Record Raises Serious Questions.

Donald Trump announced Monday that he is sending his border czar, Tom Homan, to Minnesota to take charge of the chaotic immigration operation that led...

27.01.2026 10

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Trump Meets Business Partner In the Oval Office

Donald Trump has never been particularly critical of the Saudis, despite a human rights record that has brought harsh condemnations from his...

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Trump’s Mortgage Fraud Smears Backfire on His Administration

When New York Attorney General Letitia James accused Donald Trump of committing fraud by lying to banks and insurance companies about the value of his...

06.09.2025 10

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Trump Invites World Leaders to Put Money in His Pocket

Donald Trump famously doesn’t pay much attention to critics who complain about his many conflicts of interests and attempts to use the presidency to...

06.09.2025 10

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Pharma Giant Roche Hires Trump to Sell Swanky Condo

Donald Trump’s realty firm is representing one of the country’s largest pharmaceutical companies in its effort to offload a $12 million New York...

30.06.2025 20

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The U.S. Just Lost Its Perfect Credit Rating Thanks to Trump’s Tax Cuts

On Friday evening, Moody’s downgraded the United States’ overall credit-rating—from the highest level of AAA—to one notch lower, AA1, based on...

18.05.2025 10

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ICE Officials Just Admitted to Another Major Deportation Error

The Trump administration’s race to deport as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, has led to another major error. This time, the...

17.05.2025 10

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Donald Trump’s Conflicts of Interest in the Middle East Are Staggering

Before taking office in 2017, Donald Trump famously held a press conference to allay concerns that he would attempt to profit off the presidency....

14.05.2025 20

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Trump Crypto Coin Buyers Offered VIP Tour of White House

The cryptocurrency Donald Trump launched days before returning to the Oval Office got a big boost on Wednesday afternoon, as the Trump-owned company...

24.04.2025 10

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Trump-Linked Lobbyists Are Having a Hopping Good Time

Donald Trump doesn’t talk about “draining the swamp” nearly as much as he did in his first term, but his ultra-populist 2024 campaign was built,...

23.04.2025 10

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Report: Trump Family May Invest in Crypto Giant Binance as Founder Seeks Pardon

The Trump family has allegedly been discussing a possible investment in the crypto exchange Binance—a deal that, especially in light of Binance’s...

14.03.2025 20

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If You Think Tesla’s Stock Is Bad, Check Out Trump’s Truth Social

Donald Trump took to Truth Social Monday night to offer support to his most important political ally, promising to buy a “brand new Tesla” as a...

12.03.2025 10

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Trump Won’t Enforce Law That Bars US Firms From Bribing Foreign Officials

The Trump administration won’t enforce one of the country’s strongest anti-bribery and corruption laws for at least the next six months, a radical...

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