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S1273
A bill to strengthen the authority of the United States Secret Service to investigate various crimes related to digital asset transactions and to counter transnational cyber criminal activity, including unlicensed money transmitting businesses, structured transactions, and fraud against financial institutions, and for other purposes.

📢 Introduced in Senate

congress.gov/bill/119th-congre

Texas AG Ken Paxton Won't Face Federal Corruption Charges as He Gains Momentum for Likely Senate Run

The federal criminal investigation was the most serious legal threat the once-embattled Republican faced. With the probe now over, Paxton is gearing up to likely challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in 2026.
propublica.org/article/ken-pax

ProPublicaTexas AG Ken Paxton Won’t Face Federal Corruption Charges as He Gains Momentum for Likely Senate Run
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The #senate controls #tariffs. The bad math, #llm provided, high school project visual aid presentation from Trump, to tank the global economy (save #russia ), is condoned by 100 people in the absence of exercising their power.

#congress has the power of the purse. All the cuts that #trump and #musk have made, the #unitedstates house has has approved in the absence of exercising its power.

These are choices and bear the burden of responsibility and accountability.

#Republicans now fear that they won't hold #Senate or #Congress seats for a 100 years. #Europeans are boycotting #US products while screaming BETRAYAL... BE-TRAY-AL and ripping the sleeves off their collage jackets.

Who knew that a republicans worst enemy was a wannabe #fascist #dictator...?

Everyone. Everyone knew that. Even the Romans knew that. Ffs.

Fear that #Trump tariffs will spark recession wipes out more than $2 trillion in value from US stocks | AP News
apnews.com/article/financial-m

A screen displays financial news as traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP News · Fear that Trump tariffs will spark recession wipes out more than $2 trillion in value from US stocksBy Matt Ott

So, I guess, if the #trumpregime can detain immigrants without any notice and process and deport them, #wethepeople, via the congress, can also jail a president that poses a clear #securityrisk to the #us without any notice and process and without formal #impeachment procedure.

#nsa #resistance #usmaffia #europe #gaslighting #betrayal #krasnov #democracy #authoritarian #trumpregime #SecuringOurFuture #50501protests #ukrainerussiawar #ukraine #fascism #GOP #smoothhawleytariffact #senate

✅ Importance Score: 75 / 100

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led Senate voted 52-48 on Thursday to begin debate on a budget blueprint for a multitrillion-dollar package to pass ...
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News FlashSenate Republicans vote to advance a massive budget blueprint for Trump's agenda
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