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The U.S. Department of Education today released a ‘Dear Colleague Letter’ (DCL) outlining the immediate implementation of numerous higher education provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB). This action comes two weeks after President Trump signed the OBBB into law – delivering historic victories that will simplify federal student aid programs and repayment options.  “President Trump’s One Big …

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Dear Colleague: On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21) (OBBB) into law. The OBBB contains numerous provisions that amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) and impact the administration of Title IV, HEA programs. Many of the changes under the OBBB will be implemented on July 1, 2026 and over the …

The GENIUS Act creates rules for entities that issue stablecoins, whose value is tied to an asset like the US dollar. Those rules govern who’s allowed to issue stablecoins, how they need to maintain reserves, what happens in the case of bankruptcy, and an obligation to prevent money laundering. Trump congratulated members of the crypto industry who attended the signing …

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the GENIUS Act on July 17, 2025, sending it to President Trump’s desk, where it is expected to be signed into law. This landmark legislation establishes the very first comprehensive federal framework for U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins, placing them under the oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). The bill also sets in motion …

Bitcoin Price, XRP Gain as Genius Act Passes Congress. Trump Has a Bigger Plan for Cryptos.  Barron’s This Unstoppable Cryptocurrency Is Now As Big As Amazon, and It Could Soar By Another 10,500%, According to Strategy’s Michael Saylor  Yahoo Finance Bitcoin is nearly double where it was a year ago. This is what’s behind the run  CNBC Why the Price of Bitcoin Keeps …

Getty Images Lawmakers in the US have passed the country’s first major national cryptocurrency legislation. It is a major milestone for the once fringe industry, which has been lobbying Congress over regulation for years and poured millions into last year’s election, backing candidates that included Donald Trump. The bill sets up a regulatory regime for so-called stablecoins, a kind of …

CNN  —  OpenAI on Thursday announced a new feature for ChatGPT that allows the popular chatbot to execute actions on a user’s behalf. It’s part of an industry-wide push to change the way people get things done on the Internet: Tech giants hope that instead of bouncing between apps and manually searching the web, users might be able to one …

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Today, surrounded by families who have lost loved ones to the scourge of fentanyl, President Donald J. Trump officially signed the HALT Fentanyl Act into law — permanently classifying fentanyl-related substances as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. As President Trump said, the legislation is “delivering another defeat for the savage drug smugglers and criminals and the …