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Democratic senators negotiated for release of billions in funds in exchange for confirmation deals, sources say

Democratic senators negotiated for release of billions in funds in exchange for confirmation deals, sources say

In a whirlwind of negotiations over three days, Democrats asked for multiple billions in government funds to be released in exchange for a vote on a batch of nominees President Trump wanted confirmed before lawmakers left for their August break, sources told CBS News. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was negotiating with GOP leadership for $5 billion for the National …

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Here is XRP Price If Retirement Funds Allocate 1% to XRP

Here is XRP Price If Retirement Funds Allocate 1% to XRP

This article examines the potential impact on XRP if global retirement funds were to allocate 1% of their $50 trillion assets to the coin. Recently, the prospects of institutions investing in XRP and holding it for the long term have gained traction. Over eight firms, including Trident Digital, Webus, and VivoPower, have announced plans to hold XRP as a treasury …

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Trump administration cuts UCLA research funds – Politico

Trump administration cuts UCLA research funds  Politico Trump freezes $200 million in UCLA science and medical research funding, citing antisemitism  Los Angeles Times UCLA research grants suspended by Trump administration  ABC7 Los Angeles UCLA set to lose some of its federal research funding: Officials  ABC News Trump Administration Is Cutting Funds to U.C.L.A., Chancellor Says  The New York Times Source link

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Americans See Their 401(k)s Not Just as Nest Eggs but as Rainy Day Funds – The Wall Street Journal

Americans See Their 401(k)s Not Just as Nest Eggs but as Rainy Day Funds  The Wall Street Journal 401(k) Liquidity Trends: A Double-Edged Sword for Retirement and the Rise of Alternative Wealth Strategies  AInvest What to know if you borrow from a 401(k)  MSN Rising 401(k) Withdrawals and the Fragile Pillars of Long-Term Financial Security  AInvest The Shifting Role of 401(k)s as Americans Rely …

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Trump administration to release billions in frozen education funds – Axios

Trump administration to release billions in frozen education funds  Axios Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools  apnews.com Trump administration moves to release billions in federal education cash  Politico Trump administration releasing $6 billion in education funding it withheld  ABC News Education Department says it’s releasing more than $5 billion in frozen grants  NPR Source link

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Columbia University reaches a deal with Trump to restore federal research funds

Columbia University reaches a deal with Trump to restore federal research funds

NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University announced Wednesday it has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay more than $220 million to the federal government to restore federal research money that was canceled in the name of combating antisemitism on campus. Under the agreement, the Ivy League school will pay a $200 million settlement over three years, the …

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Goldman and BNY Team Up to Tokenize Money-Market Funds – The Wall Street Journal

Goldman and BNY Team Up to Tokenize Money-Market Funds  The Wall Street Journal Goldman Sachs and BNY join forces to transform $7.1 trillion money market industry with digital tokens  CNBC Alexander Hamilton’s bank, Goldman Sachs embrace digital tokens to trade money markets 24/7  Yahoo Finance BNY, Goldman Sachs partner to tokenize money market funds  ledgerinsights.com Goldman, BNY team up to launch tokens tied to …

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White House to Release $1.3 Billion in Frozen Funds for After-School Programs – The New York Times

White House to Release $1.3 Billion in Frozen Funds for After-School Programs  The New York Times Trump administration releases after-school funding for schools  The Washington Post Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs  AP News Trump administration unfreezes $1B in after-school funding: Source  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Following Capito-led Efforts, Education Department Releases Critical …

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Hedge funds lure record inflows in first half of 2025

Hedge funds lure record inflows in first half of 2025

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global hedge funds had their strongest inflows in the first half of the year since 2015, gaining popularity in turbulent markets amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s new trade policies, data from provider HFR showed. Hedge funds lured $37.3 billion in inflows in the first half of 2025, while they attracted $7.2 billion in the same period a …

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DeSantis under fire for using disaster funds to build migrant detention jail | Florida

DeSantis under fire for using disaster funds to build migrant detention jail | Florida

Officials in Florida diverted crucial disaster preparedness and response resources to support the hasty construction of the so-called Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention jail by the Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, a newly published report has claimed. Some of the $20m in contracts analyzed by Talking Points Memo (TPM) before they inexplicably disappeared from the Florida department of financial services website went …

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