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Hedge-Fund Manager Scott Bessent To Divest Assets If Confirmed

Scott Bessent, Treasury nominee, pledges transparency by divesting assets and resigning from firm to address conflicts of interest.

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FBI Director Christopher Wray Warns Terror Threats Are 'Closer Than They Appear' In Parting Message

President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized Wray, whom he nominated in his first term. Kash Patel has been nominated to replace him

International Business Times

FBI Director Wray Warns Terror Threats Are 'Closer Than They Appear' In Parting Message

President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized Wray, whom he nominated in his first term. Kash Patel has been nominated to replace him

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Trump's pick for Treasury secretary discloses assets worth at least $521 million, including a home in the Bahamas and S&P 500 ETFs

The actual value of his assets is likely much higher, as several of his top holdings were listed simply as “over $50,000,000.”

Fortune

China protests US sanctions for its alleged role in hacking, complains of foreign hacker attacks

China has slammed a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sanction a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure

The Independent UK

China Behind Major Hack Of Treasury Department

China's involvement in a significant hack of the Treasury Department raises concerns about cybersecurity and prompts calls for stronger measures against ad...

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Chinese Hackers Breach U.S. Treasury Department Workstations

Chinese hackers breach U.S. Treasury Department via third-party software provider, sparking cybersecurity concerns. Ongoing investigation underway.

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Chinese hackers breach US Treasury in ‘major’ cyber attack

Hackers accessed workstations and unclassified documents, department says

The Independent UK

Report on attempts to kill Trump urges Secret Service to limit protection of foreign leaders

A congressional task force looking into the assassination attempts against Donald Trump during his presidential campaign is recommending changes to the Secret Service

The Independent UK

US sanctions China cyber firm for potentially deadly ransomware attack

Some firewalls targeted in the US were protecting critical infrastructure companies, the US Treasury Department says.

Al Jazeera

The PPP Was a COVID-Era Disaster. Trump Wants To Promote the Guy Who Ran It.

After overseeing the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was a bloated, wasteful mess, Michael Faulkender is failing up.

Reason

Trump Taps Navarro As Trade, Manufacturing Counselor

US President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his former White House trade advisor Peter Navarro -- who went to prison for contempt of Congress -- would return as senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.

International Business Times

'Historic Win For Crypto:' Court Overturns Treasury Sanctions On Tornado Cash, Associated Token Skyrockets 430%

In a big legal win for the cryptocurrency industry, a U.S. appeals court has overturned sanctions imposed by the Treasury Department on popular cryptocurrency mixer, Tornado Cash, causing the price of the associated coin to zoom 430%.

Benzinga

US House passes measure that could punish nonprofits Treasury Department decides are ‘terrorist’

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would empower the Treasury Department to eliminate the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit it deems to be supporting terrorism. The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act was approved in a 219-184 vote, with all but one Republican…

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House Votes To Let Treasury Kill Politically Disfavored Nonprofits

Administrative power over financial matters is a dangerous weapon for bypassing due process.

Latin Times

US October Deficit Swells 287% To $257 Billion

According to a report by the Treasury Department on Wednesday, the figure was a sharp increase of 287% from October 2023's $67 billion deficit.

International Business Times

US Finalizes Curbs On Investing In Chinese Tech

The administration of President Joe Biden has finalized curbs on US investments in sensitive technologies like semiconductors in China that pose a threat to national security, the Treasury Department said Monday.

International Business Times

Interest On US National Debt Tops 'Truly Astounding' $1 Trillion For First Time

The record outlay during fiscal 2024 represents an annual increase of 29 percent, with the Treasury Department saying higher rates were 'largely' to blame.

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US Treasury Taps Machine Learning AI To Recover $4 Billion In Fraud

The Treasury Department's recovery this fiscal year, a significant jump from the $652.7 million recovered in FY23, is driven by the Office of Payment Integrity (OPI) within the Bureau of the Fiscal Service strengthening its fraud prevention efforts.

Al Jazeera

Prominent Palestinian activist slams US sanctions as ‘madness’

Majed al-Zeer says the US claim that he is a Hamas representative in Europe is an attempt to discourage his activism.

Roll Call

China hawks prep tech investment screening measure - Roll Call

Lawmakers hoping to stanch the flow of U.S. money into China’s tech sectors are appending the measure to a must-pass defense policy bill.

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US Treasury Imposes Sanctions On Iranian Actors For Election Interference

US Treasury sanctions individuals linked to Iranian election interference activities in efforts to protect US electoral integrity.

International Business Times

US Offers $10M Reward For Arrests Of 2 Alleged Russian Cyber Criminals

The Treasury Department also imposed sanctions on one of the men and a virtual currency exchange operating in Russia

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Rep. Alford Opposes More Resources For Secret Service, Blames Democrats

Rep. Mark Alford criticizes Secret Service leadership and calls for restructuring under Treasury Department.

International Business Times

US Sanctions Cambodian Tycoon For Human Trafficking And Investment Scams

The Treasury Department sanctioned Ly Yong Phat and entities he controlled over their role in the abusive treatment of workers in online scam centers

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