Author: Lucien Bruggeman

In April, fresh off a presidential pardon that sprung him from prison, convicted fraudster Jason Galanis embarked on a new and audacious legal fight: an attempt to recover money that he had already paid back his victims. As part of his 2017 sentence, a federal judge ordered Galanis to pay more than $80 million in […]

A digital asset company has collaborated with the firm behind President Donald Trump’s $TRUMP meme coin to launch what it’s calling the “Official $TRUMP Wallet” — but the president’s sons, who run Trump’s crypto businesses, say they have no involvement with the offering. In a post on X Tuesday, Jack Lu, the CEO of a […]

When President Donald Trump arrives in the Persian Gulf Tuesday for his first oversees visit since regaining the White House, he’ll touch down in a region that’s rich in opportunity. On the diplomatic front, he’s expected to focus on trade agreements and economic ties. But for Trump and his family, there are also opportunities in […]

President Donald Trump expressed confidence in Pete Hegseth on Tuesday in an exclusive interview with ABC News, saying he hopes the former Fox News host will be a “great” defense secretary amid a bevy of press reports calling his leadership into question. The interview airs on ABC at 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT. It […]

President Donald Trump discussed his first 100 days in office during an exclusive interview with ABC News, discussing a wide range of topics from the economy to immigration, executive powers, and foreign policy. In an Oval Office sit-down with ABC News anchor and Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran, Trump highlighted his administration’s immigration policies and […]

President Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by his controversial trade policies in an exclusive interview with ABC News, asserting that China “probably will eat those tariffs” and pushing back on Americans’ economic anxieties. The interview airs on ABC at 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT. It can also be streamed later Tuesday on ABC News […]

In mid-January, when two U.S.-based contracting firms tapped to secure a critical vehicle checkpoint in Gaza scrambled to sign up more than a hundred ex-military operators, the packing list for prospective hires included two types of assault rifles, Glock pistols, and knives, according to a memo obtained by ABC News. It said nothing of citrus […]

The Treasury Department has promoted two IRS whistleblowers who accused the Justice Department under President Joe Biden of granting his son, Hunter Biden, special treatment during a yearslong probe into his tax affairs. Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, two veteran IRS investigators, will serve as senior advisors to incoming Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who said […]

A marketing email distributed this month by Trump Coins, a commemorative coin venture launched last year by President Donald Trump, attributes the soaring value of gold and other metals in recent weeks to the president’s “return to the spotlight.” “President Trump’s bold stance on tariffs, American industry, and economic protection is pushing investors out of […]