Money, Wealth & Power—A Daily Look at the Financial World
Trump Media & Technology Group is back in the market’s crosshairs, with its DJT ticker swinging sharply higher again as traders rediscover the appeal of a pure-play bet on the president’s media brand. The renewed burst of enthusiasm comes after a bruising stretch of volatility that punished anyone who treated the stock like a conventional…
President Donald Trump is confronting the steepest slide in public support of his second term, with multiple national surveys now converging on the same conclusion: his standing with voters has eroded sharply in just a few weeks. The latest numbers show his approval sinking into the high 30s and even the mid 30s in some…
The Trump administration’s decision to return $790 million in previously frozen federal funds to Northwestern University marks a rare reversal in a high‑stakes clash between Washington and a major research institution. The agreement not only restores a critical revenue stream for the university, it also signals how far the White House was willing to push,…
Health care workers are warning that President Donald Trump’s new student loan plan does more than trim federal spending, arguing it effectively downgrades nursing from a recognized profession to a second-tier job. By stripping nursing programs of “professional degree” status and capping how much students can borrow, they say the administration is sending a blunt…
Melania Trump is stepping into the entertainment business with a timing that is hard to miss, unveiling a new production company just as a high profile documentary about her life and role in the White House heads toward release. The move signals a calculated shift from supporting player to producer, positioning the first lady as…
Donald Trump has long blurred the line between political fundraising and personal business, turning campaign activity into a steady customer for his own properties. The question now is not whether money from his political committees reaches his companies, but how systematically that flow is structured and how transparent it really is to the donors footing…
The speculative crypto boom around the Trump brand is colliding with a harsh new reality. Melania Trump’s signature memecoin has plunged from its euphoric launch highs, even as other Trump-linked digital assets and businesses stumble under legal scrutiny, market crashes, and investor fatigue. What began as a flashy extension of political celebrity into blockchain now…
President Donald Trump is touting a $75 million settlement with Northwestern as proof that his administration can bend elite universities to its civil-rights agenda, while the school is framing the same deal as the price of preserving core academic autonomy. The agreement restores a crucial stream of federal funding that had been frozen during an…
The federal judiciary has delivered a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump’s litigation tactics, leaving in place nearly $1 million in sanctions tied to his failed conspiracy lawsuit against Hillary Clinton. By upholding the penalty, an appeals court signaled that courts will not indulge sprawling political grievances dressed up as legal claims, even when they…
The Trump administration is preparing to charge international visitors sharply higher prices to enter America’s most famous national parks, with new fees that can add up to $170 more per trip for some foreign tourists. While U.S. citizens and permanent residents will continue to enjoy relatively low-cost access, non-residents will face a new layer of…