U.S. Congress

Power Corridor

House’s Two-Step Shuffle

Alabama Republican Rep. Mike Johnson, in the first big test of his leadership as House Speaker, led the charge to push through an extremely unique two-step plan this week to prevent a government shutdown.

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Banking

Santander Considers Leaving UK as It Ramps Up to Full-Service Digital Bank in US

Not long after pledging to operate a digital bank in America, Spain’s most valuable lender is reevaluating its business in the UK.

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Photo by Gage Skidmore via CC BY-SA 2.0

Big Tech

Under Trump 2.0, EU’s Big Tech Enforcement Becomes a Sovereignty Issue

The EU wants everyone to know it has no intention of genuflecting toward a new Trump administration and won’t stop doling out Big Tech fines.

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Social Media

TikTok Restored Services in the US. Now What?

After a brief blackout period from late Saturday, TikTok began restoring services to US users on Sunday morning.

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