On April 28th, US lawmakers returned to Congress after the Easter recess, making crypto legislation a priority, with the goal of completing the stablecoin and market structure bill by the August deadline set by President Trump. The House Financial Services Committee and the Agriculture Committee will hold a joint hearing on May 6 to discuss the digital asset legislative blueprint. The Senate is also integrating the content of the Lummis-Gillibrand Act 2022 and the FIT21 Act.
US President Donald Trump plans to continue applying maximum pressure on Iran aimed at "totally destroying" its economy, according to Alice Stephanick, a US congressman. "President Trump intends to ensure that the maximum pressure campaign against Iran continues to completely destroy the Iranian economy and put peace in the Middle East first," Alice Stephanick said in an interview. Stephanick said the US leader was "firmly committed" that Iran would never acquire a nuclear weapon.
President Trump was invited to address the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, March 4.
U.S. Congressmen Rich McCormick and French Hill have submitted a resolution to the U.S. House of Representatives urging the Nigerian government to immediately release Tigran Gambaryan (Binance's head of criminal compliance). The resolution urges the U.S. government to use all available resources to secure Tigran Gambaryan's release, and to refer to this case in all dealings with the Nigerian government, urging it to release Tigran Gambaryan immediately; urges the Nigerian government to provide T...