Senate crypto bill would ban federal officials — including presidents — from issuing digital assets

The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Presidents and other federal officials would be banned from issuing or sponsoring cryptocurrency and other digital assets under newly updated legislation the Senate is considering. Republicans on Wednesday updated a measure already under consideration — known…

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The Guardian view on Trump and Iran: a president’s wishful thinking gives way to uncomfortable realities | Editorial

Donald Trump’s wishful thinking, as much as Benjamin Netanyahu’s persuasion, was responsible for their illegal war on Iran. The US president wanted regime change, the eradication of Tehran’s ballistic missiles programme, to prevent it from ever building a nuclear bomb, and demilitarisation of its proxies. He announced that he would accept nothing less than unconditional…

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