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View More NewsPresident Donald Trump’s brazenly corrupt “settlement” of his lawsuit against the IRS included a jaw-dropping order in which Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche purported to shield him and his family from liability for tax violations and any other federal offenses they may have committed prior to May 19. During his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Blanche, who is seeking Senate approval of his nomination as attorney general, repeatedly misrepresented the scope and nature of that sweeping immunity deal. In response to questions from Sen. Richard Durbin (D–Ill.), Blanche preposterously claimed his promise of protection was “typical” of settlements between the IRS…
In brief Eligible E*Trade customers can now trade spot Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. Crypto trades are executed through Zero Hash, which also provides custody. The launch follows Morgan Stanley’s ETF filings, tokenization plans, and stablecoin initiatives announced earlier this year. Morgan Stanley has launched spot cryptocurrency trading on its E*TRADE platform, allowing eligible customers to buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana through a partnership with digital asset infrastructure provider Zero Hash.In a post on Thursday, Morgan Stanley said the new offering lets investors view their cryptocurrency holdings alongside stocks and other investments in E*TRADE. Digital assets are held…
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Editor’s note: the text that follows has been adapted, with permission of the authors, from “State of Scholarship in the Humanities and the Humanistic Social Sciences,” a report submitted on 5 April, 2026 to Daniel Diermeier, Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, and Andrew D. Martin, Chancellor of Washington University; and addressed to all “university chancellors and presidents who are concerned about the state of academic scholarship in the humanities.” The full list of authors appears in the credit information below.The idea that there is something amiss in the humanities and the social sciences, and that the problem has something to do…
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