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Judge Refuses to Reverse Penalties Against Crypto Firm With Ties to Trump Family

The ruling denied a bid by Gemini Trust and the C.F.T.C. to nullify a settlement that required the company to pay $5 million for misleading federal regulators.

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Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the founders of Gemini Trust, have backed ventures by President Trump and his two oldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle Resigns as Ambassador to Greece

Ms. Guilfoyle was asked to quit by the White House after a string of damaging reports, including that she had asked a Republican donor to pay off a credit card.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle in Athens in December. On Tuesday, she wrote that she planned to “vigorously defend my name, my reputation, and my integrity.”
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FIFA Pays Millions for Trump Tower Office Said to Be Rarely Used

The deal is another sign of how Gianni Infantino, the leader of soccer’s global governing body, has sought closer ties to President Trump.

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President Trump with Gianni Infantino, the head of FIFA, at Trump Tower in New York in July.
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Rubio Urges Europe to Awaken From ‘Slumber’ and Uphold Western Dominance

In Greece, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Western nations must embrace an earlier ethos of exploration and conquest as part of their civilization, to remain ‘at the head of the world.’

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis of Greece after a meeting in Athens on Wednesday.
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How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits

The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.

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The decision to bring the leaders of the G20 nations to Trump National Doral Miami in December offers a clear-cut example of how standards have changed in President Trump’s second term.
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With Elon Musk’s Return to Washington, Possible Conflicts of Interest Resurface

The founder of SpaceX, with billions of dollars in military contracts, joins several other defense industry executives on a Pentagon advisory board.

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As a co-director of a new Pentagon initiative, Elon Musk is back in Washington.
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