Sam Bankman-Fried’s latest move has been in the making since the moment FTX, his crypto exchange, collapsed in 2022. As prosecutors began to build a case that would culminate in Bankman-Fried’s convictions on seven fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy charges, the disgraced boy king of crypto jotted down 19 ideas to rehabilitate his reputation.

But as much as that, he’s caused the Republican Party to be defined by one man: himself. And nothing exemplifies that like that fact that Republicans have fared relatively well when he’s on the ballot (winning two of three presidential elections) and almost always poorly when he’s not. His voters just don’t turn out when they can’t vote for him.

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has accused his former network and U.S. politicians of using anti-Iran rhetoric to push for war, warning that the narrative is being manipulated to justify military intervention.

Tucker Carlson argued that Russia under President Vladimir Putin is “thriving,” contending that Putin is doing the “one job” required by presidents. Carlson made the assessment during a discussion with NewsNation host Chris Cuomo,

Tucker Carlson says he's ‘definitely more sympathetic to Putin than Zelensky’Source NewsNation The reality star, 19, teased major news in a new video shared with fans. The Goldman Sachs alum did not endorse all the new administration’s policies.

President Donald Trump’s actions over the past few weeks have drawn cheers from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government — and with good reason. Trump falsely blamed Ukraine for the war that began with Russia’s 2022 invasion and described Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky as a “dictator,