Reported by Christina Goldbaum (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/world/americas/hezbollah-venezuela-ties.html) How did Hezbollah get involved in Venezuela? Hezbollah’s connection stemmed from the relationship between Venezuela and Iran. Two oil-rich countries under American sanctions, they were bound by anti-American ideology and helped each other evade U.S. sanctions. Iran and Venezuela have maintained economic […]

Reported by Anas Hassan (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://cryptonews.com/news/bipartisan-push-to-remove-developer-safeguards-from-market-structure-bill/) Senate Judiciary leaders Chuck Grassley and senators have warned that a provision in Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott’s crypto bill could curtail law enforcement’s ability to prosecute money laundering and other illicit financial crimes. The provision would exempt certain blockchain software […]