Declan Harty

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Welcome to the next chapter of @politico’s Morning Money. Our new Friday Capital Risk edition will cover political volatility, disruption and policy decisions are moving markets and disrupting c-suite. Me and @vtg2 — along with our colleagues across the newsroom —will…

President Donald Trump took his fight to the Federal Reserve on Thursday — literally. politico.com/news/2025/07/2…

The Fed, under fire from Trump, gives media a sneak peek at HQ construction ow.ly/xWZt106gPe8

Today’s Morning Money: While he isn’t using the phrase, Trump is making arguments in favor of a form of fiscal dominance. And while there are structural and technical safeguards in place to prevent such an outcome, they are not impenetrable.

‘Put up or shut up’: Landmark win in Congress to test crypto's viability ow.ly/LXOx106gcOF

President Donald Trump just signed into law a landmark bill laying out a new regulatory framework for stablecoins, a major win for the crypto industry. It also marks "a put up or shut up moment" for crypto. politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

House sends crypto bill to Trump in historic win for industry ow.ly/kMRx106g7Bm

Scoop: Several outside lawyers recently warned President Trump that a new strategy to remove Fed Chair Jerome Powell over the central bank’s $2.5 billion renovation project is on shaky legal ground, people familiar told me. w/ @vtg2 @jake__traylor politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

The House GOP's "crypto week" is back on track A group of conservative hard-liners just dropped their opposition to a key procedural vote following a chaotic day of turnabouts and negotiations with Republican leaders. w @meredithllee politico.com/live-updates/2…

What happens next to the Fed may hinge on a counterintuitive question: Can temperate voices persuade Trump that the central bank’s insulation from immediate political pressures — from him — is actually good for him? My latest column: politico.com/news/magazine/…

New crypto drama in the House Hard-liners who killed a procedural vote yesterday struck a deal w/ Trump to move fwd But the deal they cut — to merge the CLARITY Act w a CBDC ban — has sparked backlash from members of House FinServ & Ag w @meredithllee politico.com/live-updates/2…

Anyway, here's the rundown on where things stand on Trump v. Powell (co-byline with the fantastic duo of @meredithllee and @Jasper_Goodman) politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

NEW: Several Republicans left a crypto meeting with Trump under the impression he’s about to move against Jerome Powell, @meredithllee reports in today’s Inside Congress. Powell has insisted he’ll stay in his post. politico.com/newsletters/in…

Trump says House Republicans who tanked the crypto rule vote today “have all agreed” to support it tomorrow morning As GOP leaders were pushing - Trump directly intervened to get these holdouts to cave

The House’s “crypto week” has descended into chaos W/ @meredithllee @Reporter_Mia @nicholaswu12 politico.com/live-updates/2…

Crypto super PACs grow war chest ahead of key House votes ow.ly/Ej2a106fPET

Scoop: Fed Chair Powell responds to Senate Banking Chair Scott and Sen. Warren on building renovations politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has asked the central bank’s watchdog to scrutinize renovations of the Fed’s headquarters, in response to growing criticism from the Trump administration of the plan. politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

“Our position is that the Fed’s just not doing its job [on monetary policy] in the way it’s supposed to,” one WH official told me. Later adding: “If funds are being misspent, that’s still a dereliction of duty.” politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

The crypto industry is on the cusp of a pair of major wins in Congress. But Coinbase is already turning its attention to what could be an even bigger prize: U.S. stocks trading on the blockchain. @iampaulgrewal on Coinbase’s push for tokenized equities. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…