Trump eyes Jamie Dimon, Elon Musk's pledge, Silicon Valley's pro-Trump Bitcoin play: Politics news roundup

Plus, the Trump Trade is back in focus after the assassination attempt

It’s been a very long week if you’ve been paying attention to politics. Between the political — and financial — outcomes of the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump last Saturday, the ongoing debate over whether President Joe Biden should step down, and the Republican National Convention, the past seven days have been pivotal.

So, we’ve put together a sampling of Quartz’s coverage of the week in politics — from a possible stint for JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon as Treasury Secretary, to venture capital’s crypto-fueled embrace of Trump, to Elon Musk’s hefty planned political donations — to get you up to speed.

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When Donald Trump takes the stage at the Republican National Convention on Thursday evening to accept his party’s third consecutive presidential nomination, he’ll lay out his vision for a “new golden age for America.” Expect the stock market to react.

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Ohio Senator and candidate for vice president J.D. Vance officially accepted his party’s nomination Wednesday night, delivering a 36-minute speech that made sure to take some jabs at the current administration and promised a better future for the U.S.’s middle class.

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When Donald Trump first ran for president in 2016, Silicon Valley seemed to widely oppose his candidacy. Fast-forward to 2024, and elites in the region are publicly backing him in droves — but why? According to Mark Cuban, it’s all about cryptocurrency.

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Just four months ago, Elon Musk said he wouldn’t be “donating money to either” candidate for president. Now, he’s reportedly pledging to donate $45 million — each month — to a super political action committee backing former president Donald Trump.

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Just days before he met with President Joe Biden for a face-to-face debate in June, Donald Trump sat down for an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek. The former president spoke about his views on everything from green energy and diet coke to foreign policy and his tax plan. He also floated JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon as a possible Treasury Secretary.

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Donald Trump is weighing tapping JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon as his next Treasury Secretary.

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Membership at Mar-a-Lago has long been viewed as a cheat code to getting an audience with the club’s owner, former president Donald Trump. The cost of that access is about to get a lot more expensive for new members.

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The assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania over the weekend has boosted the prices of crypto stocks and cryptocurrencies — and some experts say that’s because investors are betting on Trump.

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The attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump on Saturday stunned and captivated millions across the world. It also ignited a merchandise feeding frenzy.

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The world’s financial markets are growing increasingly open to the likelihood that former President Donald Trump will make his way to a second term in the White House. All it took was outperforming President Joe Biden on a debate stage and surviving an assassination attempt.

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Former President Donald Trump’s personal net worth spiked dramatically on Monday, just days after he survived an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.

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Ohio Senator J.D. Vance wasn’t much of a political figure until about eight years ago, when his memoir “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” hit the shelves. Now, he may become the next vice president of the United States of America.