Politics

Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during an event following his arraignment on classified document charges, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on June 13, 2023. Amr Alfiky | Reuters Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday urged a federal appeals court to reverse a lower court’s decision to dismiss the criminal

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office in Howell, Michigan, U.S., August 20, 2024.  Rebecca Cook | Reuters Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is waffling on whether he will debate with Vice President Kamala Harris as previously agreed. And their campaigns are squabbling

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to deliver her highly-anticipated keynote speech on Thursday to cap the final night of the Democratic National Convention. Night four features a slate of Democratic lawmakers, governors and performers to rev up the crowd ahead of Harris’ address. Among the speakers are Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and North Carolina

Vice President Kamala Harris said Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “wants to be an autocrat,” as she accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago on Thursday night. “I will not cozy up to tyrants and dictators like Kim Jong-Un, who are rooting for Trump,” said Harris. “Because they know he is easy to manipulate with

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from behind bulletproof glass during a campaign rally, at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, North Carolina, U.S. August 21, 2024. Jonathan Drake | Reuters Former President Donald Trump painted a dark picture on Thursday of what the U.S.-Mexico border

A smartphone displays the logo of Donald Trump’s Truth Social app on March 25, 2024. Anna Barclay | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump will soon be free to start unloading his multibillion-dollar stake in his fledgling social media startup, Trump Media. But the potential payday — Trump’s stake comprises more than half of his

As the 2024 U.S. elections reach their home stretch, crypto companies are opening their wallets to try and influence the results. Nearly half of all the corporate money flowing into the election has come from the crypto industry, according to a report this week from the nonprofit watchdog group Public Citizen. The sum, approximately $119

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks to reporters during a brief news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., May 4, 2023.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Department of Justice and eight states on Friday accused software company RealPage of unlawfully scheming to undermine competition among landlords and create a monopoly that harms millions

Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger in his Democratic National Convention speech that “Donald Trump has suffocated the soul of the Republican Party,” endorsing Democrat Kamala Harris for president. “His fundamental weakness has coursed through my party like an illness, sapping our strength, softening our spine, whipping us into a fever that has untethered us from

Wong Yu Liang | Moment | Getty Images China’s state media and Foreign Ministry quickly moved to criticize Washington, after The New York Times reported that U.S. President Joe Biden reoriented the U.S. nuclear strategic plan in March to focus on Beijing’s rapid expansion of its nuclear arsenal. The outspoken editor of the Global Times,

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night that he and Vice President Kamala Harris will ‘turn the page on Donald Trump.” “We’ve got something better to offer the American people,” said Walz, as he accepted the Democratic nomination to be Harris’ running mate. In a brisk, energetic speech, Walz recounted

Ukrainian soldiers prepare a vehicle adapted to fire helicopter shells as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine, Aug. 19, 2024.  Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Ukraine carried out one of the largest-ever drone attacks against Moscow on Wednesday, as Kyiv continues to launch counteroffensives on Russian soil. Russia’s Defense Ministry

Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday night told the Democratic National Convention that “America is ready for a new chapter” and “we are ready for President Kamala Harris.” “And Kamala Harris is ready for the job,” said Obama, who preceded the vice president’s Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, in the White House. Obama, who

Elon Musk (L) and Donald Trump (R). David Swanson | Vincent Alban | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Monday said he would offer Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk a Cabinet position or an advisory role in his administration if he wins a second term in the White House. Trump told Reuters in an

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks to reporters outside Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar during a bus campaign tour stop in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, on August 18, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images CHICAGO — Major Harris campaign donors are slated to attend various VIP events and enjoy exclusive

Carl Icahn, billionaire activist investor, waits for Donald Trump, president and chief executive of Trump Organization Inc. and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, not pictured, to speak at an election night event in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday

Austan Goolsbee speaking at Jackson Hole on Aug. 8, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee on Sunday warned against misrepresenting the inflationary impacts of corporate price hikes and tariffs, which have become focal points of the Trump and Harris campaigns’ economic platforms. Goolsbee steered away from directly speaking on