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WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump failed to impress everyone in a room full of top CEOs Thursday at the Business Roundtable’s quarterly meeting, multiple attendees told CNBC. “Trump doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” said one CEO who was in the room, according to a person who heard the executive speaking. The CEO also said Trump did not

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during visit to the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research on June 13, 2024 in Dubna, Russia.  Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday set out the requirements for Moscow to start peace talks with Ukraine, more than two years after the Kremlin’s full-fledged

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gives remarks to the press at the National Republican Senatorial Committee building in Washington, June 13, 2024. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Donald Trump huddled with at least 80 CEOs on Thursday in Washington with a clear pitch: If he is elected president again in November, the CEOs

Throughout his 2024 campaign, former President Donald Trump has managed to keep his political operation afloat by walking a delicate financial tightrope. The guilty verdict in a Manhattan hush money case added to a long list of legal challenges that have cost him more than $100 million in donor money to date. Campaign finance experts

US President Donald Trump gestures as CEO of Bank of America Brian Moynihan (L) speaks during a meeting with banking leaders to discuss how the financial services industry can meet the needs of customers affected by COVID-19 at the White House in Washington, DC on March 11, 2020. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images

Donald Trump pictured with right-wing British politician Nigel Farage during a campaign rally at the Mississippi Coliseum on August 24, 2016. Getty Images LONDON — Supporters of U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden will be putting their money where their mouths are at two rival fundraising events hosted in London on Wednesday. Donald

U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), arrives at Federal Court, for his bribery trial in connection with an alleged corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, in New York City, U.S., June 11, 2024.  Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Defense attorneys on Tuesday scrutinized the credibility of the star witness in the federal corruption trial of Sen.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a Conservative party rally, after he called for a general election, in London, Britain, May 22, 2024.  Isabel Infantes | Reuters LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak released his Conservative Party’s official election manifesto on Tuesday, announcing help for first-time home buyers and promising more tax cuts. The pledges

A smartphone displays the logo of Donald Trump’s Truth Social app on March 25, 2024. Anna Barclay | Getty Images Trump Media on Monday submitted an updated inspection of the company’s finances by a newly hired public accounting firm, after its last auditor was charged with fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Shares

French President Emmanuel Macron. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap national election after a surge for his far-right rivals is a high-stakes move and a huge political gamble, analysts say. Macron’s decision to call a snap parliamentary vote comes after the right-wing National Rally

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with members of the AI sector at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, on May 21, 2024. Yoan Valat | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said he would dissolve the country’s parliament and call for a new legislative nationwide vote after

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the economy at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 26 union, in Lanham, Maryland, on Feb. 15, 2023. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Joe Biden touted the far better-than-expected May jobs report, boasting about “the great American comeback” and calling out Congressional Republicans’ economic plan

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Jay Paul | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Saturday recognized that the price of insulin is lower under President Joe Biden, but he still wants voters to credit his own administration. “Low INSULIN PRICING was gotten for millions of Americans by me, and

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (L) and Beyoncé (R). Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson disclosed receiving concert tickets from pop superstar Beyoncé, one of several notable items revealed Friday in the high court’s latest financial disclosure reports. Jackson valued the four tickets at $3,711.84, according to her annual disclosure form, which covered all

Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images A former IRS employee was charged in Utah federal court for allegedly trying to steal $2.1 million in tax credits owed to Exxon Mobil by diverting the funds using a taxpayer database he had access to. Prosecutors said Wednesday that former IRS account management worker Rodney

French troops disembark from a US landing craft during a joint US and French amphibious landing operation showcase, on June 4, 2024, at Omaha beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, northwestern France, ahead of the “D-Day” commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. Loic Venance | Afp | Getty Images Eighty

A Kohl’s department store sign hangs outside the building on March 12, 2024 in Miami, Florida. Shares of Kohl’s fell as it posted a drop in same-store sales in the fourth quarter.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images Milwaukee based department store giant Kohl’s says it will not sponsor any events related to the Republican National