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Republican gubernatorial candidate for Florida Ron DeSantis with his wife Casey DeSantis speaks to supporters during an election night watch party at the Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, on November 8, 2022.  Giorgio Viera | AFP | Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially filed paperwork Wednesday to launch his 2024 presidential campaign, setting the

In this article CFG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Citizens Bank branch in New York, on Friday, March 24, 2023. Alex Kent | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a $9 million fine against one of the largest consumer banks in the country for violating

Former President Donald Trump boards his airplane after speaking at a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire, April 27, 2023. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images Donald Trump will go on trial beginning March 25 for the New York criminal case in which he is accused of falsifying business records related to

Writer E. Jean Carroll arrives as jury selection is set to begin in the defamation case against former US President Donald Trump brought by Carroll, who accused him of raping her in the 1990s, at the Manhattan Federal Court, New York, April 25, 2023.  Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images E. Jean Carroll

In this article ORCL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Co-founder of Oracle, Larry Ellison, center, says the Pledge of Allegiance before Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott delivers his speech announcing his candidacy for president of the United States on the campus of Charleston Southern University in North Charleston, S.C., Monday, May 22, 2023. Mic

A barrier to stop vehicles stands in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2023. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — High-stakes negotiations over raising the debit limit abruptly came to a halt Friday on Capitol Hill, after Republican negotiators walked out of the room and blamed the

Janet Yellen, US Treasury secretary, speaks during the Independent Community Bankers Of America (ICBA) Capital Summit in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.  Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that “hard choices” will need to be made about which bills will go unpaid if the debt

Scenes from outside the United States Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday May 21, 2019. Sarah Silbiger | The Washington Post | Getty Images A former employee of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management pleaded guilty in Washington, D.C., federal court on Friday to steering more than $10 million worth of OPM

Vadym Boychenko, mayor of Mariupol, at his office in the city hall of Mariupol, Ukraine, on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Christopher Occhicone | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The exiled Ukrainian mayor of Mariupol has vowed to rebuild his decimated former city as he marked one year since it fell to Russian occupying forces. The seaside

In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives remarks at the Heritage Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on April 21, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis moved Friday to disqualify the federal

Chinese tourists walk past an installation depicting Taiwan (R) and mainland China at a tourist area on Pingtan island, the closest point to Taiwan, in China’s southeast Fujian province on April 6, 2023. Greg Baker | AFP | Getty Images Fraying U.S.-China relations and rising tensions over Taiwan have influential business leaders such as Elon

The Group of Seven summit will be held in Hiroshima, Japan, from May 19-22. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Leaders of the Group of Seven are expected to introduce on a set of measures to add pressure on Russia as its invasion of Ukraine continues for a second year. G-7 leaders are

The US Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, DC, January 19, 2023. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The June 1 “X date” is approaching, the earliest the U.S. government could run out of money to pay its bills if leaders do not reach a deal to lift the debt limit. After

WASHINGTON, D.C – Sep. 16, 2022: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) in the Oval Office of the White House. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Relations between the U.S. and South Africa frayed last week, when U.S. Ambassador Reuben Brigety openly accused Pretoria of running guns for Russia via

United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Rachael Rollins. Jessica Rinaldi | Boston Globe | Getty Images The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts will submit her resignation by the end of the week to President Joe Biden, her lawyer said Wednesday, after damning official reports found she had committed serious ethical misconduct. The Department

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the federal government’s debt limit during a visit to SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla in Valhalla, New York, May 10, 2023. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden hosts congressional leaders at the White House for a highly anticipated meeting on the debt limit Tuesday,

Handout | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Disney on Tuesday asked a Florida court to dismiss a lawsuit by the board of supervisors that Gov. Ron DeSantis had handpicked to oversee Walt Disney World’s operations. The court filing argues that the lawsuit has been rendered moot after DeSantis signed a bill that voided Disney’s

Electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets with French Minister for the Economy and Finances Bruno Le Maire on the sidelines of the 6th edition of the “Choose France” Summit at the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris on May 15, 2023. Ludovic Marin | Pool | Via Reuters The U.S. Virgin Islands issued a