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U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen delivers opening remarks during an event highlighting “anti-corruption work as a cornerstone of a fair, accountable, and democratic economy” as part of the 2023 Summit for Democracy at the Treasury Department on March 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Justice Department

Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the day of his court appearance in New York after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 4, 2023. Marco Bello | Reuters Former President Donald Trump wanted to

Lawyer of former US president Donald Trump, Joe Tacopina speaks to the press outside the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on April 4, 2023 after Trump’s hearing. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images A criminal defense lawyer for Donald Trump said Wednesday he expects that the porn star hush money case against the

US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (R) speaks with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen while arriving for a bipartisan meeting at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on April 5, 2023. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and a bipartisan congressional delegation met Wednesday with

Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits with his attorneys inside the courtroom during his arraignment at the Manhattan Criminal Court April 4, 2023 in New York City. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hours after his historic arrest in Manhattan, former President Donald Trump lashed out in a speech Tuesday night at each

Peter Coker Jr., left, is issued search warrants from police at his villa on the southern resort island of Phuket, Thailand, Jan. 11, 2023. Crime Suppression Division, Royal Thai Police | AP A former fugitive in the securities fraud case of the notorious $100 million New Jersey deli has been granted bail — but he

Chinas President Xi Jinping (L) and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron attend the official welcoming ceremony in Beijing on April 6, 2023.  Ludovic Marin | AFP | Getty Images Two of Europe’s top political heavyweights on Thursday held talks with China’s President Xi Jinping, at a time when the EU-Sino relationship is at a serious

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas during the formal group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has accepted secret luxury trips from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow for more than two decades in apparent violation of a financial

Gina Raimondo, US secretary of commerce, speaks during an interview in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Senior officials from the Department of Commerce will be traveling to Beijing and Shanghai next week as part of an effort to lay groundwork for a potential trip by

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Arkansas will end enhanced unemployment benefits June 26. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, he announced Sunday. “I hear people talk about the leadership of our country, and I’m convinced that people want leaders that appeal to the best

TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew looks on as he testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing entitled “TikTok: How Congress can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms,” as lawmakers scrutinize the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 23, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters TikTok and

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an update on the so-called Operation Warp Speed program, the joint Defense Department and HHS initiative that has struck deals with several drugmakers in an effort to help speed up the search for effective treatments for the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in an address from the Rose Garden at

Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants banking to be “boring” again following the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. “What I want to do is get banking back where it ought to be, and that is boring,” Warren, D-Mass., said Friday morning on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” “Banking is supposed to be there for

In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An advertisement soliciting donations for former U.S. President Donald Trump is seen as it was introduced as evidence and displayed during the second public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, at Capitol Hill,

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, questions Lael Brainard, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, not pictured, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are pressing federal banking regulators to toughen

US President Joe Biden speaks during the Summit for Democracy virtual plenary on “Democracy Delivering on Global Challenges” in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Biden during the summit said he will seek $9.5 billion from Congress to promote democracy. Yuri Gripas | Bloomberg | Getty Images

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Jan. 20, 2023: A banner of Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen during a protest to support the Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore and to demand the departure of France’s ambassador and military forces. OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP via Getty Images Russia’s sphere of influence is growing as propaganda and diplomatic