Politics
Trump Media stock falls below $20 per share, a first since company went public
Aytac Unal/ | Anadolu | Getty Images The monthslong Trump Media stock slide continued Wednesday, as shares of the company majority-owned by former President Donald Trump fell below $20 for the first time since the Truth Social maker went public in March of this year. As of 12:45 p.m. ET, the stock price of DJT […]
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UK’s Starmer, Germany’s Scholz seek to strengthen ties in post-Brexit reset
Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, left, and Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, ahead of their meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met in Berlin on Wednesday with a view to deepen ties amid […]
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California officials get aggressive on homelessness after Supreme Court ruling
Los Angeles, CA – June 10: After his homeless encampment under the 110 Freeway was removed by the city of Los Angeles for the Summit of the Americas, Calvin Hall, 63, who has been homeless for four years, returns from grocery shopping through a fenced-off area to a new area near the 110 Freeway and […]
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Wisconsin denies RFK Jr. request to be removed from ballot after endorsing Trump
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes an announcement on the future of his campaign in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. August 23, 2024. Thomas Machowicz | Reuters The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Tuesday voted to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the state’s November presidential ballot, thwarting the former third-party candidate’s plan to remove his […]
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Trump budget would spike deficits by nearly 5 times Harris proposal, says Penn Wharton
Former President Donald Trump’s economic proposals would increase federal deficits by $5.8 trillion over the next decade, almost five times more than those of Vice President Kamala Harris, which would add $1.2 trillion, according to a new pair of studies from the nonpartisan Penn Wharton Budget Model. The Trump report found that his plan to […]
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Trump re-charged in special counsel election case due to Supreme Court immunity ruling
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the National Guard Association of the United States’ 146th General Conference & Exhibition at Huntington Place Convention Center on August 26, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. Emily Elconin | Getty Images A federal grand jury on Tuesday returned a superseding indictment charging former President Donald Trump […]
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Trump taps RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard for presidential transition team
Former President Donald Trump has added his onetime campaign rival Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to his presidential transition team, a spokesman confirmed Tuesday. Both Kennedy and Gabbard endorsed Trump in the past week in his race against Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee. “As President Trump’s broad coalition of supporters […]
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Trump classified documents case: Special counsel urges appeals court to reverse dismissal
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, U.S., 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 […]
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Judge orders ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli to surrender all copies of rare Wu-Tang Clan album
Martin Shkreli, former chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, exits court in New York, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images A New York federal judge on Monday ordered notorious “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli to surrender any copy he retains of a rare Wu-Tang Clan album, “Once Upon […]
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Trump clemency recipient’s arrest draws attention of judge in old drug case
Republican Presidential nominee, former president Donald J. Trump remarks during a campaign event at Precision Custom Components on August 19, 2024 in York, Pennsylvania. Tierney L. Cross | Getty Images A New York federal judge has ordered U.S. probation officials to investigate the recent arrest of a convicted drug dealer who was released from prison […]
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