Elections

Federal judge says results of North Carolina court race with Democrat ahead must be certified
Demonstrators gather to protest on Presidents’ Day for the NC Supreme Court race in which Judge Griffin attempted to invalidate more than 65,000 ballots in Charlotte NC, United States on February 17, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Disputed ballots in the still unresolved 2024 race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat must remain in the final count, […]
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U.S. commodities regulator seeks to drop appeal of Kalshi election bets offers
The Kalshi app arranged on a smartphone in New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday moved to drop its appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that had allowed commodities exchange KalshiEx to take bets on the outcome of U.S. political […]
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Trump says U.S. girls ‘could be very happy’ with lots fewer dolls under new tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the media aboard Air Force One as he flies from West Palm Beach, Florida en route to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on May 4, 2025, returning to the White House after spending the weekend in Florida. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump again is […]
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Bessent to Milken conference: Trump will make America ‘more appealing for investors like you’
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025 in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 5, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday sketched out the roadmap of President Donald Trump’s “America First Vision” in a pitch to a roomful of global investors on the future of […]
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Trump, asked if he has to ‘uphold the Constitution,’ says, ‘I don’t know’
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the National Day of Prayer, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 1, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump argued in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that fulfilling his ambitious campaign promise to rapidly carry out mass […]
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Trump rejects concerns about prices and economic uncertainty as he defends his agenda
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a commencement address at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S., May 1, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump played down the fears of his critics — from the potential harms of a recession to worries about rising prices due to his tariffs to the possibility that […]
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‘I’ll be an eight-year president’: Trump weighs in on third-term speculation
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on after disembarking from Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. May 1, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump offered his clearest indication yet that he will leave the White House at the end of his second term without trying to extend […]
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Trump takes credit for ‘good parts’ of economy, blames ‘bad parts’ on Biden
U.S. President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One to depart for Alabama, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 1, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters President Donald Trump took credit for the “good parts” of the economy in an exclusive interview with NBC News airing Sunday, but said […]
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Romanians vote in a presidential redo after voided election sparked deep political crisis
Romanians are casting ballots Sunday in a critical presidential election redo after last year’s annulled vote plunged the European Union and NATO member country into its worst political crisis in decades. Eleven candidates are vying for the presidency and a May 18 runoff is expected. Polls opened at 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) and will close […]
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Australia’s reelected government says U.S.-China tussle a top priority
Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers in Canberra, on May 15, 2024. Tracey Nearmy | Getty Images News | Getty Images Australia’s government will prioritize dealing with the “dark shadow” of the U.S.-China trade war following its resounding reelection victory, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday, after a campaign that highlighted concerns over U.S. trade policy and […]
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