Elections
Trump Media looks to snap sell-off amid DJT post-lockup trading frenzy
Avishek Das | Lightrocket | Getty Images Trump Media shares turned higher Tuesday morning as the company behind Truth Social looked to pull up from a downward spiral that coincided with company insiders, including majority owner Donald Trump, getting clearance to start selling their stock. DJT shares climbed as much as 7% in heavy trading […]
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Op-ed: The UK’s budget problems date back to the 2008 financial crisis
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reacts as he meets with Defence Secretary John Healey and Member of the House of Lords George Robertson at 10 Downing Street on July 16, 2024 in London, England. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Over the past few weeks, economic news from the U.K. has heavily […]
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Trump threatens ‘200% tariff’ if John Deere moves production to Mexico
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at a farm, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Smithton, Pennsylvania. Alex Brandon | AP Former President Donald Trump on Monday threatened John Deere with a 200% tariff if the agricultural manufacturer moves production to factories in Mexico. “They’ve announced a few days ago […]
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Koch network backed Mark Robinson, embattled North Carolina GOP Gov. candidate
Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina and candidate for governor, speaks prior to Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaking at a campaign event at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, on Aug. 14, 2024. Grant Baldwin | Getty Images The political network largely funded by billionaire industrialist Charles Koch has been […]
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Trump Media stock scrapes new 52-week low in heavy trading after DJT lockup lifts
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media on Monday sank to their lowest price in over a year, days after majority owner Donald Trump and other company insiders got the green light to start selling their stakes in the Truth Social maker. The stock, which trades as DJT on the Nasdaq, […]
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House Speaker Johnson axes Trump voting restrictions in new government funding bill
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) (R-LA) departs a press conference with Republican leadership on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday announced a new temporary government funding proposal with key amendments from the original […]
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More than 700 former military and national security officials endorse Harris, say Trump is ‘impulsive and ill-informed’
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria Airport in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on September 13, 2024. Drew Angerer | AFP | Getty Images More than 700 former national security and military officials endorsed Kamala Harris for president over Donald Trump in the 2024 election in an […]
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Trump says he won’t run again in four years if he loses November election
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign event, his first since a man carrying a rifle was arrested Sunday near where Trump was playing golf at his club in Florida, in the Dort Financial Center on September 17, 2024 in Flint, Michigan. Scott Olson | Getty Images Former President Donald […]
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Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning Dissanayake in early lead to become president
A man waves Sri Lanka’s national flag after climbing a tower near presidential secretariat in Colombo on July 11, 2022, after it was overrun by anti-government protestors. (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images) Arun Sankar | Afp | Getty Images Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday […]
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Harris raised 4 times more than Trump in donations for final election sprint
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) shakes hands with former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2024. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris substantially outraised and outspent former President Donald Trump in […]
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