Government and politics
Mark Cuban says he has ‘no interest’ in a White House cabinet position as he campaigns for Harris
Entrepreneur Mark Cuban speaks at a campaign event for US Vice President Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris at University Wisconsin-La Crosse in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on October 17, 2024. Craig Lassig | Afp | Getty Images Billionaire investor Mark Cuban said Sunday that he is not eyeing a White House cabinet role even as he […]
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Harris and Walz will visit all the battleground states in the campaign’s closing stretch
Democratic presidential candidate US Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Governor Tim Walz,enjoy music by members of the marching band at Liberty County High School in Hinesville, Georgia, August 28, 2024, as they travel across Georgia for a 2-day campaign bus tour. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will crisscross […]
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Biden says Elon Musk was an ‘illegal worker’ when he began U.S. career
President Joe Biden called out Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, now a Republican megadonor and Trump campaign surrogate, for hypocrisy on immigration on Saturday, saying Musk launched his long career in the U.S. as an “illegal worker” before becoming the world’s wealthiest man. The president made these remarks at a campaign event to support […]
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All sides claim victory in Georgia election as exit polls give different results
Supporters of the Georgian Dream party celebrate at the party’s headquarters after the announcement of exit poll results in parliamentary elections, in Tbilisi, Georgia October 26, 2024. Irakli Gedenidze | Reuters Georgia’s ruling party and opposition parties claimed victory in a parliamentary election on Saturday that they say will determine if the former Soviet republic […]
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Trump doubles down on replacing income taxes with tariffs in Joe Rogan interview
Former President Donald Trump stood by his idea to end income taxes and substitute them with tariffs in a Friday interview with Joe Rogan, the host of one of the most widely listened to podcasts in the world. “Did you just float out the idea of getting rid of income taxes and replacing it with […]
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Elon Musk’s secret talks with Putin ramped up during his Twitter takeover: WSJ report
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has engaged in secret talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022, according to reporting published Thursday by The Wall Street Journal. Citing “several current and former U.S., European and Russian officials,” the Journal reported that conversations between Putin and Musk, a Republican megadonor and Pentagon contractor, took […]
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Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris, paper reports
The Washington Post Building at One Franklin Square Building on June 5, 2024 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images The Washington Post said Friday that it will not endorse a candidate in the presidential election this year, breaking decades of tradition, and sparking immediate criticism of the decision. The newspaper also Friday published […]
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Judge blocks Virginia from purging voter rolls of alleged noncitizens
Voters wanting to cast an early vote line up outside the Elena Bozeman Government Center for a polling station to open in Arlington, Virginia, on September 20, 2024. – | Afp | Getty Images A federal judge on Friday blocked Virginia from purging its voter rolls of alleged noncitizens and ordered the state to reinstate […]
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Biden’s latest student debt plan would create forgiveness path for borrowers facing financial ruin
US President Joe Biden gestures after speaking about student loan debt relief at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin, April 8, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration introduced a new proposal Friday to deliver student loan forgiveness to Americans who experience “financially devastating hardships.” Qualification rules are vague, but […]
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South and North Korea troops potentially entering Russia-Ukraine war unlikely to stoke regional conflict
Smoke rises after North Korea blows up sections of inter-Korean roads on its side of the border between the two Koreas, according to South Korea’s military, as seen from the South Korean side, October 15, 2024, in this screen grab from a handout video. South Korean Defense Ministry South and North Korea troops potentially entering […]
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