Voting
French trader bet over $28 million on Trump election win using 4 Polymarket accounts
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event at the Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania, on October 14, 2024. Dustin Franz | Afp | Getty Images A stark shift toward former President Donald Trump on the political gambling platform Polymarket this month stoked scrutiny about four accounts that have […]
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UK’s ruling Labour Party rejects accusations of U.S. election interference
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks with leaders from across the UK during the International Investment Summit on October 13, 2024 in London, England. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K.’s ruling Labour Party has rejected accusations by former U.S. president Donald Trump’s campaign team that the British party’s members […]
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Harris leads Trump by 20 points with younger Americans, new CNBC Generation Lab survey finds
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with members of the press on board Air Force Two at Philadelphia International Airport, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Philadelphia, before departing to Michigan. Jacquelyn Martin | Via Reuters Exactly two weeks before Election Day, a new CNBC Generation Lab survey finds that Vice President Kamala Harris […]
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Harris, Liz Cheney tour battleground states to reach Republicans down on Trump
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (L) holds a moderated conversation with Former US Rep. Liz Cheney, Republican of Wyoming, at People’s Light performing arts theater Malvern, Pennsylvania, on October 21, 2024. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney participated in a series […]
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The election could be less of a market catalyst than people think, some investors say
The U.S. presidential election is fast approaching, but it may not have as much an impact on markets as people may think, some investors say. With just a little over two weeks until the election, the race appears to be locked in a “dead heat” between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, […]
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Trump tax plans could exempt 93 million Americans from income taxes
Former President Donald Trump’s tax reform ideas could offer total or partial income tax exemptions to roughly 93.2 million Americans, or just under half of the U.S. electorate, according to CNBC’s analysis of several estimates. As part of his economic pitch to voters, Trump has floated a sweeping tax overhaul, including a slate of income […]
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Russia and Europe tussle for Moldova, as just over 50% vote ‘yes’ on future EU membership
Moldovan citizens living in Moscow are seen queuing to vote at a polling station during the 2024 Moldovan elections in Moscow, Russia on October 20, 2024. Moldovans headed to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election and a referendum on EU membership with the votes being held under the shadow of the ongoing struggle […]
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Trump doubles down on tariff plan that voters hate
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he visits a campaign office in Hamtramck, Michigan, U.S. October 18, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters A majority of voters are less likely to support a candidate who promotes universal tariffs, according to NBC News polling released Sunday, marring a cornerstone economic proposal of […]
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Trump calls election case Judge Tanya Chuktan ‘the most evil person’
Courtroom sketch depicting Judge Tanya Chutkan in an exchange with Donald Trump’s lawyers. Donald Trump on Friday called the judge presiding over his criminal election interference case in Washington, D.C., “the most evil person” for ordering the release of nearly 1,900 pages of previously sealed documents filed by prosecutors. Trump suggested U.S. District Court Judge […]
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More Trump sealed files released in Jack Smith Jan. 6 election case
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a “Save America Rally” near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of more than 1,800 pages of documents filed by special counsel Jack Smith in the criminal election interference case against […]
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