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Biden claims he’s ‘never once spoken’ to Powell as president, but they met in Oval Office in 2022
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell (left) meets with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office on May 31, 2022. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Thursday said he had “never once spoken” to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell while he was president. But the pair, joined by Treasury […]
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Watch: Biden delivers remarks at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.
[The stream is slated to start at 1:15 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is speaking at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., on Thursday, where he is expected to celebrate falling inflation and interest rates. The president’s remarks come the […]
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OpenAI, Anthropic and Google execs meet with White House to talk AI energy and data centers
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during a fireside chat organized by Softbank Ventures Asia in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, June 9, 2023. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Leaders at OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Google and several American power and utility companies met Thursday at the White House to discuss the future of artificial intelligence […]
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Trump Media shares climb over 7% after poll seen as good news for ex-president
Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media by climbed more than 7% Monday, a respite from the stock’s two-months-long losing streak ahead of the date when its majority shareholder, former President Donald Trump, can begin selling his shares. Shortly before 1 p.m. ET, shares of Trump Media were […]
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Harris to propose federal ban on ‘corporate price-gouging’ in food and groceries
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during a campaign event at West Allis Central High School, in West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S., July 23, 2024. Vincent Alban | Reuters WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to propose the first-ever federal ban on “corporate price-gouging in the food and grocery industries,” her campaign announced late […]
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White House launches broad new regulatory effort, as Harris prepares to unveil economic plan
U.S. President Joe Biden attends a press conference during NATO’s 75th anniversary summit, in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2024. Leah Millis | Reuters The Biden Administration on Monday unveiled a new, multi-agency regulatory initiative to target corporate practices that officials claim are designed to waste consumers’ time and needlessly burden them with red tape, in […]
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Prosecutors say Romanian businessman hired Hunter Biden to seek U.S. policy influence
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, makes a statement to the press outside the U.S. Capitol about testifying publicly to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images Prosecutors in the U.S. criminal tax case against Hunter Biden accused him of accepting payments from a Romanian businessman who […]
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Democratic megadonors increase pressure on Biden to drop out, as Kamala Harris events fill up
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stand on stage together after delivering remarks at the DNC 2023 Winter Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 3, 2023. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters On a Tuesday in early July, 75 wealthy Democratic political donors gathered on a Zoom call to discuss the path forward for President […]
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CEOs at Trump meeting: Ex-president ‘meandering’ and ‘doesn’t know what he’s talking about’
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump failed to impress everyone in a room full of top CEOs Thursday at the Business Roundtable’s quarterly meeting, multiple attendees told CNBC. “Trump doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” said one CEO who was in the room, according to a person who heard the executive speaking. The CEO also said Trump did not […]
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U.N. Stability Council passes Gaza cease-hearth proposal drafted by the U.S.
A Palestinian female climbs over particles a day immediately after an procedure by the Israeli Unique Forces in the Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza Strip on June 9, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict amongst Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. Eyad Baba | Afp | Getty Photos The United Nations Safety Council passed a […]
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