Clarence Thomas finances under scrutiny as Supreme Court weighs Trump case

Clarence Thomas finances under scrutiny as Supreme Court weighs Trump case

Clarence Thomas, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, listens during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is facing fresh pressure on multiple fronts, following new reporting about his financial … Read more

Trump aide Mark Meadows loses bid to move Georgia election trial to federal court

Trump aide Mark Meadows loses bid to move Georgia election trial to federal court

Mark Meadows, former White House chief of staff, center, exits the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his criminal … Read more

Predatory Sparrow (Gonjeshke Darande) claim cyberattack on Iran’s gas stations

Predatory Sparrow (Gonjeshke Darande) claim cyberattack on Iran’s gas stations

08/16/2023 Tehran, Iran. A view of the single nozzle fuel dispenser of a gas station in Tehran. (Photo by Hossein Beris / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) Hossein Beris | Afp | Getty Images A hacking group widely reported as being linked … Read more

Crypto PACs go into 2024 with $78 million

Crypto PACs go into 2024 with  million

Three allied political action committees funded by leaders of the cryptocurrency industry will be starting 2024 with a combined $78 million as they aim to be key influencers during the pivotal election cycle, the groups announced Monday. The massive amount of cash that the PACs are prepared to use in support of likely pro-crypto candidates … Read more

U.S. Bank fined $36 million for frozen unemployment benefits

U.S. Bank fined  million for frozen unemployment benefits

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday announced it has fined U.S. Bank nearly $21 million for cutting off access to unemployment insurance benefits during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency imposed an additional $15 million penalty on the bank over the same practices. “U.S. … Read more

Trump ballot challenge decided by Colorado Supreme Court

Trump ballot challenge decided by Colorado Supreme Court

Donald Trump, 2016 Republican presidential nominee, smiles during a campaign event in Pueblo, CO, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Matthew Staver | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that former President Donald Trump cannot appear on the state’s ballots for the 2024 election due to his incitement of the … Read more

Biden polls could suffer due to inflation even as economy improves

Biden polls could suffer due to inflation even as economy improves

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday predicted that President Joe Biden will get a much-needed boost in the polls as the economy continues to improve. “I believe it’s only a matter of time until he does get that credit,” Murphy said of Biden on CNBC’s “Power Lunch.” But pollsters contacted by CNBC are not … Read more

EU opens formal infringement proceedings against X

EU opens formal infringement proceedings against X

SUQIAN, CHINA – OCTOBER 28, 2023 – Photo illustration X, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, October 28, 2023. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images The European Union has opened infringement proceedings into social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, over suspected failure to combat … Read more

Abortion foes’ lawsuit settled with National Archives over clothes ban

Abortion foes’ lawsuit settled with National Archives over clothes ban

The National Archives Building – Washington DC, USA. Hisham Ibrahim | Photodisc | Getty Images Several abortion opponents who were ordered to remove or cover clothing with “pro-life” messages during a visit to the National Archives Museum have agreed to settle their lawsuit against the federal agency, a new court filing says. The settlement, which … Read more

Trump wipes out Biden’s lead with Latino voters in 2024: CNBC survey

Trump wipes out Biden’s lead with Latino voters in 2024: CNBC survey

Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign event at the Hyatt Hotel on December 13, 2023 in Coralville, Iowa.  Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images Republican front-runner Donald Trump appears to be gaining significant ground against President Joe Biden among Latino voters, according to new CNBC survey data. … Read more