Trump Media IDs firms for House short selling probe

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images The CEO of Trump Media urged leading House committee chairmen to investigate eight financial firms over concerns of potentially illicit short selling of DJT, whose majority shareholder is former President Donald Trump. “I believe quick action is necessary to protect retail shareholders, identify wrongdoers, and determine whether any … Read more

Lawyer behind Stormy Daniels hush money payment testifies

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump walks, as his criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016 continues, at Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S., April 30, 2024.  Eduardo Munoz | Reuters This is developing news. Check … Read more

China is an enemy of the U.S. for a growing number of Americans: Pew poll

The flag of the United States of America and the flag of the Republic of China. Cbarnesphotography | Istock | Getty Images Americans overwhelmingly hold an unfavorable view of China, with an increasing number labeling the nation as an enemy of the United States, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday. About 42% … Read more

Trump’s potential VP picks and major Republican donors are coming to Mar-a-Lago

Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the day of his court appearance in New York after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 4, 2023.  Marco Bello | Reuters Former President Donald Trump will travel … Read more

Trump campaign lawyers seek to quit discrimination case

Presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures in a press conference unveiling his comprehensive tax reform plan at Trump Tower.  Andy Katz | Lightrocket | Getty Images A federal judge in New York scheduled a closed-door meeting Wednesday afternoon on a request by lawyers for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to withdraw from a gender discrimination lawsuit filed … Read more

‘Basel III’ bank rules could pose unexpected threat to Biden’s green energy plans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On a rooftop overlooking Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., Julian Torres stands next to row after row of solar panels his company, Scale Microgrids, helped install as part of a larger system of renewable energy that has saved the college about $1 million per year in utility costs. Torres, the company’s chief … Read more

DOJ charges ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ with $48 million tax fraud, seeks extradition

Roger Ver, a bitcoin millionaire and evangelist, is one of the first early adopters of the so-called crypto-currency. (Photo by Danny Lee/South China Morning Post via Getty Images) South China Morning Post | South China Morning Post | Getty Images The Justice Department unveiled criminal tax fraud charges this week against a prolific bitcoin investor … Read more

Biden forgives $6.1 billion in student debt for Art Institute students

A general view of the atmosphere during The Art Institute of Atlanta commencement ceremony at Riverside EpiCenter on June 17, 2022 in Austell, Georgia.  Marcus Ingram | Getty Images The Biden administration on Wednesday announced that it would forgive more than $6.1 billion in student debt for 317,000 former students of The Art Institutes, the … Read more

DJT shares crack $50 as Trump Media continues stock bounce back

Former US president Donald Trump announced plans on October 20 to launch his own social networking platform called “TRUTH Social,” which is expected to begin its beta launch for “invited guests” next month. Chris Delmas | AFP | Getty Images Trump Media shares opened trading Wednesday higher, breaking the $50 per share threshold for the … Read more

police crack down on protests in Georgia

Protestors clash with the police as they block the exists of the parliament building to prevent the ruling Georgian Dream Party’s deputies from leaving within a protest against the bill on ‘Transparency of Foreign Influence,’ in Tbilisi, Georgia on April 30, 2024. (Photo by Davit Kachkachishvili/Anadolu via Getty Images) Davit Kachkachishvili | Anadolu | Getty … Read more