Trump won’t participate in interview for ’60 Minutes’ election special

Trump won’t participate in interview for ’60 Minutes’ election special

NEW YORK — CBS News said Tuesday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has declined to participate in an interview with “60 Minutes” for its election special, which will go forward next Monday with Democratic opponent Kamala Harris alone. Television’s top-rated news program regularly invites the two presidential contenders for separate interviews that air back-to-back … Read more

Harris small business tour launches in play for Latino, Black voters

Harris small business tour launches in play for Latino, Black voters

Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks onstage during a campaign event, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., September 29, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Harris campaign surrogates are planning a series of stops with small businesses in at least six battleground states this week, according to a preview of the announcement first … Read more

Harris the pro-cannabis candidate. The industry isn’t convinced

Harris the pro-cannabis candidate. The industry isn’t convinced

Vice President Kamala Harris further positioned herself as a pro-cannabis candidate on Monday in an interview with sports and culture podcast “All the Smoke” — but industry leaders aren’t convinced her administration would lead to the reform she has promised. “I just think we have come to a point where we have to understand that … Read more

Trump speaks in Georgia as Hurricane Helene fallout gets political

Trump speaks in Georgia as Hurricane Helene fallout gets political

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump pauses before speaking during a campaign rally at the Mosack Group warehouse on September 25, 2024 in Mint Hill, North Carolina.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is set Monday to deliver remarks and help hand out supplies in the hurricane-blasted swing state … Read more

Trump’s ‘loyalty is only to himself’

Trump’s ‘loyalty is only to himself’

Mark Cuban and Elon Musk. Getty Images Billionaire investor Mark Cuban cautioned Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday against forming an alliance with former President Donald Trump, because, he said, the Republican presidential nominee may not ultimately repay his political debts. “Elon, there will come a time when you need something from Donald Trump,” Cuban … Read more

Kamala Harris promises to fight inflation

Kamala Harris promises to fight inflation

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, stop at a Sheetz gas station in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 18, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images As she unveiled her most detailed economic plan yet this week, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged to fight price gouging in order … Read more

CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate

CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate

NEW YORK — CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz for the general election campaign’s third debate next week, says it will be up to the politicians — not the moderators — to check the facts of their opponents. The 90-minute debate, scheduled for 9 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday in a … Read more

Google should be prosecuted over search results

Google should be prosecuted over search results

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado David Dee Delgado | Reuters Donald Trump on Friday called for Google to be criminally prosecuted for what the Republican presidential nominee called the company’s bias toward his … Read more

Trump Media stock jumps higher after co-founders dump DJT shares

Trump Media stock jumps higher after co-founders dump DJT shares

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media were trading more than 7% higher as of 1 p.m. ET on Friday after major shareholder United Atlantic Ventures, LLC, sold nearly 11 million of their shares in the company Thursday. UAV, an investment partnership of former “Apprentice” contestants Andrew Litinsky and Wes Moss, … Read more

U.S. charges three Iranian nationals in Trump campaign hack

U.S. charges three Iranian nationals in Trump campaign hack

Federal prosecutors on Friday announced criminal charges against three Iranian nationals in connection with a recent hack of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign and other cyberattacks. The three “malicious cyber actors,” who were employed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, engaged in “a wide-ranging hacking campaign” that also targeted current and former government officials, … Read more