Trump won’t pledge to divest from businesses if he wins second term

Trump won’t pledge to divest from businesses if he wins second term

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at a Washington hotel, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after attending a hearing before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals at the federal courthouse in Washington. Susan Walsh | AP Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday signaled that he plans to retain his stake in his business empire … Read more

Shutdown deadline may force Speaker Johnson into short-term budget bill

Shutdown deadline may force Speaker Johnson into short-term budget bill

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference featuring remarks by college students about antisemitism on college campuses, in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Senate Republicans repeatedly said this week that a short-term spending bill may be necessary to keep … Read more

RFK Jr. presidential campaign questioned by FEC over payments to daughter-in-law

RFK Jr. presidential campaign questioned by FEC over payments to daughter-in-law

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to supporters at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami on Oct. 12, 2023.  Al Diaz | Miami Herald | Getty Images Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent candidate for president, is being questioned by the Federal Election Commission for payments his campaign made to his daughter-in-law … Read more

Hunter Biden shows up to hearing on contempt resolution

Hunter Biden shows up to hearing on contempt resolution

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, sits with his attorney Abbe Lowell as he makes a surprise appearance at a House Oversight Committee markup and meeting to vote on whether to hold Biden in contempt of Congress for failing to respond to a request to testify to the House last month, on Capitol … Read more

AI election disruption poses the biggest global risk in 2024

AI election disruption poses the biggest global risk in 2024

Alfieri | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images As around half of the world’s adult population heads to the polls in a bumper year of elections, concern over the role of artificial intelligence in disrupting outcomes has topped the list of the biggest risks for 2024, according to a new report. The World Economic Forum’s “Global … Read more

China and U.S. keep a close watch

China and U.S. keep a close watch

Supporters listening to Kuomintang presidential candidate, Hou Yu-ih, as he speaks on the stage during an election campaign rally in Taichung, Taiwan, January 8, 2024. Man Hei Leung | Anadolu | Getty Images More than 19 million voters in Taiwan will head to the polls on Saturday to decide if the ruling Democratic Progressive Party … Read more

Biden slams Trump for hoping the economy crashes in 2024

Biden slams Trump for hoping the economy crashes in 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. economy and his administration’s effort to revive American manufacturing, during his visit in Flex LTD, in West Columbia, South Carolina, July 6, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The White House took aim at former President Donald Trump after the Republican presidential candidate frontrunner said he hoped … Read more

Crypto ‘dark money’ lobbies as industry aims to influence 2024

Crypto ‘dark money’ lobbies as industry aims to influence 2024

Jtsorrell | Istock | Getty Images A new mysterious nonprofit group backed by the crypto industry has set up a mailing address about 100 miles away from Washington, D.C., and is making movies to exert power in the nation’s capital. The Cedar Innovation Foundation, a 501(c)(4) that was incorporated in Delaware in April, has launched … Read more

GOP reports recommend holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress

GOP reports recommend holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress

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, December 13, 2023. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Two House committees released reports Monday recommending that Hunter Biden be held in contempt … Read more

Lawsuit limits, antisemitism are among topics Georgia lawmakers plan to take on

Lawsuit limits, antisemitism are among topics Georgia lawmakers plan to take on

ATLANTA — Georgia’s General Assembly begins its 2024 regular session Monday and the top intrigue is whether Republicans, after longtime opposition, may agree to a further expansion of health care for poor adults under the state’s Medicaid program. Republican House Speaker Jon Burns of Newington said he wants to explore the idea, and Republican Lt. … Read more