Japan’s ruling party heads to runoff in election to decide country’s next prime minister

Japan’s ruling party heads to runoff in election to decide country’s next prime minister

Candidates in the upcoming leadership race for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) join hands after giving speeches for the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election in Osaka, Japan on September 18, 2024.   Str | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s ruling party election has entered a runoff between economic security minister Sanae Takaichi and former defense … Read more

House Ethics panel issues subpoena in sex probe

House Ethics panel issues subpoena in sex probe

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the House failed to pass the Spending Reduction and Border Security Act on Friday, September 29, 2023. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Rep. Matt Gaetz said Thursday that he has learned the House Ethics Committee will subpoena him as it investigates whether … Read more

Rudy Giuliani disbarred in D.C. over Trump election lies

Rudy Giuliani disbarred in D.C. over Trump election lies

Former mayor of New York City and former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani reacts at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum during a rally held by Republican presidential nominees and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Uniondale, New York, U.S., September 18, 2024.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is officially disbarred … Read more

Eric Adams probe hones in on Turkish businessman

Eric Adams probe hones in on Turkish businessman

Federal prosecutors have honed in on ties between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and little-known Turkish businessman Enver Yucel, CNBC has learned from the indictment and other public records, including campaign finance documents. A federal indictment unsealed on Thursday describes a 2021 campaign fundraising scheme involving Adams, his team and a person only identified in the … Read more

Wealthy investors support Harris over Trump, new survey says

Wealthy investors support Harris over Trump, new survey says

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at the Philip Chosky Theatre during a campaign event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 25, 2024.  Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images A majority of millionaire investors said they plan to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November, even though they give former President … Read more

Kamala Harris likely to win, but Trump better for economy: CFO survey

Kamala Harris likely to win, but Trump better for economy: CFO survey

Election polling continues to forecast a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, but within corporate America, top executives are preparing for Harris to become the next president of the United States, according to a new CNBC survey of C-suite executives across the economy. A majority of chief financial officers … Read more

Nikki Haley campaigners endorse Harris as she backs Trump

Nikki Haley campaigners endorse Harris as she backs Trump

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley announced that she would vote for former President Donald Trump during an event at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., on May 22, 2024. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Several former state campaign committee members on Nikki Haley’s failed presidential bid have endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, publicly breaking with … Read more

Zelenskyy insulted him; House GOP to probe Ukraine leader’s PA trip

Zelenskyy insulted him; House GOP to probe Ukraine leader’s PA trip

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 22, 2024.  Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | Reuters House Oversight Chair James Comer is opening an investigation into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Sunday visit to an ammunition factory in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Comer claims that the trip was organized to campaign … Read more

Secret Service agent eyed in Harris campaign sexual assault

Secret Service agent eyed in Harris campaign sexual assault

The U.S. Secret Service insignia is pictured on a wall at the Secret Service headquarters in Washington Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The U.S. Secret Service is investigating allegations that one of its agents sexually assaulted a female staff member of the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris, the agency confirmed Wednesday. The agent allegedly … Read more

Trump Media stock rises for second day after sell-off

Trump Media stock rises for second day after sell-off

Anna Barclay | Getty Images Trump Media stock shot up more than 11% Wednesday morning, as the company majority owned by Donald Trump looked to claw back losses from a punishing sell-off that picked up steam after insiders’ lockups expired. DJT stock rose at the opening bell and popped higher around 10 a.m. ET, with … Read more