ROCHESTER, N.H. — Kristina Amyot’s life has drastically improved since the last New Hampshire primary, but she isn’t confident the current candidates will help others achieve the same success. Amyot, 36, spent more than half her life struggling with addiction, mainly to heroin, before joining Hope on Haven Hill, a comprehensive program for pregnant women … Read more
COLUMBIA, Mo. — What’s expected to be an expensive and bitter fight over multiple Missouri abortion-rights ballot measures so far has not attracted much money. An abortion-rights campaign called Missourians for Constitutional Freedom had no money on hand as of Dec. 31, according to campaign finance reports filed Tuesday. The group received $25,000 in nonmonetary … Read more
Jaap Arriesn | Nurphoto | Getty Images A federal appeals court on Tuesday denied X Corp.’s latest challenge to a nondisclosure order it received as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account. Smith first served X, formerly known as Twitter, with a search warrant for Trump’s account data … Read more
Former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley is facing pressure from some of her top fundraisers to either seriously compete with, or outright defeat, Donald Trump in next week’s New Hampshire primary, after finishing third on Monday in the Iowa caucus. “I would still like to see her get somewhere, but the mountain she has to … Read more
Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, speaks with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin at the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 16th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that China’s growing aggression toward Taiwan has undermined the country’s own interests. “I think the approach that they’ve shown in recent … Read more
Former US president and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during a “commit to caucus rally” in Indianola, Iowa, on January 14, 2024. Christian Monterrosa | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Digital World Acquisition soared about 15% Tuesday, following former President Donald Trump’s landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses. The blank check company is … Read more
Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson speaks during the Florida Freedom Summit held at the Gaylord Palms Resort on November 04, 2023 in Kissimmee, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday suspended his Republican presidential campaign, a day after finishing a distant sixth place in the GOP’s Iowa caucuses. Hutchinson’s … Read more
Former President Donald Trump, center, departs Trump Tower in New York, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. David Dee Delgado | Bloomberg | Getty Images A day after scoring a landslide win in the Iowa Republican caucuses, former President Donald Trump is set to begin a civil trial in a sex assault defamation lawsuit by … Read more
BEIJNG, CHINA – NOVEMBER 13: Illuminated skyscrapers stand at the central business district at sunset on November 13, 2023 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Gao Zehong/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images The chief executive of the Institute of International Finance warned Tuesday that policymakers need to swiftly address record … Read more
Bill Winters, chief executive officer of Standard Chartered, said the U.S. Federal Reserve looks set to pause its interest rate cycle in June get a better read on the latest inflation data. Bloomberg | Getty Images Former U.S. President Donald Trump would be a “transactional president” if he returns to power, but is unlikely to … Read more
