Trump’s credit card interest cap could backfire, experts say

Trump’s credit card interest cap could backfire, experts say

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign event, his first since a man carrying a rifle was arrested Sunday near where Trump was playing golf at his club in Florida, in the Dort Financial Center on September 17, 2024 in Flint, Michigan.  Scott Olson | Getty Images Former President Donald … Read more

Biden’s last UNGA speech comes as wars rage in Middle East, Ukraine

Biden’s last UNGA speech comes as wars rage in Middle East, Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2023.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters President Joe Biden will attempt to square the diplomatic achievements and goals of his presidency with the grim reality of wars in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan during a … Read more

Former chairs of the Maine Republican Party endorse Harris over Trump

Former chairs of the Maine Republican Party endorse Harris over Trump

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about reproductive rights at a campaign event at the Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 20, 2024.  Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Three former chairs of the Maine Republican Party “enthusiastically endorsed” Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president over GOP nominee and former President … Read more

Koch backed Mark Robinson despite controversies

Koch backed Mark Robinson despite controversies

Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina and candidate for governor, speaks prior to Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaking at a campaign event at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, on Aug. 14, 2024. Grant Baldwin | Getty Images The political network largely funded by billionaire industrialist Charles Koch has been … Read more

Europe adrift without a rudder as France and Germany fight crises

Europe adrift without a rudder as France and Germany fight crises

Steel worker at the blast furnace tap of the at the Salzgitter AG steelworks on March 02, 2020 in Salzgitter, Germany.  Maja Hitij | Getty Images News | Getty Images 107392634Europe looks to be heading toward a downturn as its biggest economies, Germany and France, battle political and economic woes at home. Business activity in … Read more

Speaker Johnson axes Trump voting rules in government funding bill

Speaker Johnson axes Trump voting rules in government funding bill

 U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) (R-LA) departs a press conference with Republican leadership on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Win McNamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday announced a new temporary government funding proposal with key amendments from the original … Read more

Hedge against political cycles is better investment than AI: Van Eck

Hedge against political cycles is better investment than AI: Van Eck

A major exchange-traded fund and mutual fund manager finds the winning gold trade isn’t talked about as much as the artificial intelligence trade — but maybe it should be. VanEck CEO Jan van Eck thinks the best investment this year is “the hedge against political cycles.” To him, that means investing in gold.  “It is quietly … Read more

Harris raised quadruple Trump donations for final election sprint

Harris raised quadruple Trump donations for final election sprint

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) shakes hands with former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2024. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris substantially outraised and outspent former President Donald Trump in … Read more

Trump’s promise to repeal SALT caps revives the fight on Capitol Hill

Trump’s promise to repeal SALT caps revives the fight on Capitol Hill

U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) speaks during a press conference about the SALT Caucus outside the United States Capitol on Wednesday February 08, 2023 in Washington, DC.  Matt McClain | The Washington Post | Getty Images House lawmakers are using former President Donald Trump’s own words as leverage to pressure their colleagues into preserving the … Read more

Bill to eliminate Social Security GPO, WEP rules gets closer to a vote

Bill to eliminate Social Security GPO, WEP rules gets closer to a vote

Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images House lawmakers in Washington have the signatures they need to force a vote on a bill to eliminate rules that reduce Social Security benefits for certain retirees who also receive pension income. On Thursday morning, Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and Garret Graves, R-La., marked the 206 signatures a … Read more