JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man at Donald Trump’s rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, stormed into the press area as the former president spoke Friday but was surrounded by police and sheriff’s deputies and was eventually subdued with a Taser. The altercation came moments after Trump criticized major media outlets for what he said was unfavorable … Read more
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes an announcement on the future of his campaign in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. August 23, 2024. Thomas Machowicz | Reuters The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Tuesday voted to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the state’s November presidential ballot, thwarting the former third-party candidate’s plan to remove his … Read more
Mark Cuban joined a number of critics who mocked Donald Trump on Saturday after the Republican presidential nominee’s false claim that imposing tariffs doesn’t “affect our country.” The former president, in a meandering speech at a campaign rally, pledged to impose tariffs on foreign-made products from China and other countries in order to bring jobs … Read more
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday again sought to deliver a campaign message focused on the economy, but the Republican repeatedly swerved into non-sequiturs and personal attacks, including twice declaring that he was better looking than Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump wound back and forth between hitting his points on economic … Read more
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate on August 08, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to stay off the presidential campaign rally circuit until after the Democratic National Convention, which ends Aug. … Read more
The North Carolina Attorney General’s Office said Monday that it is eyeing a political action committee created by billionaire Elon Musk following a complaint to the state election board over the PAC’s collection of personal data while failing to help users register to vote as promised. The new inquiry and a similar one announced Sunday … Read more
Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X speaks during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters If a voter in Michigan performs a search on Google, a somewhat shocking ad might pop up. … Read more
Whether they are the result of climate change or just freaks of nature, disasters can be costly. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information estimate that weather and climate disasters in the U.S. did nearly $93 billion in damage last year. “There’s really no place in the country that doesn’t have risk,” said Jeremy Porter, … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said Sunday that Corey Comperatore, the former fire chief for Buffalo Township, was shot and killed during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler the previous evening. Shapiro said in a news conference that Comperatore’s wife told him Comperatore, a father of two daughters, dove on his … Read more
