California governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed he would not fix the state’s budget deficit by taking away health insurance from low-income adults living in the country without legal permission, calling the state’s policy “something I believe in.” But Newsom would eliminate an important health benefit for some low-income immigrants with disabilities, angering his … Read more

Trump guilty in hush money trial

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the first trading day of 2024 on Jan. 2, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | 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 … Read more

The Trump Verdict, Explained | Vogue

Today marked the conclusion of former president Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York, which saw him face 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 hush-money payment made to Stormy Daniels in 2016, shortly before that year’s presidential election. After a few weeks of testimony—including from Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, … Read more

Trump Media drops after Donald Trump found guilty on 34 felony counts

Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Trump Media shares fell as much as 15% in extended trading on Thursday after a New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in his criminal hush money trial. The stock, which trades under the ticker “DJT,” recovered … Read more

Bill Ackman likely to back Donald Trump for president

Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, speaks during an interview for an episode of “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations,” in New York on Nov. 28, 2023. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hedge fund executive and billionaire Bill Ackman has signaled to associates that he is likely to support Donald Trump … Read more

Trump has been convicted. Here’s what happens next

A New York jury on Thursday found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in an effort to conceal a hush money payment made to a porn star ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Politically, the unprecedented criminal conviction of a former U.S. president — and presumptive major-party presidential nominee — plunges the nation … Read more

Trump donations crash website after conviction on 34 felony counts

Now that his criminal trial in New York has wrapped up with a guilty verdict, former President Donald Trump is plowing ahead with a packed schedule of fundraising events that will likely raise millions of dollars for his presidential campaign. The donations started coming in within moments of the guilty verdict. Trump campaign aides said … Read more

Stormy Daniels’ husband speaks out about Donald Trump’s hush money conviction

Porn star Stormy Daniels is still processing the news of Donald Trump’s conviction in the hush money trial, shortly after the guilty verdict was read Thursday, her husband Barrett Blade said. Former US president Donald Trump, 77, was found guilty on Thursday of all 34 counts of falsifying business documents to cover up his hush … Read more

Swift Trump verdict has the media considering history’s sweep — and the polarizing figure behind it

NEW YORK — A sudden, decisive verdict in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Thursday led the media to simultaneously reflect on both the sweep of history and the most polarizing figure in modern American politics. Broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC suspended regular programming to bring the news shortly after 5 p.m. … Read more

Mark Mobius says he’ll still be bullish on India no matter the election results

Mark Mobius, Chairman Mobius Emerging Opportunities Fund speaking on CNBC’s The Exchange on March 27th, 2024. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius said India’s election outcome will not change his bullish views on the country. The world’s most populous nation kicked off a multi-phase election on April 19, as nearly one … Read more