DJT stock jumps, Trump Media CEO seeks stock manipulation probe

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, speaks during an impeachment inquiry hearing in Washington, Nov. 13, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media shot up more than 9% on Wednesday, hours after the company revealed it was urging House Republican committee leaders to investigate possible … Read more

Biden’s battle to secure backing of anti-Trump Republicans

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Pieper-Hillside Boys & Girls Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 13, 2024. Sara Stathas | Bloomberg | Getty Images Allies of President Joe Biden are ramping up a charm offensive aimed at getting high-profile Republicans and donors who won’t support Donald Trump to back the Democratic president.  But … Read more

Yellen defends Biden budget against GOP senators’ fears of tax hikes

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the 2025 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday defended President Joe Biden’s 2025 fiscal budget proposal as Republican senators said they feared taxes would rise for the … Read more

U.S. spy chief ‘cannot rule out’ that China would use TikTok to influence U.S. elections

China could use social media app TikTok to influence the 2024 U.S. elections, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a House of Representatives intelligence committee hearing on Tuesday. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images China could use social media app TikTok to influence the 2024 U.S. elections, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a House of Representatives intelligence … Read more

Trump wants Elon Musk to speak at Republican convention

Former President Donald Trump and his allies on the Republican National Committee want to convince Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to speak at the GOP convention in July, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. Republican leaders believe that giving Musk a speaking slot at the convention could lead to some of his fans … Read more

Hike tariffs on Chinese EVs, Senate Democrats urge Biden administration

Three Senate Democrats from auto manufacturing states on Thursday urged the Biden administration to hike import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to address national security risks, the latest push by lawmakers to protect the U.S. auto sector. Nathan Howard | Getty Images Three Senate Democrats from auto manufacturing states on Thursday urged the Biden administration … Read more

Senate GOP boss Mitch McConnell endorses Trump for president

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at a Keep America Great Rally at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, November 4, 2019. Yuri Gripas | Reuters Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president Wednesday, putting aside years of hostilities between the two top Republicans. McConnell’s announcement cements Trump’s … Read more

Instagram ‘warning screens’ for illegal content are target of Senate demands for details

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, left, speaks with Chairman Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on her nomination to become an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill, March 23, 2022. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images … Read more

Trump campaign chief urges Republican megadonors to ignore his words

Former U.S. President Donald Trump waves to his supporters as he departs to attend his second civil trial in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation suit against him, outside Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York City, Jan. 26, 2024. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters A top advisor to Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign has a … Read more

Suspect arrested after breaking into Colorado Supreme Court building

A general view of the Colorado Supreme Court in Denver, Colorado, U.S., December 20, 2023, a day after the court ruled that former President Donald Trump is disqualified from serving as U.S. President and cannot appear on the primary ballot in Colorado for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol … Read more