Fugitive Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui holds a press conference in New York on November 20, 2018 on the death of tycoon Wang Jian in France on July 3, 2018. Don Emmert | AFP | Getty Images Controversial exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui’s chief of staff pleaded guilty Friday in New York to a fraud conspiracy…
A top ballot access adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign was arrested on assault charges early Saturday morning at a luxury Manhattan hotel, New York police said. The consultant, Trent Pool, 37, was taken into custody at the Soho Grand Hotel and charged with obstruction of breathing and assault, police said. An…
US President Donald Trump reacts as he stands next to former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks outside the Oval Office as he leaves the White House for a trip to Cleveland, Ohio, in Washington DC, USA, March 29 2018. Picture taken March 29, 2018. Carlos Barria | Reuters Former top White House communications adviser…
About 80 miles southeast of the Louisiana coast, 100,000 tons of steel are floating in the Gulf of Mexico, a symbol of the hopes of oil and gas companies. This metal giant, a deep-sea platform called Appomattox owned by Shell, collects the oil and gas that drilling rigs tap from reservoirs thousands of feet below…
Chris Webb (centre), new Labor MP for Blackpool South, reacts as his victory is announced at the Count Center in Blackpool, northwest England, during the Blackpool South by-election on May 3, 2024. Oli Scarff | Afp | Getty Images LONDON – British leader Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party suffered significant losses overnight in a spate of…
The hallmarks of a state dinner were there: lavish floral displays in the White House, the first lady appearing in a floor-length sequined gown, and members of Congress and Cabinet secretaries mingling. However, the guest of honor was not the President of France or the Prime Minister of Japan. It was Missy Testerman from Rogersville…
Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump shouts during a campaign rally in Freeland, Michigan, USA, May 1, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Under a second Donald Trump presidency, the Securities and Exchange Commission would reverse the aggressive stance the government agency has taken toward corporate giants under the leadership of current Chairman…
President Biden traveled to North Carolina, a potential swing state in the fall election, on Thursday to tout his efforts to replace toxic lead pipes as part of his administration’s program to expand and modernize the nation’s road system, airports and other critical infrastructure. During a stop in Wilmington, the president announced $3 billion in…
Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at Ted Hendricks Stadium in Hialeah, Florida, USA on November 8, 2023. Octavio Jones | Reuters A New York federal judge on Thursday rejected — at least for now — a law firm’s request to withdraw from representing Donald Trump’s presidential campaign…
As Democrats face a presidential campaign against a resurgent and resilient Donald J. Trump and a brutally challenging Senate map, they believe they have an increasingly powerful political weapon: ballot measures protecting abortion rights. Two key presidential and Senate battlegrounds, Arizona and Nevada, are expected to put such measures squarely before voters. The same goes…
