Politics

Who is Telegram founder Pavel Durov — and why was he arrested?

The chief executive officer of Telegram, Pavel Durov, was arrested at an airport on Saturday night outside Paris and placed…

Trump says Musk wouldn’t have time to be in his White House cabinet, but could ‘consult’

Former President Donald Trump said that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk likely couldn’t serve in his hypothetical White House…

China slams U.S. for adding firms to export control list over alleged support for Russian military

China on Sunday said it “resolutely opposes” the U.S. decision to add multiple Chinese entities to its export control list…

Biden speaks with Zelenskyy, announces new military aid for Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday and announced a new military aid package ahead…

DOJ sues software firm RealPage for allegedly helping landlords collude to keep rents high

The U.S. Department of Justice and eight states on Friday accused software company RealPage of unlawfully scheming to undermine competition…

Crypto industry accounts for almost half of corporate donations in 2024 election, report says

As the 2024 U.S. elections reach their home stretch, crypto companies are opening their wallets to try and influence the…

Trump’s Arizona trip keeps immigration front-and-center, as Democrats sharpen border messaging

Former President Donald Trump painted a dark picture on Thursday of what the U.S.-Mexico border would be like if Vice…

Harris says Trump ‘wants to be an autocrat’ and tyrants are ‘rooting’ for him

Vice President Kamala Harris said Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “wants to be an autocrat,” as she accepted the Democratic…

Harris accepts Democratic nomination, vows to be a ‘common sense’ president who ‘unites us’

Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday officially accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, vowing to unite the country and bring a…

Republican ex-Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Trump ‘suffocated the soul of’ the GOP

Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger in his Democratic National Convention speech that “Donald Trump has suffocated the soul of the…