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‘I’m here because Trump raped me’: E. Jean Carroll begins trial testimony

E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accuses former President Donald Trump of raping her in a New York department store…

Chamber of Commerce gets nearly half its funding from those who give at least $1 million

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce pitches itself as representing the interests of millions of businesses of all shapes and sizes.…

Peter Thiel, Republican megadonor, won’t fund candidates in 2024, sources say

Tech billionaire and Republican megadonor Peter Thiel, an early backer of former President Donald Trump who later broke with him,…

Big money donors rally behind Biden as he launches his reelection bid

Big donors in the business world started rallying around President Joe Biden soon after he announced Tuesday that he’s running…

China will send representatives to Ukraine for talks; Kyiv praises ‘long and meaningful’ call with Xi

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine on April 26, 2023. See here for the…

Russia renews threats of abandoning the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the UN-backed deal that helped reopen Ukraine’s ports

UNITED NATIONS – The basic food security of tens of millions across the globe is hanging by a thread as…

Crabcakes, ribs, banana splits for South Korea state dinner at the White House

Crabcakes, beef short ribs and a deconstructed banana split have made the cut for this week’s White House state dinner honoring South…

GOP debt ceiling bill faces its first test as analysts warn U.S. faces default risk as early as June

WASHINGTON — A House Republican bill to raise the debt limit while dramatically cutting federal spending faces its first test…

Trial begins in Trump rape-defamation lawsuit by E. Jean Carroll

The federal trial began Tuesday for a civil lawsuit by a New York writer E. Jean Carroll, who accuses former…

Biden vows to ‘finish the job’ on the economy in first speech since launching 2024 campaign

President Joe Biden honed in on his economic achievements Tuesday in his first speech since he announced he will seek…