Politics

A new account rekindles allegations that Trump disrespected Black people on ‘The Apprentice’

Gene Folkes had just been jettisoned as a contestant on “The Apprentice” and was commiserating with a crew member at a bar…

U.S. economic engagement in Indo-Pacific ‘isn’t about China,’ Commerce Secretary Raimondo says

America’s economic engagement in Indo-Pacific “isn’t about China” but for strengthening U.S. presence in the region, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo…

Cash for trash: How activists are responding to Pyongyang’s rubbish-filled balloons into South Korea

The battle of the balloons continues. North Korean defectors, part of an activist group in Seoul, are fighting back —…

Trump suggests tariffs against nations including China over illegal immigration

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday he may impose tariffs on countries, including China, that do not curb the flow of undocumented immigrants…

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted gifts worth millions of dollars over 20 years, analysis finds

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted millions of dollars’ worth of gifts over the past two decades on the bench,…

Milwaukee-based retail giant Kohl’s says ‘No’ to sponsoring Republican convention events

Milwaukee-based department store giant Kohl’s says it will not sponsor any events related to the Republican National Convention in that…

Dutch nationalist Wilders makes big gains at EU election, exit poll shows

Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders’ anti-immigration party on Thursday was projected to have made large gains in the Netherlands’ election for…

Billionaire Frank McCourt’s TikTok bid wins key backer as he looks past app’s prized algorithm

In the race to buy TikTok, billionaire Frank McCourt is pitching investors with a chance to create a new platform…

Hunter Biden gun trial: Beau Biden’s widow Hallie Biden testifies about crack use

Hallie Biden, the widow of President Joe Biden’s late son Beau Biden, testified in federal court Thursday that she became…

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon ordered to jail by July 1 to serve contempt of Congress sentence

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., at a hearing Thursday ordered former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon to report…