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DWAC shares soar as merger with Trump social media company appears closer

Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp. jumped 16% on Thursday after the special purpose acquisition company announced Wednesday night that…

Trump hush money trial to start March 25, judge denies dismissal request

A judge on Thursday said that jury selection in the New York hush money trial of former President Donald Trump…

Trump DA Fani Willis lashes out from witness stand as judge considers whether to disqualify her

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Thursday lashed out at a defense lawyer as she testified before a judge…

Russia’s Putin says he prefers ‘more predictable’ Biden over Trump in U.S. election

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he preferred Joe Biden as the next U.S. president over Republican front-runner Donald Trump, who…

Interest on national debt could threaten U.S. economic stability, CBO director tells House panel

The director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office warned House lawmakers Wednesday that the ballooning national debt and the cost…

Democrats see New York special election win as a blueprint for defeating Trump in November

Democrats aren’t just breathing a sigh of relief after flipping a red seat blue in New York’s special election —…

NATO chief concedes ‘valid point’ of spending criticism as allies up defense budgets

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg conceded to criticism that some members have been underfinancing the coalition’s defense budget, saying he expects…

Brexit Britain has ‘significantly underperformed’ other advanced economies, Goldman Sachs says

LONDON — Post-Brexit Britain has “significantly underperformed” other advanced economies since the 2016 EU referendum, according to new analysis from…

House Republicans impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

The Republican-led House of Representatives on Tuesday impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, only the second time in U.S. history that a…

Former Ron DeSantis Wall Street fundraiser to bolster Trump’s campaign war chest

Veteran Wall Street executive Omeed Malik is planning to raise over $3 million and donate at least $100,000 in support…