Elections

Chubb ended Trump fraud bond talks after backing E. Jean Carroll appeal bond, court filing says

Donald Trump and his co-defendants were in talks with insurance giant Chubb for a $464 million appeal bond in the…

Ohio GOP Senate primary offers an early test of Trump’s endorsement strength

Ohio voters are at the polls Tuesday to choose a Republican challenger to incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown. The competitive…

Biden targets ‘rent gouging’ landlords as high housing costs factor into 2024 race

President Joe Biden visited the battleground state of Nevada on Tuesday to take aim at corporate landlords, who the White…

Time is running out for interest rate cuts, market forecaster Jim Bianco warns before Fed meeting

The window for interest rate cuts may be closing. On the eve of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting, Wall…

Behind Trump’s campaign cash crunch: Small-dollar donor fatigue, major donor hesitation

Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has begun to see warning signs that the small-dollar donors who fueled his last run for…

Border-funding battle snags budget talks in Congress with shutdown days away

Congress is back at the budget negotiation table this week and border security disputes again are threatening to torpedo talks…

Elon Musk says Trump ‘came by’ while he was eating breakfast, did not ask for money

Elon Musk said his March 3 meeting with Donald Trump in Florida was not planned, and that the presumptive Republican…

Trump can’t secure $454 million appeal bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers say

Donald Trump does not have enough cash to obtain an appeal bond that would prevent New York’s attorney general from…

Putin wins Russia election in landslide with no serious competition

President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election on Sunday, cementing his already tight grip on power…

White House urges Senate to ‘move swiftly’ on TikTok bill as lawmakers drag their heels

White House national security adviser John Kirby said Sunday that the Senate should swiftly advance a bill that would force…