Politics

France’s Macron made key mistakes and demonized the left, says bestselling economist Thomas Piketty

French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a reckoning after the country’s far right made historic gains in the first round…

Trump sentencing date in hush money case postponed more than two months to Sept. 18

A New York judge on Tuesday delayed Donald Trump’s sentencing date in his criminal hush money case by more than…

Biden administration proposes rule for workplaces to address excessive heat

The Biden administration proposed a new rule Tuesday to address excessive heat in the workplace, as tens of millions of…

Hungary’s Prime Minister Orban — a key Putin ally — makes first wartime visit to Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday for his first wartime visit to the battle-torn country. Orban,…

Crypto takes its fight with SEC directly to Biden and Trump

On a cool, sunny June evening in San Francisco, the Pacific Heights mansion of venture capitalist David Sacks was the…

Supreme Court dissents take a ‘darker tone’ on Trump immunity ruling

Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Elena Kagan laid out grim visions of U.S. democracy in their…

Trump immunity ruling hands big decisions to Judge Tanya Chutkan

The U.S. Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling on Monday sends the federal case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn…

Hunter Biden sues Fox News over ‘mock trial’ miniseries

U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden sued conservative news outlet Fox News on Monday for publishing nude photos and…

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon begins four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress

Steve Bannon, a former aide to Donald Trump, reported to prison on Monday to begin a four-month sentence for refusing…

Democrats ask Raimondo to step up enforcement on CHIPS funding

WASHINGTON — A group of Democrats are raising concerns as to whether companies that received federal funding for semiconductors used…