No Labels has ended its 2024 presidential bid

No Labels has ended its 2024 presidential bid

NEW YORK (AP) — The No Labels group said Thursday it will not field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization failed to attract a high-profile centrist willing to seize on the widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. “No Labels has always said we would only offer our … Read more

Pressure House Speaker Johnson on Ukraine – POLITICO

Pressure House Speaker Johnson on Ukraine – POLITICO

U.S. President Joe Biden has been publicly pressuring House Republicans for months to pass a Ukraine aid package. Johnson, however, leads a fractious GOP caucus that has so far rebuffed efforts to get fresh funding to Ukraine. Cameron, who has previously traveled to the U.S. to give Ukraine aid the hard sell, painted a gloomy … Read more

Trump’s social media company loses billions in value as stock price swings wildly

Trump’s social media company loses billions in value as stock price swings wildly

Former President Donald Trump’s fledgling media business is losing its sheen among investors a week after going public, with a sharp reversal in the company’s stock price lopping $4 billion off its value. Monday’s plunge in Trump Media & Technology Group’s shares, which debuted on the Nasdaq Composite Index on March 25 under the ticker … Read more

Democrats hope Biden could get a boost from down-ballot races under Wisconsin’s new legislative map

Democrats hope Biden could get a boost from down-ballot races under Wisconsin’s new legislative map

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s presidential primary Tuesday clears the way for a general election campaign that Democrats see as an opportunity unlike any in recent state history. New legislative districts adopted last month erase Republican advantages that gave the GOP dominance of the Wisconsin Assembly even as Democrats won 14 of the past 17 … Read more

Why are Americans so unhappy about the U.S. economy? Obama, Clinton cite structural problems

Why are Americans so unhappy about the U.S. economy? Obama, Clinton cite structural problems

Home News World March 29, 2024 01:45 pm | Updated 01:45 pm IST – NEW YORK Mr. Obama and Mr. Clinton urge the public to give President Joe Biden a second term U.S. President Joe Biden, former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton participate in a discussion moderated by Stephen Colbert, host of CBS’s … Read more

Stock market today: Asian shares meander after S&P 500 sets another record

Stock market today: Asian shares meander after S&P 500 sets another record

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after U.S. stocks broke out of a three-day lull to close at a record. Oil prices advanced, while U.S. futures edged lower. The dollar remained strong against the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan, a trend that has unsettled regulators in both Tokyo and Beijing. The dollar … Read more

Judge sets April 15 trial date in Trump “hush money” case, rejecting request for a delay

Judge sets April 15 trial date in Trump “hush money” case, rejecting request for a delay

The New York judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump stemming from a “hush money” payment made to an adult film star rejected his bid to delay the trial over a new batch of documents, ruling after a hearing Monday that proceedings will get underway on April 15. “[Prosecutors] went so far … Read more

Trump’s bond is now $175 million in fraud case. Here’s what the New York attorney general could do if he doesn’t pay.

Trump’s bond is now $175 million in fraud case. Here’s what the New York attorney general could do if he doesn’t pay.

Former President Donald Trump and other defendants in his fraud case won an appeal Monday to have their bond reduced, requiring them now to put up $175 million within 10 days to pause enforcement of a $464 million judgment against them. If Trump fails to post bond, it could leave some of his prized real … Read more

Trump hasn’t posted $464 million bond in fraud case. Here’s what the New York attorney general could do now.

Trump hasn’t posted $464 million bond in fraud case. Here’s what the New York attorney general could do now.

Update: An appeals court on Monday reduced Trump’s bond to $175 million, due in 10 days. Read the latest here. The story below is from before the latest ruling. Former President Donald Trump and other defendants have not posted the nearly half a billion dollars in bond needed to pause enforcement of a judge’s February … Read more