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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China April 4, 2024.  Tingshu Wang | Reuters BEIJING — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen kicked off her first full day of official meetings in China with discussion about overcapacity concerns and encouragement to pursue market-oriented reforms. Yellen arrived in

Trump is melting down in real time on Saturday, as the reality that he is going to stand trial in Manhattan seems to be hitting him. Trump posted on Truth Social: Crooked Judge Juan Merchan is not allowing me to talk, is taking away my First Amendment Rights, he’s got me GAGGED, because he doesn’t

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook the northeastern United States on Friday morning. The earthquake was felt from Boston down to Baltimore at 10:23 a.m. ET, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In New York City, where tremors were felt for more than 30 seconds, there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, but the

Judge Juan Merchan rejected Trump’s request to subpoena materials related to NBC’s Stormy Daniels documentary, which the ex-president claimed was a conspiracy against him. Reuters reported: Donald Trump’s subpoena to NBCUniversal for material related to a recent documentary about porn star Stormy Daniels was blocked on Friday by the judge overseeing the former U.S. president’s

Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards David Dwayne Cassady, inmate in Georgia. Courtesy: Georgia Department of Corrections A man serving a life sentence for kidnapping and other crimes while in a Georgia prison built two bombs which he mailed to a District of Columbia office building and the federal courthouse and building in Anchorage, Alaska, prosecutors

It’s looking very much as if ex-president Donald Trump is pulling the old Republican-shadow-presidency-to subvert-the elected-president’s-foreign-policy card. This is an old trick of Republicans; they’ve been doing it since Nixon, and they’ve been getting away with it because Democrats have historically been too timid and outplayed by the Machiavellian maneuvers of people who appear willing

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after attending a wake for New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer Jonathan Diller, who was shot and killed while making a routine traffic stop on March 25 in the Far Rockaway section of Queens, in Massapequa Park, New York, U.S., March 28, 2024.  Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Decades

Stephen Colbert enthusiastically spoke for millions of Americans as he responded to the news that Trump’s hush money trial will be going forward by saying, “Let’s go.” Colbert said: Okay, despite, so far, despite 88 criminal charges, Donald Trump has faced zero consequences. It’s been one delay after another. But — Exactly. But that’s about

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Pieper-Hillside Boys & Girls Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 13, 2024. Sara Stathas | Bloomberg | Getty Images Allies of President Joe Biden are ramping up a charm offensive aimed at getting high-profile Republicans and donors who won’t support Donald Trump to back the Democratic president.  But

Former Texas Republican House Speaker Joe Straus confirmed on Thursday a conversation that was reported in 2018 by Texas Monthly, in which GOP megadonor and “billionaire bully” Tim Dunn told him that only Christians should hold leadership positions in the House. “Straus, a Republican who is Jewish, relayed the encounter in an interview with former

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks to reporters after speaking in a panel hosted by the National Council of Resistance of Iran – U.S. Representative Office (NCRI-US) at the Willard InterContinental Hotel on August 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton believes Israel’s war

Stephen Colbert pointed out that Trump seems to be taken by surprise by his own speeches that he doesn’t seem to know what’s in them. Colbert played a clip of Trump saying, “You know, we won this state. We won this state by a lot. And it came out that we won this state, actually.”

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Two Florida brothers pleaded guilty Wednesday in New York federal court to insider trading charges related to their purchase and sale of securities of the company that eventually merged with former President Donald Trump‘s social media firm. The brothers, Michael Shvartsman and Gerald Shvartsman, earned more than $22

The stock scam that is Truth Social took out two investors who have pleaded guilty to insider trading. CNN reported: Florida venture capitalist Michael Shvartsman and his brother Gerald Shvartsman pleaded guilty on Wednesday to participating in an insider trading scheme linked to the blockbuster deal that brought former President Donald Trump’s social media business

The media company that Donald Trump recently took public is suing its co-founders, accusing them of failing “spectacularly” to get the company off the ground and then trying to “thwart the deal.” The lawsuit filed in Sarasota County, Florida, civil court seeks to bar Trump Media & Technology Group co-founders Wesley Moss and Andrew Litinsky

Stephen Colbert enjoyed Trump’s Truth Social stock crashing and burning while costing him billions of dollars. Colbert said: Between the $175 million Trump put up in this case and the $91 million in the E. Jean Carroll case, trump somehow still posted way less money this week than he lost on Wall Street. Because reportedly,

A Union Pacific freight train is seen traveling on April 21, 2023 in Round Rock, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images One year after the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment created an environmental disaster, the Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled new regulations intended to shore up freight rail safety. A new rule finalized by the

Donald Trump tried to campaign for the first time in weeks and he could not keep it together at an event that was supposed to be about the border in Michigan. Trump diverted away from talking about the border and said, “So many people get away with it. They say Oh, let him go. Let

A boy holds out an empty pot as he waits with other displaced Palestinians queueing for meals provided by a charity organisation ahead of the fast-breaking “iftar” meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 16, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said that everyone knows what Trump is doing, as he requested that the ex-president’s gag order be expanded. The Manhattan DA’s office wrote in a filing: Defendant’s dangerous, violent, and reprehensible rhetoric fundamentally threatens the integrity of these proceedings and is intended to intimidate witnesses and trial participants alike— including this