House Democrats on Tuesday announced that they will vote on whether to impeach President Donald Trump on two specific articles — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., flanked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the chairs of four other panels involved in the impeachment inquiry, made the announcement “charging […] Read more
President Donald Trump is revoking press credentials for Bloomberg News employees in response to its decision to refrain from investigating Mike Bloomberg or his Democratic rivals during the presidential primaries, a campaign spokesman said Monday. The announcement highlights the precarious situation the news organization faces as the billionaire owner of its parent company runs for […] Read more
Mike Bloomberg’s announcement to run for president didn’t deliver full details of his platform, but his 12-year run as mayor and his philanthropy in political causes provide good clues. Here are some issues Bloomberg cares about and the industries they would affect. Guns Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety, which he helped found in 2014, has […] Read more
Former White House chief economic advisor Gary Cohn said Monday that he believes President Donald Trump will go forward with the Dec. 15 tariffs if the U.S. and China haven’t agreed to a trade deal. “I think he thinks that that’s a forcing function and if he keeps blinking, he loses credibility in the Chinese […] Read more
President Donald Trump’s top economic advisor, Larry Kudlow, hinted at a middle-class tax cut Tuesday as the president searches for an edge in his 2020 reelection bid. With just under a year until voters decide whether Trump gets a second term in the White House, the National Economic Council Director said “the president has asked […] Read more
Apple announced Monday with California governor Gavin Newsom that it will donate $2.5 billion toward building affordable housing in California. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is skeptical. In a statement on Monday, Sanders said Apple is not fixing the affordable housing problem — it’s becoming a real estate lender. He criticized Apple for not […] Read more
The leader of the U.K. Brexit Party and Donald Trump-ally Nigel Farage kicked off his election campaign on Friday with both an offer and a warning to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The starting gun has been fired on campaigning toward a U.K. general election on December 12 in a bid by different parties to […] Read more
Lawyers for former national security advisor John Bolton have been in touch with officials working on House committees about possibly testifying in the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump, a person close to Bolton told NBC News on Friday. The news comes more than a week after the White House’s former top Europe expert, Fiona […] Read more
The Greens made strong gains in Switzerland’s election on Sunday while right-wing populist party SVP lost ground, final results showed. Environmentalists could potentially win a seat in the coalition that has governed Swiss politics for decades. As climate change and the country’s relationship with the European Union were the main focuses of the political campaign, […] Read more