Americans are cutting back on spending as they plan for a recession that might not end until the coronavirus pandemic is over. Angela Lang/CNET President Donald Trump’s call for an end to stimulus negotiations on a new stimulus bill presented a wrinkle in the story of the US economic recovery from the […]
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When it comes to health care, President Donald Trump has promised far more than he has delivered. But that doesn’t mean his administration has had no impact on health issues — including the operation of the Affordable Care Act, prescription drug prices and women’s access to reproductive health services. In […]
John Authers is a senior editor for markets. Before Bloomberg, he spent 29 years with the Financial Times, where he was head of the Lex Column and chief markets commentator. He is the author of “The Fearful Rise of Markets” and other books. Read more opinion Follow @johnauthers on Twitter […]
In this Sept. 26, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown, Pa. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted early Friday. Steve Ruark AP President Donald Trump has several strikes against […]
An employee is protected by a plexiglass shield while processing a skier at the reopening of Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort, which closed in mid-March to help in the effort to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, in a Wednesday, May 27, 2020 file photo, in Keystone, Colo. An executive […]
President Donald Trump speaks about coronavirus testing during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Washington. Evan Vucci AP WASHINGTON Revelations that President Donald Trump is personally liable for more than $400 million in debt are casting a shadow over his presidency […]
In early August, the Trump campaign announced the president, Republican National Committee and joint fundraising entities had raised $1.1 billion raised this cycle to date. Those entities have also spent over $1 billion since the start of 2017 — or more than $830 million, excluding RNC midterm spending in 2017 […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Convention begged this question: Why are President Donald Trump’s most fervent supporters describing the state of his union as a hellscape? It was perhaps the central paradox for voters wondering what to believe in the rhetoric, because it defied logic to believe it all. […]
Vice President Mike Pence speaks to reporters alongside the coronavirus task force at the White House in Washington, March 10, 2020. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) Vice President Mike Pence, the head of the federal coronavirus task force, delivered a clear message to governors about reopening schools. Help us help […]
President Donald Trump has been on a rampage against public schools and colleges all week, threatening to use the power of the federal government to strong-arm officials into reopening classrooms. But his effort is now creating a backlash: An overwhelming alignment of state and even Republican-aligned organizations oppose the rush […]
President Trump’s re-election bid has had a rough few weeks, with challenges coming from both his stewardship of the presidency and past personal controversies that may be catching up with him. Coronavirus is worsening in much of the country, he’s down in the polls, his response to the pandemic has […]
Donald Trump spent the last four years committing numerous crimes big and small, the most serious one being his incitement of the violent mob that attacked the Capitol on January 6. Unfortunately, because of his inexplicable stranglehold on the Republican Party, he’s gotten away with all of it. That has […]
Senators have had to play dual roles in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. They’re not only witnesses to the insurrection he incited, but also the jury that will decide whether or not his conduct warrants conviction. But for a select group of pro-Trump lawmakers, there’s apparently been a third hat […]
Hello and welcome to day one of Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. As you may recall, the 45th president struggled to find lawyers to represent him against charges that he incited an insurrection, and on Tuesday it showed. After Democrats used their opening statement to show a harrowing, graphic video […]
Even an inveterate liar like Donald Trump is capable of the occasional fugitive moment of honesty, however unintentional. The former president had just such an instant last spring, when he first began laying the foundation for the attacks on the integrity of the election that would, months later, lead to […]
Earlier this month, the Biden administration said it was alarmed to learn that the Trump administration had left it with no vaccine distribution plan whatsoever. “There is nothing for us to rework. We are going to have to build everything from scratch,” a person familiar said at the time, with […]
Donald Trump’s so-called big lie that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen” has reportedly cost $519 million so far, a growing total largely attributable to enhanced security prompted by the stunning breach of the U.S. Capitol that he is charged with inciting. Taxpayers will have to foot the bill that […]
Permit me one more Donald Trump story in order to share a theory making the rounds on Wall Street about how the former conniver in chief is going to make more money now than ever before. It involves a con, of course. It’s important to remember why the twice-impeached former […]
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Reuters) – On Thursday evening, Dustin Higgs, 48, waited in a cell on death row at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, his scheduled execution less than 24 hours away. A five-minute drive down the road, members of his legal team sat around a laminated plastic […]
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Reuters) – On Thursday evening, Dustin Higgs, 48, waited in a cell on death row at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, his scheduled execution less than 24 hours away. A five-minute drive down the road, members of his legal team sat around a laminated plastic […]
Washington – Their candidate may have lost the election, but President Donald Trump’s supporters have no intention of fading away. After spending weeks amplifying Trump’s unfounded claims that the November election was rigged against him, many of his loyal fans are eagerly awaiting his next ventures, including a potential presidential […]