Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia announced Friday that he has changed his party registration to independent, fueling speculation he could run for office again in November after announcing his retirement last year. “My commitment to do everything I can to bring our country together has led me to register as an independent with no party affiliation,” Manchin ...
Thousands of Florida residents lose their right to vote every year when they are convicted of a felony. But by a quirk of the law, Florida resident Donald Trump likely will be able to cast a ballot in November despite his convictions this week. If the former president had been convicted in Republican-dominated Florida or most other states, he would ...
Here’s a quick review of statements made Friday by former president Donald Trump at Trump Tower, in order. Some of these claims we have examined before. We’ll keep the focus on his hush money case, not his other falsehoods. Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, related to a $130,000 payment that then-Trump attorney Michael Cohen ...
Toward the beginning of Donald Trump’s long, meandering Friday morning news conference against his criminal conviction the previous afternoon, he offered a familiar criticism of his unfortunate position. “It was a rigged trial,” he said, listing off complaints about the circumstances of the charges and the trial and the district attorney. Later in the diatribe, he returned to this idea: ...
The responses from most Democratic officials were restrained, even somber in tone, after a jury found former president Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts in his New York hush money trial. “The verdict speaks for itself,” Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) tweeted Thursday, echoing many of his colleagues. But still, there were some Democrats who expressed ...
Americans in 2024 again have a source of news that they agree is reliable and to which they turn regardless of party or age: the Weather Channel. After that, though? It’s a dogfight. Last May, YouGov released polling showing that the Weather Channel was afforded respect and viewership uniformly by Americans — a noteworthy achievement attributable to the most controversial ...
Inflation rose about as expected in April, with markets on edge over when interest rates might start coming down, according to a measure released Friday that is followed closely by the Federal Reserve. The personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy costs increased just 0.2% for the period, in line with the Dow Jones estimate, the Commerce Department reported. On ...
Top proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services on Friday recommended Tesla shareholders vote against the reapproval of CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package and withhold their support from the re-election of News Corp. scion James Murdoch to the automaker’s board. Tesla’s shareholder meeting is on June 13. The report, a copy of which was obtained by CNBC, comes after the other influential proxy adviser ...
The pace of hiring remains strong for lower-earning Americans, holding steady above its pre-pandemic baseline even as the demand for higher-income workers has waned slightly, according to new data from Vanguard. The hires rate for the bottom third of workers by income (who earn less than $55,000 a year) was 1.5% in March, where it has largely hovered since September 2023, according ...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped Friday for its best session of the year, as investors wrapped up a strong month after the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure came in largely around expectations. The blue-chip Dow climbed 574.84 points, or 1.51%, to 38,686.32, lifted by Salesforce and UnitedHealth’s respective advances of 7.5% and 2.8%. The S&P 500 added 0.80% to 5,277.51. The Nasdaq Composite ticked lower by 0.01% to ...