A man walks in front of the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago in 2016. AFP via Getty Images Since 2010, lenders have forgiven President Donald Trump about $287 million in debt that he had failed to repay, the New York Times reported Tuesday. Citing Trump’s federal tax-return records, the Times reported that the […]
Democrat Jaime Harrison enlisted the help of Grammy Award-winning rapper Common at a Monday rally in Columbia, S.C., as polls continue to show a closer race between Harrison and Sen. Lindsey Graham than many had expected. “Common shares many of the same values that were instilled in me as a South Carolinian: hard work, integrity […]
Less than 20 miles south of Kenosha, Wis., where police shot Jacob Blake multiple times in the back in August, leaving him partially paralyzed and sparking days of fiery protests and rioting, a police shooting that left a Black teenager dead and his girlfriend badly wounded last week is stirring anger in Waukegan, Ill. Marcellis […]
President Trump demanded on Monday that the election winner be announced on Election Day, Nov. 3 — something his own party has made highly unlikely by fighting to keep ballots from being counted quickly in key swing states. Trump claimed that the presidential contest “must have final total on November 3rd” in a Monday-evening tweet […]
Jason Kutt, 18, was shot in the back of the neck while at Nockamixon State Park Saturday. LEVITTOWN, Penn. – An 18-year-old who was shot Saturday at Nockamixon State Park died from his injuries, according to authorities. Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said Jason Kutt died after he was shot at the park about 5:15 p.m. […]
Former Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Clinton, seen in a March file photo. AFP/Getty Images Some House Republicans celebrated Monday night’s Senate confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court by taunting Hillary Clinton, whose election loss to Donald Trump four years ago opened the door to three conservative appointments to the […]
Sen. Richard Shelby, R.-Ala., speaks to a reporter as he departs from the U.S. Capitol on Friday. (Getty Images) With the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffering its biggest single-day drop since early September and the coronavirus pandemic picking up steam, Washington threw in the towel Monday on efforts to help the economy. The Senate, after […]
Newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Getty Images The Senate voted Monday evening to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, overcoming fierce partisan opposition to the vote and marking the third justice President Donald Trump has appointed to the nation’s highest court in just four years. The vote was […]
The Palazzo Las Vegas and The Venetian Las Vegas are seen in May in Las Vegas, Nev. Getty Images Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp. is considering a sale of its Las Vegas Strip operations, including two resorts and a huge convention hall, a company spokesman said. The company is in early discussions and no final […]
A Charles Schwab sign on an office in Lexington Mass. Getty Images Just weeks after closing its acquisition of TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab Corp. announced Monday it will lay off about 1,000 employees, or 3% of its combined workforce. “Today, we are taking further steps to bring our companies together —streamlining our structure and reshaping […]