Tag: Political

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Srettha Thavisin, Prime Minister of Thailand, speaks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S., November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand is set to delay the launch of a controversial $14.3-billion “digital wallet” handout scheme until after May, in a setback for Prime…

2/2 © Reuters. A worker removes snow from the sidewalk after a blizzard left several inches of snow in Ankeny, Iowa, U.S., January 12, 2024. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer 2/2 By Brendan O’Brien and Rich McKay CHICAGO (Reuters) -Tens of millions of Americans were in the pathway of dangerous and damaging weather conditions as snowstorms moved across…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Dome is illuminated in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. congressional leaders have agreed on a two-tranche stopgap spending bill to keep the federal government funded into March and avert a partial government shutdown starting late next week, a source familiar with the…

© Reuters. One World Trader Center stands in Lower Manhattan as people watch aboard the Staten Island Ferry in New York City, U.S., December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo   US500 -0.07% Add to/Remove from Watchlist Add to Watchlist Add Position Position added successfully to: Please name your holdings portfolio Type: BUY SELL Date:  …

Nashville native turned country-rock star Jelly Roll’s continued emerging fame has found him kicking off 2024 in an unlikely place: Capitol Hill.Specifically in Washington, D.C. at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, testifying in a hearing of the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs titled “Stopping the Flow of Fentanyl: Public Awareness…

© Reuters. A visitor looks at a miniature model of an apartment complex which is currently under construction at its showroom in Seoul March 18, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday vowed to relax tax rules on multiple homeowners and ease rules governing the reconstruction of…

He’s a misfortune teller.J.P. Morgan strategist Michael Cembalest predicted to investors that President Joe Biden will drop out out of the 2024 race due to concerns over his well-being.In an “Eye on the Market” newsletter for clients on Jan. 1, Cembalest ventured beyond finance in his “top 10 surprises” for 2024. He forecasted the incumbent’s…

Missouri’s Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft joins CNN’s Boris Sanchez to detail his point of view on the decision by Maine and Colorado to remove former President Donald Trump from their state ballots, and his threat to remove President Joe Biden from Missouri’s state ballot in 2024. View comments

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s attempt to justify his ludicrous threat to have President Joe Biden removed from the state’s electoral ballot spiraled into chaos over the most basic of questions: “How so?”During a Monday interview with CNN’s Boris Sanchez, the Republican was asked how he justified his threats to have Biden removed from…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington, U.S., April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo By Kanishka Singh and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Democrat and Republican in the U.S. Congress on Sunday agreed on a $1.59 trillion spending deal, setting up a race for bitterly divided lawmakers to pass…