Pfizer exec Sally Susman to host presidential fundraiser for Democrat Kirsten...
A senior executive at pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will host a campaign fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, CNBC has learned. Gillibrand is slated to...
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Warren talks reparations, child care, early education during New Hampshire...
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks in Washington, Aug. 21, 2018. (Reuters) MANCHESTER, N.H. – – Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren highlighted her new universal child...
View ArticleCalifornia proposes phaseout of single-use plastics by 2030
California already has placed curbs on plastic items such as straws and bags — and this week legislation was introduced to phase out single-use plastic food containers and other packaging that isn’t...
View ArticleWhere in the world does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez live?
She may be America’s most famous freshman congresswoman, but in New York, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a virtual ghost. She has no district office and no local phone number, unlike the state’s...
View ArticleBattle over 5G, Huawei is the biggest test yet for Trump’s approach for China
The escalating U.S. global offensive against China’s Huawei – the world’s largest telecom equipment provider and second largest mobile phone manufacturer – provides an unsettling glimpse into the...
View ArticleSenate to vote on ‘born-alive’ bill, which guarantees medical care to infants...
The U.S. Senate on Monday will vote on the “Born-Alive” Infants Protection Act, which guarantees medical care to infants who survive a failed abortion. The legislation was introduced after Virginia...
View ArticleThere’s a big discrepancy in the tax system, says former Sen. Heitkamp
While there’s been a big outcry to make the rich pay more in taxes, there is one thing in particular in the U.S. tax code that stands out as unfair, Democratic former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp told CNBC on...
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9th Circuit gets another Trump-picked judge, after White House bypasses...
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Trump’s nominee to be a judge on the liberal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a party-line vote — and, in a historic snub, the White House ignored the input of...
View ArticleMichael Cohen battles GOP committee leader
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen tore into Rep. Jim Jordan, the House Oversight Committee’s Republican leader, during dramatic testimony Wednesday on Capitol Hill –...
View ArticleTrump says he doesn’t think Kim Jong Un knew about Warmbier
President Donald Trump told reporters in Vietnam he didn’t think North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was involved in the death of American college student Otto Warmbier. Trump, speaking at a news...
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Trump GOP allies suggest Michael Cohen lied in bombshell hearing
Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) (R) talks with Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) during testimony by Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump before the House...
View ArticleTrump says Cohen’s newly revealed book proposal blows up testimony: ‘Totally...
President Trump on Friday blasted Michael Cohen over a newly reported book proposal that apparently painted the president in a positive light, saying his former lawyer’s pitch contradicts this week’s...
View ArticleBloomberg aides interview staffers in NH, Iowa as billionaire considers 2020 run
Many of the 2020 candidates already in the hunt, including Sens. Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand and Kamala Harris, have been snapping up top talent in these states. Even former Vice...
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Trump, on CPAC stage with Berkeley assault victim, promises executive order...
President Trump on Saturday invited Hayden Williams, the conservative activist attacked at Berkeley, to the stage to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference. (Fox News) President Trump...
View ArticleTrump talks rate hikes and China trade at CPAC 2019
On tariffs, Trump said he and China’s President Xi Jinping have a strong relationship and “great respect” for one another. “How is it possible you got away with this for so long? Because nobody asked...
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State laws blocking taxpayer-funded church repairs are discrimination
Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Associate Justices of the Supreme Court including Brett Kavanaugh, from left, Neil Gorsuch, Elena Kagan Samuel Alito Jr., Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Chief Justice...
View ArticleBusiness groups attack financial transaction tax proposed by Democrats
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the most prominent business group in the country, came out firing — and claimed a tax like the one being introduced in Congress would decrease returns for Americans...
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Melania Trump slams media’s coverage of ‘idle gossip or trivial stories’...
First Lady Melania Trump wrapped up her “Be Best” tour by telling the media to just be better. The first lady made the remarks during a town hall-style discussion in Las Vegas about the opioid...
View ArticleTrump asked advisors whether he should worry about facing Joe Biden in 2020
Trump has ripped Biden for considering a 2020 run. In a recent Fox News interview, the president said he’s not concerned about the Democratic field. “I’m not worried. So far I love the competition, I...
View ArticleBiden advisers quietly lining up campaign team, endorsements ahead of likely...
Former Vice President Joe Biden says he’s “in the final stages” of deciding on a 2020 White House run. But Biden – who would instantly become the front-runner among roughly 15 contenders for the...
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