The first six jurors for the New York hush money trial of Donald Trump were seated Tuesday.Six more jurors and another six alternates remain to be picked for what is the first-ever trial of a former U.S. president.The pace of jury selection for the trial is faster than what was…

David Ellison, the son of Republican megadonor Larry Ellison, gave $929,600 to back the re-election efforts of President Joe Biden, putting him among the top recent donors to the incumbent Democrat.David Ellison’s donation is the largest recorded contribution that the Skydance Media CEO ever made to a federal candidate, according…

Inflation concerns are back, and rising energy markets are primarily to blame. That’s bad news for the Biden administration, which has made a mess of U.S. energy policy over the past three years and now must face voters struggling to cope with higher prices for goods and services in the…

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President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden earned $619,976 in 2023, according to their joint tax return released by the White House on Monday – the deadline date for Americans to file their taxes. The White House also released the return for Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff, showing that pair made $450,299 last year. “President Biden believes that all occupants of the Oval Office should be open and honest with the American people,” the White House said in a statement on Monday, “and that the longstanding tradition of annually releasing presidential tax returns should…

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Every U.S. national election, a cottage industry of strategists, pollsters and organizers craft brand-new words and phrases to describe the mood of American voters and the politicking…

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Key News Asian equities were a sea of red overnight on the Iran strikes and mixed macroeconomic data releases. China released Q1 GDP overnight, which beat estimates along with fixed asset investment. However, retail sales came in short of expectations, suggesting that there is more work to be done to…