Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks at the Detroit Economic Club on October 10, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images Donald Trump on Thursday said he supports making interest on car loans fully tax deductible, the latest in a suite of tax-cut promises the Republican presidential nominee has made…
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission headquarters in Washington, DC, U.S. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images KalshiEx has listed more than two dozen new options in recent days for the exchange’s customers to bet on political outcomes, including the presidential race, the popular vote and Electoral College margins of that race, and individual Senate…
Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reacts while speaking about Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, during a campaign event at a fire station, in Redford Charter Township, Michigan U.S., October 4, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris is slated to hit the media circuit in…
The chairman of a House Homeland Security subcommittee is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to detail what it did to prepare for Hurricane Helene after it became clear there would be catastrophic flooding. Helene made landfall in Big Bend, Florida, on Sept. 26, causing flooding that devastated North Carolina, Tennessee and other Southern states and claimed more than 200 lives. In…
Former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. Evan Vucci | AP Former President Donald Trump is set to hold a Saturday rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of his July 13 rally that erupted in chaos after a gunman opened fire in a failed attempt to…
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke directly to Elon Musk Friday on the billionaire’s X platform, part of an effort to counter false conspiracies about federal disaster aid for victims of Hurricane Helene that Musk spread on X, where his follower count stands over 200 million. “No one is shutting down the airspace and FAA doesn’t…
Walz and Vance find ‘commonality’ in fiery debate Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Senator JD Vance speak at the end of the Vice Presidential debate hosted by CBS in New York, U.S., October 1, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters The vice presidential candidates tonight were surprisingly…
Smoke rises after a chemical fire broke out on the roof of a BioLab plant, forcing mandatory evacuations and road closures in Conyers GA, United States on September 29, 2024. Peter Zay | Anadolu | Getty Images More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place Monday…
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2024. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. military said on Sunday it was increasing its air support capabilities in the Middle East and putting troops on a heightened readiness to deploy to…
David Hester inspects damages of his house after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, on September 28, 2024. Chandan Khanna | Afp | Getty Images Hurricane Helene is ravaging communities across the southeastern United States as mass flooding and brutal winds descend on Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. As of…
