WASHINGTON — “Please call Leon Black.” Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. That phrase appears more than 300 times in the Jeffrey Epstein investigative files released by the Justice Department, some sent in emails to Epstein by his personal assistant. Black, for years a powerful … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Rep. David Trone, D-Md., fell short in his comeback bid to return to Congress after pouring millions of his personal fortune into the race to unseat an incumbent Democrat. Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md., defeated Trone on Tuesday in a bruising primary battle for a gerrymandered … Read more
The development sets up a high-stakes showdown between the healthcare workers’ union pushing the levy and top political, business and labor leaders fighting it. Source link
A proposal to raise taxes on the wealthiest Californians has qualified for the November ballot, state officials said Wednesday, setting up what could be an expensive and divisive fight. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The so-called billionaire tax — which has divided Democrats in the … Read more
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones entered the Republican runoff for Georgia governor as the frontrunner, backed by President Trump, but billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson has won the runoff, according to a CBS News projection. Jackson will face Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in the November general election. CBS News political director Fin Daniel Gómez reports. Source … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! ATLANTA, GA. – He wasn’t on the ballot, but President Donald Trump‘s immense clout over the GOP faced more key tests in high-stakes Republican runoffs in Georgia and in neighboring Alabama Tuesday. While the power of a Trump endorsement in Republican primaries didn’t escape unscathed, Trump-backed candidates … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! ATLANTA, Ga. — President Donald Trump’s endorsement wasn’t enough to boost Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to victory Tuesday night in the ballot-box showdown for the southeastern battleground state’s Republican gubernatorial nomination. Jones was defeated by billionaire businessman Rick Jackson in the GOP runoff election for Georgia … Read more
Billionaire businessman Rick Jackson won the Republican primary runoff in Georgia’s race for governor, NBC News projects, defeating President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Jackson, a healthcare executive and first-time candidate who poured more than $100 million … Read more
Democratic senators are questioning why the Justice Department moved to drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautam Adani, a significant reversal in a high-profile case. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut wrote a letter asking acting … Read more
Chinese authorities have executed a man convicted of using poison to kill a billionaire gaming tycoon linked to the Netflix adaptation of “The Three-Body Problem” over a professional dispute, local media reported Tuesday. Xu Yao was found guilty of killing Lin Qi, the founder of the Shanghai-based Yoozoo Games, which holds the film adaptation rights for … Read more