Trump compares Dem Senate candidate to freckle-faced cartoon character, promises to campaign for Paxton

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump compared Democrat Texas Senate candidate James Talarico to MAD Magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman on Wednesday while separately vowing to campaign for his Republican challenger, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.  Paxton, who gained Trump’s endorsement just one week ago, defeated longtime GOP Sen. John … Read more

Starbucks faces backlash in South Korea over ‘Tank Day’ campaign

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Rubio tours India’s famed Taj Mahal amid strained trade relations 01:15 Now Playing Starbucks faces backlash in South Korea over ‘Tank Day’ campaign 00:54 UP NEXT U.S. Embassy in India rolls out “Happy Birthday America” rickshaws 01:19 Xi hosts Putin … Read more

Starbucks struggles to quell outrage over ‘Tank Day’ ad campaign that evoked massacre in South Korea

Even President Lee Jae Myung has weighed in, saying in a post on X last week that he was “outraged by this inhumane and disgraceful behavior by profiteers who deny the values of the South Korean community, fundamental human rights and democracy.” The marketing misfire comes at a sensitive time politically, as South Korea prepares … Read more

Inside Cuba’s foreign influence campaign: From the Venceremos Brigade of the 1960s to Saturday in a union hall

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This is the second article in a series examining the Communist Party of Cuba’s alleged malign foreign influence campaign in the U.S., using Americans to bolster its communist regime. WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the Treasury Department investigates Marxist streamer Hasan Piker for potentially breaking laws barring doing … Read more

South Korean Starbucks boss apologizes anew for ad campaign that evoked massacre

Seoul, South Korea — South Korean retail tycoon Chung Yong-jin on Tuesday issued his second apology in two weeks as Starbucks’ local operation faced a backlash over a recent marketing campaign that was widely perceived as mocking victims of a bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980. Chung, chairman of Shinsegae Group, which owns … Read more

Texas GOP Senate candidates scarce in public but unavoidable on TV in final day of runoff campaign

PLANO, Texas — Voters in Texas will see little of the Republican candidates for U.S. Senate on Monday. But that’s only if they stay away from screens. There were no public campaign events scheduled for Sen. John Cornyn nor state Attorney General Ken Paxton on the final day of their more than yearlong quest for … Read more

DOJ, Treasury investigate nonprofits and leaders allegedly coordinating with Cuba in influence campaign

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This article is Part I of a Fox News Digital investigative series examining allegations that the communist government of Cuba built an influence network inside the United States that federal authotiries are now investigating. Part I focuses on the network’s rapid response following the indictment of Cuban … Read more

As Trump flexes his muscle on the campaign trail, he faces rare setbacks on Capitol Hill: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In today’s edition, Kristen Welker looks back at a … Read more

Dem senators deflect questions on Platner’s scandal-plagued campaign: ‘Not following that race closely’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic senators largely avoided answering questions about Graham Platner, the controversial candidate in Maine looking to unseat Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and his many off-color comments that have resurfaced in recent months. Most Democrats told Fox News Digital they aren’t focused on the Maine contest. … Read more

The biggest lesson from Trump’s retribution campaign: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen shares his top takeaway … Read more