President-elect praised Carter as a ‘truly good man’ in U-turn from past rhetoric in their long thorny relationship

(Bloomberg) — US stock markets will close Jan. 9, in observance of a national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.Most Read from BloombergMigrant Crisis Pushed US Homelessness to Record High in 2024The New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Inc.’s US equities exchanges and Cboe Global Markets Inc. will shut, the companies said. CME Group Inc., operator of US-based equity and interest-rates markets, had not yet commented on its plans.The closures are part of a long-standing American tradi

Musicians and actors pay tribute to the three-time Grammy award winning former US president who died on Sunday

If Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy take a meat cleaver to government in a downsizing effort, there’s a good chance Americans will question the results.

As his fellow Democrats come together to revere Carter’s memory, the word ‘decency’ is the one that appears most often in their statements

His rise to the Oval Office was meteoric. But what he did afterwards set the standard for statesmanship and public service, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

Donald Trump has tasked billionaire Tesla boss with slashing $2tn from annual federal budget

President-elect Trump on Saturday congratulated Florida State Rep. Hillary Cassel (R) for switching parties to the GOP this month. “Congratulations to Hillary Cassel for becoming the second S…

Florida state representative Hillary Cassel left the Democratic Party to join the Republicans, citing strong GOP support for Israel.

When the frequent court foes of Donald Trump’s first administration look back at the early days of his presidency, they recall “building the airplane as we were flying it,” as outgoing Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has described it. That was especially true of the intense and quick-moving court fight over the so-called travel ban, a seminal 2017 lawsuit that set the tone for four more years of legal confrontations.

When the frequent court foes of Donald Trump’s first administration look back at the early days of his presidency, they recall “building the airplane as we were flying it,” as outgoing Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has described it. That was especially true of the intense and quick-moving court fight over the so-called travel ban, a seminal 2017 lawsuit that set the tone for four more years of legal confrontations.

Elon Musk’s years of business dealings in China through his electric car company, Tesla, are raising concerns among some Trump supporters.

(St. Paul, MN) — A special election will be needed to fill the open seat in the Minnesota House. DFL candidate Curtis Johnson announced he will not appeal the court

Republicans will start off the year with at least a temporary majority in the Minnesota House. Democrat Curtis Johnson announced Friday he would not appeal a judge’s decision that he failed to establish residency in the district he was elected to represent.

Curtis Johnson said Friday he won’t take office after a judge ruled he didn’t live in Roseville.

The race for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair is shaping up to be a field of largely white men — a notable development for a party that has long touted diversity within its ranks. &nb…

Outgoing congressman, whose assessment of the campaign now feels prescient, is saddened that he is vindicated