US-Russia prisoner swap: Ukraine aid donor for tech smuggler
Russia freed US citizen Ksenia Karelina, jailed for donating to Ukraine aid, in swap for accused smuggler Arthur Petrov. Source link
Democrats running for governor take digs at Harris’ delayed decision on the race
Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ lingering decision about whether to run for governor has other Democrats in the 2026 race steamed, saying the state needs…
Prosecutors seek 7 years in prison for former Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case
NEW YORK — Prosecutors are seeking more than seven years in prison for disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos after he pleaded guilty to federal fraud and…
Convicted of bilking investors, Nikola founder and Trump donor gets a presidential pardon
Trevor Milton, the founder of electric vehicle start-up Nikola who was sentenced to prison last year for fraud, was pardoned by President Trump, the White…
EU pledges 2.5 billion euros ($2.7bn) to Syria in post-al-Assad donor drive | European Union News
Western powers and regional neighbours attend the conference in Brussels aimed at helping the country rebuild after civil war.The European Union has hosted a donor…
James Harrison, Australia’s most prolific blood donor, dies aged 88
March 3 (UPI) -- James Harrison, Australia's most prolific blood and plasma donor, who is credited with saving millions of babies, has passed away, the…
L.A.’s classical KUSC will merge programming with San Francisco sister station
Roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news: Los Angeles will soon be sharing its venerable classical music radio station KUSC with San Francisco.Starting this…
How DNC Got Caught in a Donor Dilemma
This story was reported by Times staff writers Glenn F. Bunting, Sara Fritz and Alan C. Miller in Washington; Rich Connell, Evelyn Iritani, K. Connie…
How texts from political candidates prompted these donors to give over and over
Sandra has always been active in elections.When she lived in Texas, she served as a poll worker and she continued volunteering when she moved to…
Keir Starmer’s top donor Lord Alli says sorry for ‘breach of conduct’ over unregistered interests
LABOUR mega-donor Lord Alli issued a grovelling apology today after he was found to have breached parliament sleaze rules FOUR times.An official probe into the…
D.A. Gascón struggles to raise money as Hochman surges in L.A. race
When George Gascón ousted Jackie Lacey from office in 2020, it marked the end of the most expensive district attorney’s race in L.A. County history.…
5 times Donald Trump changed his stance on an issue
WASHINGTON — President Trump has a record of saying outrageous, contradictory and untrue things. Fact-checkers have found thousands of falsehoods he has asserted about many issues,…
PM to ‘end gloom’ and donor ‘breaks cover’
Many of Tuesday's front pages look ahead to the speech by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at the Labour conference today. The Times says he…
Sir Keir Starmer enjoys day at races with wife as row erupts over clothes given to her by Labour donor
THE PM had a day at the races with his wife yesterday — as a row erupts over clothes given to her by a Labour…
L.A. developer accused of 444 violations of campaign finance laws
The Los Angeles Ethics Commission has accused real estate developer Samuel Leung of committing 444 violations of the city’s campaign finance laws, including those that…
Trump returning to California for big-dollar fundraisers next week
Former President Trump is scheduled to return to California next week for a pair of high-dollar fundraisers, one notably hosted by relatives of the wife…
Harris and Democrats raised more than twice as much as Trump in July.
During the most tumultuous period of any presidential contest in recent memory, likely Democratic nominee Kamala Harris crushed former President Trump in the July money…
George Clooney endorses Kamala Harris for president
Vice President Kamala Harris has seemingly wrapped up the Democratic nomination for president, with a flood of endorsements, cash — and the support of Hollywood’s…
Harris raises record-breaking $81 million for presidential bid
Vice President Kamala Harris raised $81 million for her White House bid in the first 24 hours after President Biden announced he would not seek…
Biden says passions are running high: ‘Time to cool it down’
WASHINGTON — President Biden warned Sunday of the risks of political violence in the U.S. after Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Trump, saying, “It’s time…