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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) humorously referred to his recent freeze during a press conference as being “sandbagged,” drawing a parallel to President Joe Biden‘s trip over a sandbag at the U.S. Air Force Academy commencement last month. The Hill reports. What...

Former defense contractor Edward Snowden commented on running for president sometime in the future. What Happened: Snowden, who turned 40 years old on Wednesday, commented on running for the White House remotely in response to a question from a Twitter user. I'd rather not. https://t.co/...

Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson reportedly said Democrat voters should be listening to both the challengers of President Joe Biden and stated that fundamental economic reforms would be her focus. "Political parties should facilitate the practice of democracy, not thwart the practice of...

Let’s face it: Politicians are not known for their honesty. Look no further than Donald Trump’s Twitter account to see a clear example of typical political spin. On Friday, Trump tweeted that former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s last term in office was “a disaster....

Wilbur Ross is a billionaire investor best known for restructuring failed companies within steel, coal, telecommunication and other sectors. In an op-ed published on CNBC Friday, Ross and Peter Navarro, a professor of economics and public policy at the Paul Merage School of Business, threw their...

Regardless of whether the next U.S. president is Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, a handful of advertisers might look back on this election season as a huge disappointment. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry recently took a look at campaign ad spending on TV and radio by both of the...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has received a huge amount of support during his bid for the presidency, as Trump supporters see him as a Washington outsider. However, with no political experience under his belt, Trump has been touting his business experience, particularly his...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR)'s stock has lost nearly 50 percent over the past year, and even if the stock were to erase all of the past year's losses, it is still far removed from its all-time high of $74. If Twitter needs to be saved, it could find a savior from an unlikely source: the presumed...

Presumed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump invited Peter Thiel, a supporter of his campaign, to speak at the GOP convection. Thiel also happens to be an early investor in Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and a member of its board of directors. Meanwhile, Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg had some...

Citi Research analyst Tina Fordhan recently took a look at the latest poll numbers surrounding the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The Real Clear Politics poll average indicates Democrat Hillary Clinton leading Republican Donald Trump 44.9 percent to 40.3 percent. According to Fordhan, voters...

The continued campaigning of Bernie Sanders is costing taxpayers more than $1 million associated with his Secret Service protection, according to a report on CNBC. On June 7, Sanders' "campaign for the Democratic party's nomination effectively ended with a defeat in the California primary at the...

Elizabeth Warren's name has been thrown around as a potential running mate to Hillary Clinton. However, Warren's name made the headlines on Thursday for a different reason as she attacked Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) for...

Renowned statistician Nate Silver predicts Hillary Clinton has 80.3 percent chance to become the American president this fall, while Republican nominee Donald Trump has 19.7 percent chance to win the general election. The forecast is available on Silver's data-journalism website...

Democrat Hillary Clinton released her "tech and innovation agenda," which included student loan relief aimed at the next generation of entrepreneurs. As per the agenda, Clinton would "allow entrepreneurs to put their federal student loans into a special status while they get their new ventures off...

In a speech focused on economic policy in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Wednesday, democratic nominee Hillary Clinton outlined five ideas for U.S. economy repair in the future. Citing infrastructure as a key component for economic growth, she vowed to make a $275 billion investment within her first...