US Senate passes government funding bill to avoid shutdown Politics The US Senate has rushed through the final passage of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid. Facing a government shutdown deadline, the restructured bill dropped President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. House Speaker Mike Johnson had insisted Congress would “meet our obligations” [...]
Dear sport leaders, drop the slogans if you’re not going to be a force for good Sport Business As the world watched the final votes being counted in the US election, one person in particular should have been nervous about Donald Trump’s victory: Fifa president Gianni Infantino. Infantino had previously claimed that the upcoming 2026 World Cup was “a rallying cry […] a moment when three countries and an entire continent collectively say: [...]
The Apprentice: Is the Trump biopic fake news? Life&Style The Apprentice, a film directed by Iranian-Danish Ali Abbasi out last week in the UK, constitutes a brutal character assassination against presidential candidate Donald Trump. Focusing on the years 1973 to the early 1980s, it tracks Trump’s rise from real estate mogul’s awkward son (he’s literally knocking on doors collecting rents) to the man liberals [...]
Nick Faldo on Trump friendship, British Masters and Ryder Cup predictions August 28, 2024 Britain’s most successful modern-day golfer Sir Nick Faldo on hosting the British Masters this week, the race for Ryder Cup places and his long-standing friendship with former US president Donald Trump. Sir Nick Faldo may be closer than most to the Oval Office but is looking forward to Europe beginning their Ryder Cup quest to [...]
US election 2024: All you need to know about the Democrat Party convention August 19, 2024 In just three months time, US voters will be heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2024 presidential election. Former president Donald Trump is standing for the third time for the Republican party, while current Democrat vice-president Kamala Harris is making her first White House run after the incumbent Joe Biden opted [...]
Donald Trump discloses $513m in income from US golf clubs and resorts August 16, 2024 Former president Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure revealed that he has made over half a billion in income from his US golf clubs and resorts and is facing hundreds of millions in legal problems. A Bloomberg analysis of the Republican presidential nominee’s 265-page filing highlighted that the businessman-turned-politician listed a total of $513m (£398m) in [...]
Want to beat the market like a member of Congress? Now you can August 15, 2024 US politicians have long come under fire for their stock trading activity. Politicians’ trades have been shown to perform twice as well as the market average. In some high-profile cases, members of Congress have bought into companies just days before their share prices skyrocketed after positive developments. Now, Etoro has launched three new portfolios to [...]
‘Annoying’: Nancy Pelosi slams Liz Truss for saying ‘world was safer’ under Trump August 14, 2024 Nancy Pelosi has criticised Liz Truss for claiming the “world was safer” under Donald Trump’s presidency, saying the former Prime Minister’s words were “annoying”. Pelosi, the former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, also said Truss, who spent just 50 days in No10, “doesn’t know what she’s talking about, once again”. The former South [...]
US election 2024: Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as Democrat running mate August 6, 2024 Kamala Harris is expected to select Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her vice-presidential pick ahead of the November election.
Rachel Reeves to ‘bang drum for Britain’ on North America investment drive August 5, 2024 Rachel Reeves is set to “bang the drum for Britain abroad” as she jets to the United States and Canada in a bid to attract inward investment and confirm the UK is open for business.