Trump alludes to potential violence surrounding 2024 election: 'Depends on the fairness'
Former President Trump suggested there could be political violence over the 2024 election, depending on whether Americans felt it was fair.
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DOJ charges 'Bitcoin Jesus' with $48 million tax fraud, seeks extradition
The Justice Department unveiled criminal tax fraud charges this week against a prolific bitcoin investor named Roger Ver. He came to be known as "Bitcoin Jesus," for getting in early on the digital currency and making a fortune. Ver allegedly evaded at least $48 million in taxes, according to the indictment announced Tuesday. The indictment, filed in California federal court, claims that Ver executed the fraud scheme by failing to report a portion of the 131,000 bitcoin that he owned in 2014, when he renounced his U.S. citizenship after becoming a citizen of the Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis. At the time, each bitco
Russia shows off NATO military hardware captured in Ukraine; Moscow to beef up weapons, front line forces
This was CNBC's live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine.
Mitt Romney says his dog scandal doesn’t compare to Kristi Noem’s: ‘I didn’t shoot my dog’
Mitt Romney may have infamously tied a dog in a kennel to the roof of his car for a cross-country trip but at least he didn’t shoot it, the Utah Republican senator said, as outrage over the South Dakota governor, Kristi Noem, telling her story of killing a 14-month-old hunting dog continued to ripple through US politics.
Majorie Taylor Greene is planning a vote next week to oust Speaker Johnson
Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will move next week to try to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from the job over his reliance on votes from Democrats to pass key legislation, including aid for Ukraine.
What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn’t legalize it for recreational use.
Trump returns to his campaign facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Donald Trump on Wednesday will use a one-day break from his hush money trial to rally voters in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan, a day after he was held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order.
Almost 40% of local election officials surveyed report threats or abuse, says a new report
A survey of local election officials across the U.S. found that 38% report experiencing “threats, harassment or abuse” and 54% are concerned about the safety of their colleagues, according to a report released Wednesday by the Brennan Center for Justice.