A major Conservative Party donor said he is “deeply sorry” after reportedly saying former Labour MP Diane Abbott made him “want to hate all black women” and that she “should be shot”. Frank Hester, chief executive of The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), has admitted making “rude” comments, which were first reported by The Guardian, but said […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A wealthy campaign donor of California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Panera Bread restaurants he owns will start paying workers at least $20 an hour on April 1 after controversy over whether a new state minimum wage law for fast food workers applies to his businesses. California’s statewide minimum wage is […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in California are criticizing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom because a new law he signed to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers includes an exception that benefits one of his wealthy campaign donors. California’s minimum wage is $16 per hour. But starting April 1, most fast-food restaurants in […]
Idaho lawmakers recounted receiving a clear, straightforward threat: Vote against this bill, and I’ll bankroll your next opponent. As a controversial bill to implement mandatory minimum prison sentences for fentanyl crimes made its way through the House last month, several key lawmakers reported having uncomfortable experiences with interested parties that amounted to a pressure campaign. […]
Donald Trump spent $52,431,858 on legal fees in 2023 using PAC funds, a Business Insider analysis found. The vast majority — nearly $40 million — went to law firms working on his personal legal problems. Trump spent this small fortune in donor money on his legal fees despite being a billionaire. Former President Donald Trump […]
(Bloomberg) — UK property tycoon and Conservative Party donor Nick Candy signaled that he’d back a change of government to Labour, praising leader Keir Starmer’s business ties and criticizing Tory infighting. Most Read from Bloomberg Candy, in comments to Bloomberg’s In the City podcast that will likely be a seen as a blow to Prime […]
A PAC controlled by Donald Trump paid millions of dollars to a law firm representing Ivanka Trump. Firms representing Ivanka in the NY Attorney General’s lawsuit over the Trump Org’s finances got $2.3 million last year. Another law firm repping Trump family members got more than $5 million. A political fundraising group controlled by Donald […]
Dwayne Montgomery, a former NYPD inspector who has been friends with Mayor Adams for years, pleaded guilty Monday to charges that he masterminded a scheme to funnel illegal donations into the mayor’s 2021 campaign coffers. Montgomery entered the guilty plea to one count of conspiracy during a morning hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court, a spokeswoman […]
Hotelier Robert Bigelow told Reuters on Tuesday he gave Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump $1 million (€922,000) for his legal fees and agreed to donate another $20 million (€18.5 million) to a pro-Trump outside group for campaign purposes. “I gave him $1 million towards his legal fees a few weeks ago. I made a promise […]
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres met behind closed doors with 35 donor nations and appealed again for a restoration of funding and new donations for the embattled UN agency for Palestinian refugees. The UN chief briefed the ambassadors, including from the European Union, late on Tuesday on actions he had taken following accusations that 12 employees […]
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres met behind closed doors with 35 donor nations and appealed again for a restoration of funding and new donations for the embattled UN agency for Palestinian refugees. The UN chief briefed the ambassadors, including from the European Union, late on Tuesday on actions he had taken following accusations that 12 employees […]
The executive chairman of Iceland supermarket has given his backing to Labour, saying the party was the “right choice” for business and voters. Richard Walker, the executive chairman of the supermarket and a former Tory donor, quit the Conservative party last October in a blow to Rishi Sunak. Now Mr Walker has switched his support […]