WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday opened a critical stretch in his effort to salvage his imperiled reelection campaign, arguing the stakes extend far beyond his own political prospects to the future of the country’s economy and democracy itself. There is a growing sense that Biden may have just days to make a […]
SACRAMENTO, California — The official deadline to qualify measures for California’s ballot does not arrive until the end of June, but the most important machinations that will determine what appears — or, in many cases, doesn’t appear — before voters this fall are happening in May. California’s Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday over […]
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Sahil Kapur looks at a make-or-break week for House Speaker Mike Johnson. Plus, on day […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images The March CPI report represents a make-or-break moment for the timing of rate cuts this year. Inflation is expected to cool down in March following two firm CPI reports to start 2024. Here’s a preview of how markets could react to the March inflation data. All eyes are on the March consumer […]
(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc.’s disastrous sales report on Tuesday, and traders’ aggressive selling of the stock in the months leading up to it, have the share price plunging toward a critical level for investors. Most Read from Bloomberg The electric-vehicle giant’s stock price has sunk more than 33% this year, making it the worst performer […]
What’s happening After months of campaigning and speculation, voting in the Republican presidential primary finally began in earnest last week with the Iowa caucuses. Former President Donald Trump posted a dominating victory, firmly securing his position as the clear frontrunner to win the GOP nomination for the third time. Trump received 51% of caucus votes, […]
By James Oliphant and Gram Slattery WAUKEE, Iowa (Reuters) – If Ron DeSantis wants to capture the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, it all likely comes down to the next 12 days. On Wednesday, the Florida governor began a breakneck stretch of campaign events in the run-up to Iowa’s Jan. 15 caucuses, which will offer the […]