Tech, crypto, tobacco, other companies fund Trump’s White House ballroom

The donor list includes several billionaires who have looked to curry favor with the Trump administration. Dozens of companies and individual billionaires are lining up to pay for President Donald Trump’s 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom, the administration revealed Thursday. The donors include tech giants whose leaders have dined with Trump during his second administration, including … Read more

Obamacare ‘auto-enrollees’ are key target as Republicans formulate tax-credit extension plan

The House Energy and Commerce chair said a crackdown “absolutely needs to be in place.” As Republicans formulate a plan to potentially extend key health insurance subsidies that are at the center of the government shutdown fight, House Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie warned in an interview Tuesday that any extension would “absolutely” need … Read more

Socialist critic of NATO and EU poised to win Ireland’s presidency

Independent socialist Catherine Connolly’s coolness to Brussels and hostility to Donald Trump put her at odds with the Irish government. DUBLIN — She’s slammed NATO, voted against EU treaties, been accused of offering propaganda boosts for dictators from Russia to Syria — and now she’s on track to become Ireland’s next president. Catherine Connolly, a … Read more

Trump to meet with Xi on Oct. 30

President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in South Korea on Oct. 30, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday. The president will participate in a bilateral meeting with the Chinese leader at the end of a trip through three countries in … Read more

Virginia AG race tightens after Jones texting scandal, poll finds, but Spanberger still has wide lead

The attorney general slot remains Republicans’ best chance at victory. Abigail Spanberger remains the heavy favorite in Virginia’s race for governor, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll, even as the scandal engulfing fellow Democrat Jay Jones’ attorney general campaign has turned his race into a dead heat. Spanberger continues to hold a 12-point … Read more

GOP senator denounces Trump’s pardon of crypto billionaire CZ

The pardon comes as lawmakers are working to strike a bipartisan deal on a landmark crypto bill. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis condemned President Donald Trump’s move to pardon cryptocurrency mogul Changpeng Zhao on Thursday, saying it sends “a bad signal.” “I don’t like it,” the retiring North Carolina Republican told reporters. “He was convicted. He’s … Read more

Senators eye sanctions vote after Trump targets Russian oil

The bipartisan authors of sweeping Russia sanctions legislation are hoping the Senate is finally ready to consider their bill after President Donald Trump hit Moscow’s energy sector with penalties this week. The bipartisan authors of sweeping Russia sanctions legislation are hoping the Senate is finally ready to consider their bill after President Donald Trump hit … Read more

Döpfner, Adelson receive Israeli Medal of Honor

Döpfner, the Axel Springer CEO, and Adelson, a GOP megadonor, are among nine recipients awarded Israel’s highest civilian honor. Israeli President Isaac Herzog presented the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor to Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner and casino mogul and GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson on Wednesday. Adelson and Döpfner, who oversees a media company that … Read more