In Michigan, however, Mr. El-Sayed is counting on a mood of ideological ambition to decide his primary: He remains an underdog, facing a well-funded rival in Ms. Whitmer, who is backed by powerful labor unions like the United Auto Workers. She has led in recent polls, while a third candidate, Shri Thanedar, a wealthy wild…
The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board of New York State has ruled that Uber is liable for unemployment benefits for three drivers, along with others who are “similarly situated.” Uber has said it disagrees with the ruling, and seems likely to appeal it. The board issued its decision, which can be read in full courtesy of…
Donald Trump. Mark Wilson/Getty Images It was just after mid-morning on the East Coast on Monday, and President Donald Trump had a public relations crisis on his hands. He had just completed a press conference alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin that had followed an hours-long private meeting between the two in Helsinki, Finland. And his…
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, secretly recorded a conversation with Mr. Trump two months before the presidential election in which they discussed payments to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Mr. Trump, according to lawyers and others familiar with the recording. The F.B.I. seized the recording…
Bayer said Friday that it would stop selling its Essure birth-control implant later this year following complaints from thousands of women that it led to serious health problems. “This decision is based on a decline in U.S. sales of Essure in recent years and the conclusion that the Essure business is no longer sustainable. Essure…
Michael Cohen and Donald Trump. Reuters/Getty Images Legal experts were stunned at news that President Donald Trump's former longtime lawyer Michael Cohen secretly recorded his old boss having a conversation about payments made to a former Playboy model who claimed she had an affair with Trump. And the sheer existence of that tape, some said,…
WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to invite President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to visit Washington in the fall, the White House said Thursday — an invitation that stunned the nation’s top intelligence official, who said he was still groping for details of what the two leaders had discussed in their encounter this week in…
Disney is getting serious about its direct-to-consumer offering. It just announced at San Diego Comic-Con that will be bringing back Star Wars: The Clone Wars to Disney Direct. The announcement came during a panel celebrating the 10th anniversary of Clone Wars at San Diego Comic-Con. Dave Filoni, creator and producer of the series, said that…
President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Donald Trump upended nearly three decades of presidential precedent by commenting on the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy on Thursday, but at least one economist thinks the president's remarks could come back to bite him. During an interview with CNBC, Trump said…
Regardless, the constantly changing stories frayed nerves among Republicans. Speaking before Mr. Trump’s interview on CBS was aired, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said that he was “dumbfounded” by the president’s latest denial. “We need to reconcile the difference between him and the intelligence community,” he said. “I agree with the intelligence community. Tell…
