Wall Street Bets on a Democrat for the First Time Since 2008
Contributions from bankers to Republican presidential candidates dried up in the first three months of the year.
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Trump's Tough Talk on Hedge-Fund Taxes Doesn't Match His Plan
Donald Trump said “hedge fund guys are getting away with murder” when he called for ending a lucrative tax advantage for investment managers, but his published tax plan would give them an even bigger break.
Trump Risks Core Campaign Message With Fundraising Flip-Flop
The presumptive Republican nominee says he will start raising money, in part, to help the party.
Trump's Job-Saving Pledge Greeted With Skepticism in Indiana
It was bad news just begging for a politician’s promise to make it better -– 1,400 jobs at a Carrier Corp. plant in Indianapolis eliminated, with production moving to low-wage Mexico.
Trump Said to Lack Plan for Fundraising, Running-Mate Vetting
On the cusp of the Republican nomination, Donald Trump has no blueprint for raising the estimated $1 billion he'd need to take on the Democrats and no process in place to begin vetting vice presidential contenders, according to multiple people familiar with the campaign.
In Indiana, the Deal to Stop Trump May Be Backfiring
The alliance between Cruz and Kasich looks to some Hoosiers like insider politics. And some won't pull the lever for Cruz.
Donald Trump Will See You in Court
He claims he never gets sued. These 204 cases show who sues Trump, who Trump sues, and why
Republicans Face Prospect of Platform Free-for-All at Convention
Conservative activists are looking to insert new planks into the party’s abiding document.
Trump Wave Builds in a Steel Town Forsaken by the World Economy
The billionaire’s pledges resonate in rust-belt Pennsylvania.
Superdelegates Didn't Seem So Super to Democratic Women Early On
The elite group that today forms Hillary Clinton's firewall was initially derided as “a powerful voting bloc of white men.”
For Occupy Wall Street Alums, Sanders Just a Means to Their Own Ends
In the activist army powering the Sanders coalition, Bernie is just another soldier.
Rapper Ice Cube on Hillary Clinton’s ‘Super-Predators’ Comment
Rapper and actor Ice Cube, who was recently inducted into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame with his band N.W.A., discusses the Black Lives Matter movement and Hillary Clinton’s controversial “super-predators” remark from a 1996 speech on “With All Due Respect.”
How AARP Helped Obama Thwart Wall Street on Tougher Broker Rule
As the Obama administration reached the end of its nearly six-year battle with financial firms over setting tougher rules for brokers who handle retirement accounts, an emissary went up to Capitol Hill to smooth the way for the rollout.
Trump Fares Poorly With Married Women He’d Need to Win: Bloomberg Poll
Seventy percent of married women who are likely general-election voters have an unfavorable opinion of the Republican front-runner, according to the survey.
Cruz Builds Case as Unlikeliest Unifier of Republican Party
With Trump bruised after Wisconsin, Republicans are beginning to realize that Cruz is their last chance.
CREW’s Watchdog Status Fades After Arrival of Democrat David Brock
Republicans have faced the vast majority of campaign finance allegations from CREW in recent months.
The Voice of the New York City Subway Lends a Hand to Hillary and Bernie
Charlie Pellett, a Bloomberg Radio host -- and the man everyone in New York recognizes for saying "stand clear of the closing doors, please" -- is here to help the presidential candidates passing through New York. By Matt Negrin.
Donald Trump’s Abortion Stumble Resurrects Powerful Wedge Issue
The Republican front-runner's critics in the party say he has handed Democrats a weapon.
McCain-Linked Nonprofit Received $1 Million From Saudi Arabia
A nonprofit with ties to Senator John McCain received a $1 million donation from the government of Saudi Arabia in 2014, according to documents filed with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.