After winning legislative backing for the Hong Kong Jockey Club to offer basketball betting – an initiative aimed at drawing punters away from illegal online bookmakers and capturing additional tax revenue – the government has now paused the roll-out. Officials say the rise of prediction markets has altered the landscape and warrants closer examination. So,…
US President Donald Trump early Thursday reshared an anti-immigrant post on his Truth Social platform as fresh polling suggests his approval ratings are slipping ahead of the midterm elections. The lengthy post, originally from a right-wing commentator, rails against immigration and legal protections for those born in the United States. It claims that current interpretations…
United States President Donald Trump on Friday dropped a cryptic post on his Truth Social platform hours ahead of his deputy’s meeting with Iranian delegation in Pakistan. FILE – President Donald Trump pretends to aim a sniper gun while speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House. (AP Photo/Julia…
The president self-soothed by going on a Truth Social posting spree after the Republican Party suffered a major upset in Texas. President Donald Trump, 79, made seven posts in the span of just three minutes on Sunday afternoon and reposted six endorsements he made over the last week after a Democratic candidate secured a decisive…
The CEO of JPMorgan Chase has taken the head of Donald Trump’s media company to task for claiming the lender “debanked” the firm under political pressure from the Joe Biden administration. “People have to grow up here, okay, and stop making up things,” Jamie Dimon told Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures. “We…
President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post about Taylor Swift has resurfaced online after he was booed during the Washington Commanders versus Detroit Lions game on Sunday. Newsweek reached out to Trump’s representative via email for comment on Monday outside regular working hours. Why It Matters Trump’s attendance at the NFL game has sparked renewed focus…
Topline President Donald Trump on Sunday posted a fictitious headline claiming former President Barack Obama was previously collecting “royalties linked to Obamacare”—a claim that originated from a February post on a satirical news site called the “Dunning-Kruger Times.” The claim originated on a satirical news site called the “Dunning-Kruger Times.” Getty Images Key Facts The…
Comedian Seth Meyers has responded to President Donald Trump‘s social media post calling him “a truly deranged lunatic.” Newsweek reached out to Trump’s representative via email for comment on Tuesday. Why It Matters Trump’s recent public denunciation of the Late Night With Seth Meyers host underscores the escalating tensions between political figures and late-night television…
Donald Trump is throwing a fit as a series of polls spell trouble for him and the GOP. The president, who likes to tell people he has the “best numbers,” appeared to acknowledge that recent polls have told a different story in a fuming Truth Social post he fired off Monday afternoon. “So many Fake…
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he was immediately ending all trade talks with Canada. Trump’s decision comes after he accused Ottawa of misquoting former president Ronald Reagan in an advertising campaign against tariffs. Trump has “terminated’ all trade talks with Canada, weeks after Mark Carney visited the White House to mend trade…