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The number of first-time gun buyers has skyrocketed this year, driven in part by disturbing news about the coronavirus pandemic, social unrest over police killings of Black people and a potentially contested election that many fear could spark violence.

President Trump on Thursday slammed Twitter and Facebook, calling the social media platforms the “third arm” of the Democratic National Committee, after the tech giants blocked accounts from sharing a New York Post report on Hunter Biden's overseas business dealings.

The dueling town halls came about after the Commission on Presidential Debates canceled the previously scheduled Oct. 15 debate between Messrs. Trump and Biden after the president’s positive test for the coronavirus.

President Trump said Thursday he would raise his offer for a coronavirus relief package above the White House's current $1.8 trillion proposal amid a months-long impasse with Democratic leaders over more funding.

President Trump slammed Democratic rival Joe Biden as a "totally corrupt politician" after a New York Post story published on Wednesday alleged a direct link between Hunter Biden's business dealings in Ukraine and his father, then the vice president.

NYC Mayoral hopeful Ray McGuire, global head of Citibank’s corporate and investment banking, would inherit a ravaged city left by Bill de Blasio.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday warned that the coronavirus pandemic could make the fall "worse than the summer."

A simple phone scam was the key first step in the Twitter hack that took over dozens of high-profile accounts this summer, New York regulators say.

“She should approve needed STIMULUS now,” Trump tweeted. “Most other Dems agree. Republicans are ready to go, I am ready to sign.”

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has promised not to raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 a year, and while his proposed income tax changes wouldn't touch anyone under that threshold, his proposal to raise the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28% would result in modest tax increases for all Americans, according to a new analysis by the American Enterprise Institute. 

Buffett has not publicly announced his endorsement for the presidency this election cycle.

Relief talks are scheduled to take up again on Thursday.

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., sent a letter to the Department of Justice on Wednesday, asking the attorney general to look into accusations of censorship by Twitter and Facebook, after the big tech giants took steps to limit the exposure of a New York Post article critical of Hunter Biden.  

The major reason for the perceived lack of confidence in President Trump, according to the survey, seems to be his recent actions and statements related to the payroll tax.

Could Treasury Secretary Mnuchin stay on if Biden wins to finish the COVID-19 economic rescue?

The speaker won't talk to the president because he doesn't "share our values," so we can't have $1.8 trillion worth of help for distressed people. 

Georgia Democratic State Rep. Vernon Jones blasted his party's vice presidential nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris, as "dangerous" for the minority community in an interview with Fox Business Network Tuesday.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped into the White House's latest $1.8 trillion coronavirus relief offer during a combative interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign pushed back on a report that the candidate's son-in-law advised the team on the coronavirus pandemic and health policy while simultaneously investing in health care startups.

President Trump reiterated a pledge to continue lowering taxes if he wins reelection against Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Nov. 3, saying in remarks to the Economic Club of New York that he would reduce rates for middle-income Americans and corporations.