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AP to Defend Against Libel Claim by Russian Billionaire Over Trump Ties Story

A Russian billionaire with ties to Vladimir Putin sued The Associated Press on Monday for defamation over a story about his connections to a former Trump campaign chairman. Aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska claimed in the federal defamation and libel lawsuit …

Questions Linger Over Trump’s $17M Insurance Payout in 2005 for Florida Club

Donald Trump says he received a $17 million insurance payment in 2005 for hurricane damage to Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach. But The Associated Press has found little evidence of such large-scale damage. Two years after a series …

Republican Platform Under Trump: Reinstate Glass-Steagall, Go Slow on Trade Pacts

Republican National Convention delegates approved a platform Monday that calls for reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act and scaling back the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul, calling it the Democrats’ “legislative Godzilla.” The Glass-Steagall measure puts presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump and his party …

Buffett Says Pessimism on Economy and America Is ‘Dead Wrong’

Warren Buffett reaches a broad audience with his annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders — and, on Saturday, he reached right out to U.S. voters. In sweeping passages, he rejected the economic pessimism dominating the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign …

Presidential Hopeful Trump Vows to Make It Easier to Sue Media

Donald Trump said Friday he will weaken First Amendment protections for reporters as president, making it easier for him to sue them. The celebrity businessman turned Republican presidential front-runner said he wants to “open up” libel laws at a rally …

Insurance Exec to Co-Chair Trump Campaign in Oklahoma

An Oklahoma insurance executive has been named co-chair of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump campaign in the state. Trump said in a news release that Bob Mills and Dan Keating will lead his campaign in the state. Keating is president …