Beto O'Rourke

After leaving Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), a former executive has resigned from the company he subsequently joined as CEO. Here’s a look back at Dave Clark’s clash with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and the ex-Amazon executive's potential political aspirations. What...

The collapse of a leading cryptocurrency platform has been linked to the U.S. Congress, thanks to many political donations from the disgraced co-founder of the company. Here’s the latest on who is giving back the money they previously took in. What Happened: FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried...

President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he will pardon all prior federal offenses for simple marijuana possession, saying “No one should be in jail just for using marijuana.” While the news was historic and applauded by many in the industry, it is but a...

Depending on how you perceive the past few months, Texas may be heading towards a minor liberal reform, or the conservatives could be doubling down on its dominance. The past few months, ranging from gun tragedies to legal decisions to special elections, highlight a busy and somewhat unclear Texas...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke said that if elected governor of Texas, he would pursue legalizing marijuana and that he anticipates the Republican majority in the Legislature would get on board. “I’ll let you in on a secret: Republicans like to get...

Policy matters with ramifications for the financial markets — including health care, taxes, tariffs and climate change — were front and center during the first of two days of debates between 2020 Democratic presidential candidates hosted by CNN in Detroit. Progressive senators and front...

Many of the 20 Democrats participating over two days in the CNN Democratic Presidential Debates in Detroit favor cannabis legalization. Where the candidates differ the most is in past policies that may contradict their positions today — and in how legalization would look under...

At the 110th NAACP National Convention in Detroit, where President Donald Trump was never far from mind, 10 of the candidates running to unseat him in 2020 showed up Wednesday to make their pitch to black voters. Nine Democratic candidates and one Republican sat down for question-and-answer...

Former three-term Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke raised more than $6 million online in the first 24 hours following his announcement that he's running for president of the United States in 2020, outpacing his Democratic rivals, according to The New York Times.  O’Rourke’...