Politics

Trump claims he has ‘never been a fan’ of Ken Langone, Home Depot co-founder who backed Nikki Haley

Donald Trump claimed in an interview on CNBC that he had “never been a fan” of Home Depot co-founder Ken…

E. Jean Carroll lawyer suggests third Trump defamation lawsuit possible after new comments

Donald Trump on Monday once again denied allegations by E. Jean Carroll that he raped and defamed her, despite facing…

Trump suggests he would not crack down on bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies as president

Donald Trump suggested on Monday that if he were elected president again, his administration would not crack down on the…

Swedish flag is raised over NATO headquarters for the first time; Pope Francis’ ‘white flag’ call for Ukraine faces backlash

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See here for the latest updates. NATO held…

Biden’s $7.3 trillion budget for 2025 calls for taxing the rich and corporations to pay for Social Security, Medicare

President Joe Biden’s 2025 funding proposal released Monday repackaged his tax hike proposals on billionaires and corporations and many other…

Trump may have defamed E. Jean Carroll again, one day after posting a $91.6 million bond for last case

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday stood by his 2019 statement that writer E. Jean Carroll made a “totally false…

Biden White House condemns Sen. Katie Britt ‘lies’ in her State of the Union rebuttal

The White House on Sunday slammed Sen. Katie Britt, R-Al., for misrepresenting her comments on sex trafficking to attack President…

U.S. and UK, French military shoot down Houthi drones after attack on bulk carrier, destroyers

U.S., French and British forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea area overnight and on Saturday after Yemen’s…

Biden rebutter Sen. Britt blasted for recycling 20-year-old sex traffic story to attack border policy

Alabama Republican Sen. Katie Britt is under fire for using what appears to be a sex trafficking victim’s experience from…

President Biden signs $460 billion spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $460 billion spending bill into law, averting a partial government shutdown that would…