House passes bill that could lead to a TikTok ban; fight shifts to the Senate
The House approved a bill Wednesday that calls for China tech giant ByteDance to divest TikTok or the popular social…
Ukraine war updates: Oil prices rise after drone attacks on Russian refineries; Russia ready for nuclear war, Putin says
This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Oil prices rose around 2% Wednesday after production…
Taiwan’s vice president-elect on ‘personal trip’ to U.S.; China objects
Taiwan’s vice president-elect and former de facto ambassador to Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, is in the United States this week for a private visit,…
U.S. spy chief ‘cannot rule out’ that China would use TikTok to influence U.S. elections
China could use social media app TikTok to influence the 2024 U.S. elections, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a House of Representatives intelligence committee…
TikTok ban: Tech VC Keith Rabois threatens Republicans with funding halt ahead of House vote
A Republican megadonor on Tuesday threatened to cut off campaign contributions to members of Congress unless they vote for a…
Voters blame businesses more than Biden for sticky inflation
President Joe Biden is starting to win the inflation blame game against corporations. A recent Financial Times-Michigan Ross online poll…
New York AG questions Trump cash reserves as $464 million judgment looms
Former President Donald Trump has not shown that he has enough cash to cover the full amount of a $464…
Live updates: Democrats rip special counsel over Biden documents probe
Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday slammed Special Counsel Robert Hur for assessing President Joe Biden’s mental state during his investigation of…
Argentina’s Milei accused of double standards in a scandal over a 48% pay raise
Argentina’s Javier Milei has been accused of hypocrisy for orchestrating a substantial increase in presidential pay while pushing through an…
Ukraine war live updates: Russia says it thwarted armed incursion by Ukrainian forces, ‘sabotage’ groups into its border regions
This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia’s defense ministry claimed it had “thwarted” an…
