Politics

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell endorses Trump for president

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president Wednesday, putting aside years of hostilities between the two top…

Ship damaged offshore Yemen, days after a Houthi-struck vessel sank in the Red Sea

A merchant vessel was hit and took damage offshore of Yemen, the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations said Wednesday, days after…

Russian iron ore plant, border regions attacked; Kyiv tries to quash rumors over declined White House invite

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine has moved to quash speculation behind First…

U.S. lawmakers push for ByteDance to divest TikTok or face ban

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday to give China’s ByteDance about six months to divest popular short video app TikTok or face a U.S. ban, seeking to tackle national…

Elon Musk reportedly met with Donald Trump in Florida

Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with former President Donald Trump on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida, along with unnamed wealthy…

Sen. Bob Menendez faces new obstruction of justice charges

New obstruction of justice crimes were added Tuesday to charges against Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife that allege they…

Trump, Biden dominate Super Tuesday contests, Haley to end presidential campaign

Super Tuesday 2024 saw Trump and Biden mop up delegates across the country. But each man faced an upset loss,…

Trump-allied election groups burned through millions with no evidence of widespread fraud

Several groups founded by allies of former President Donald Trump to combat alleged “voter fraud” now have little money or…

Trump’s best option to get $540 million for legal judgments could be ‘clean’ property with private lenders

Donald Trump is racing to stave off a pair of civil penalties totaling nearly $540 million, without having to first…

Biden to launch joint FTC-DOJ task force to crack down on ‘unfair and illegal pricing’

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will launch a new task force to take on “unfair and illegal” corporate pricing, which…