Politics

Chubb CEO defends backing Trump appeal bond in E. Jean Carroll case

The CEO of the Chubb insurance company on Wednesday defended providing former President Donald Trump with a $91.6 million appeal…

Hunter Biden declines to attend public hearing on House impeachment inquiry

Hunter Biden on Wednesday declined an invitation to testify in public next week as part of House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry…

Judge dismisses three counts against Trump in Georgia election criminal case, others still remain

A judge on Wednesday dismissed six counts in the Georgia criminal election interference case against former President Donald Trump and…

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…