Politics

Congress and Washington wonder if Biden and McCarthy cut secret Ukraine funding deal

WASHINGTON — Congress and the rest of Washington buzzed Monday over the question of whether President Joe Biden and House…

Sen. Bob Menendez bribery trial set for May 2024

A federal judge on Monday scheduled the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife Nadine on…

Kaiser Permanente union workers poised to strike after contract expires

More than 75,000 workers at the largest nonprofit private health-care provider in the United States are poised to strike Wednesday…

Clarence Thomas recuses as Supreme Court rejects appeal by Trump lawyer John Eastman

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take an appeal by former Trump lawyer John Eastman related to…

Sen. Durbin renews call for a Supreme Court code of conduct amid ethics concerns

WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin called on the Supreme Court to create a code of conduct as its…

Trump New York fraud trial ends first day with tax accountant testimony

An accountant who worked on the tax returns of Donald Trump testified Monday as the first witness at the former…

Kyiv reacts to U.S. halting aid amid funding crisis; Ukraine ally sees pro-Russia populist win vote

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

Rep. Matt Gaetz says he will move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ‘this week’

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida on Sunday said he will aim to file a motion to force out House…

Biden signs 45-day funding bill to keep government open

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a last-minute spending bill Saturday night averting a government shutdown that would have triggered a…

Congress tees up votes in last-minute scramble to avert shutdown

Lawmakers return to Congress on Saturday with no clear path to resolving a squabble that appears likely to close wide…