Politics

Ukraine urges the West to remain united behind it as Israel distracts global attention

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

First U.S. weapons arrive in Israel, Biden calls Hamas attack ‘sheer evil’

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 10. See here for the latest updates. The…

Pentagon pushing U.S. defense industry to bolster Israel in fight against Hamas

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Monday it is coordinating with U.S. defense titans to expedite the shipping of pending Israeli…

McCarthy says he would return as House speaker: ‘Whatever the conference wants, I will do’

WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said he was open to becoming speaker of the House again, less than a week…

Israel-Hamas war ratchets up pressure on Republicans to select House speaker in coming days

Republican lawmakers are under mounting pressure to settle on a candidate to replace Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run for president as an independent, end Democratic primary campaign

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he will abandon his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and instead run for the…

U.S. leans on China to use influence with Iran to cool Middle East tensions

BEIJING — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday the congressional delegation to China asked Beijing to use its…

Russia says it’s ‘extremely concerned’ about Middle East crisis — but has no plans to call Israel

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

Iran’s UN mission denies involvement in Hamas attacks; Gaza under ‘complete siege’

This was CNBC’s live blog on Oct. 9 tracking developments on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Follow the latest updates here. Israel bombarded…

Blinken says U.S. has ‘not yet seen’ evidence of Iran involvement in Hamas attack on Israel

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that it is not clear there was any involvement by Iran in…