Politics

Digital World shareholders vote to extend time for deal with Trump media company

Investors in the blank-check acquisition company that plans to merge with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media firm on…

FAA lifts brief nationwide ground stop for United Airlines

A brief nationwide ground stop for United Airlines flights was lifted Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. “Earlier today a…

Federal court rejects Alabama congressional map in racial gerrymandering case

A panel of three federal judges on Tuesday struck down an Alabama congressional map accused of being racially gerrymandered against…

New York AG asks judge to sanction Trump for rehashing failed legal arguments

New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge Tuesday to sanction Donald Trump, other defendants and their lawyers for…

Mitch McConnell brain scans found no stroke, seizures after second freeze, doctor says

Brain scans conducted on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell found no evidence he has a seizure disorder or experienced a…

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets 22-year prison sentence, longest yet from Jan. 6 riot

Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right group Proud Boys, was sentenced to 22 years in prison Tuesday after…

Moscow, North Korea ‘actively advancing’ arms deal; Russian general appears to resurface for first time since Wagner mutiny

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

Vice President Harris will face doubts and dysfunction at the Southeast Asian nations summit

Vice President Kamala Harris will deepen her outreach to Southeast Asia this week at an international summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she’ll…

Biden gets low marks on economy and major concerns about his age as he looks to Trump rematch, new poll shows

President Joe Biden’s age and his handling of the economy are two of his greatest weaknesses as the 80-year-old incumbent…

Putin and Erdogan discuss grain deal; Kyiv replaces defense minister

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine on Sept.4, 2023. See here for the latest…