Politics

Ukraine war live updates: Wagner leader Prigozhin in St. Petersburg, Belarus leader says; Zelenskyy calls for more weapons

This is CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.  Overnight, a…

Trump fundraising haul surged in second quarter as he battled indictments

Former President Donald Trump’s 2024 fundraising operation raked in more than $35 million in the second quarter, nearly doubling what…

Bill Ackman explains why he embraced RFK Jr.’s skepticism on Covid vaccines

Bill Ackman said in 2021 that delaying Covid vaccinations for older Americans “seems like genocide.” Today, the influential hedge fund…

Lin Wood, pro-Trump lawyer who challenged 2020 election results, retires amid disbarment threat

Lin Wood, a pro-Trump lawyer who worked to challenge the 2020 election results, retired from practicing law in order to…

Ukraine war live updates: Zelenskyy warns of ‘dangerous provocations’ at nuclear plant; China’s Xi reportedly warned Putin against nuclear attack

This is CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.  Ukrainian President…

Biden urges stricter gun control after spate of holiday weekend shootings

President Joe Biden on Tuesday again called for stricter gun control, including a ban on semi-automatic rifles, after several deadly…

U.S. judge restricts Biden officials from contact with social media firms

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday restricted some agencies and officials of the administration of President Joe Biden from meeting…

Ukraine war live updates: Wagner’s Prigozhin reportedly resurfaces; NATO extends Stoltenberg’s term

This is CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.  Temporary restrictions…

Russia’s Medvedev cites risks of nuclear war; Moscow calls loss of Wagner forces ‘no threat’ to combat abilities

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

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to meet with senior officials in China this week

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing this week to meet with senior Chinese officials. The Treasury said Yellen…