Politics

Senate panel probes billionaire Leon Black’s $158 million in payments to Jeffrey Epstein

A Senate panel on Tuesday revealed a yearlong investigation into Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black’s ties to the late…

Ukraine war live updates: Kyiv faces sixth attack this month; Zelenskyy says Ukraine grain export ban ‘unacceptable’

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

Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants

The Justice Department on Monday sued Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over a floating barrier that the state placed on the Rio…

‘Oppenheimer’ mania pushes Army to warn of long tourist lines at Trinity atomic test site

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army said its upcoming open house of the Trinity Site is expected to receive “a larger than normal…

Nikki Haley: ‘Every company needs to have a Plan B’ on China

American companies should be ready to stop treating China as an economic competitor and start viewing it as a national…

Israel parliament starts vote on limiting supreme court power

Israel’s parliament on Monday began final voting on contested changes sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the judiciary as…

Ukraine war: Russia reports ‘terrorist’ drone attack on Moscow; more deadly strikes in Odesa

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine for July 24. See here for the latest…

Spain’s election ends with no clear majority, throwing the country into political limbo

Spain’s election Sunday ended with no clear majority for either of the two main parties, throwing Europe’s fourth-largest economy into…

U.S. needs to go ‘further and faster’ to achieve climate goals, lawmakers say 

With extreme heat waves and climate-related disasters becoming more frequent across the U.S., some politicians are becoming more urgent in…

Spain votes in a major election that could bring the far right back to power

Spain voters headed to the polls on Sunday in an election that could bring the far right to power for…