Politics

UK government announces spending, tax plans as strike action disrupts schools and travel

U.K. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt delivered the government’s Spring Budget on Wednesday. In a wide-ranging speech, Hunt said that the…

Top Senate Democrats press DOJ, SEC to investigate whether Silicon Valley Bank executives broke any laws

WASHINGTON — Top Democratic lawmakers pressed the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission to open a probe into…

Pfizer will have to pay rebates to Medicare for five drugs under Biden plan to lower Rx costs

Five of Pfizer’s drugs will cost less for Medicare recipients starting next month as part of President Joe Biden’s plan…

Apple, Amazon, Google will likely get a reprieve from GOP-controlled House on antitrust legislation

Tech giants Google, Amazon and Apple are likely to get a reprieve in Congress this year from efforts to rein…

DOJ charges Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, associate of Steve Bannon, in $1 billion fraud

Controversial exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui — an associate of former Trump White House advisor Steve Bannon — was arrested…

Trump super PAC accuses Ron DeSantis of ‘shadow’ presidential bid in ethics complaint

A pro-Trump super PAC on Wednesday said it is filing an ethics complaint against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, accusing him…

Trump extends lead over DeSantis in new poll of possible GOP primary field

Donald Trump is extending his lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who will likely start as the former president’s top…

Honduras ditching Taiwan raises larger geopolitical concerns

Honduras’ decision to cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of China is yet another sign of growing Chinese influence…

Watch the moment Russian jets intercept U.S. drone; Poland to send fighter aircraft to Ukraine

This has been CNBC’s live blog covering updates on the war in Ukraine. [Follow the latest updates here.] The chasm between…

Moscow says it’ll try to retrieve U.S. drone; British and German fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine on March 15, 2023. See here for the…