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Trump said ‘This is a disaster’ after hearing Stormy Daniels could go public, Michael Cohen testifies

Michael Cohen testified Monday he feared there would be a “catastrophic” effect on the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump…

U.S. sounds alarm as thousands in Georgia’s capital protest ‘Kremlin-style’ foreign influence bill

Thousands of people took to the streets of Georgia’s capital on Monday as part of a last-ditch attempt to prevent…

No ‘credible plan’: U.S.’ Blinken issues harshest criticism yet of Israel’s Gaza operations

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued harsh words for Israel, criticizing its operations in the Gaza Strip and saying…

Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain’s pro-union Socialists win regional elections

Six years after plunging Spain into its worst political crisis in decades, Catalonia’s separatist parties are in danger of losing…

Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial

He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. Now Michael Cohen is prosecutors’ biggest piece of legal…

Donald Trump shuts down rumors about considering Nikki Haley for vice president

Donald Trump on Saturday made it clear that former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is not on his running mate…

Biden and Netanyahu’s fraught relationship hits new low after U.S. pauses weapons shipment

“It’s definitely an earthquake.” That’s how American diplomat Richard Haass described the stunning declaration by U.S. President Joe Biden that…

Trump White House aide Steve Bannon loses appeal of contempt of Congress conviction

A federal appeals court on Friday unanimously upheld the criminal contempt of Congress conviction of former Trump White House senior…

Michael Cohen on deck as Trump prosecutors say they could rest case next week

Prosecutors said Friday that they plan to call only two more witnesses in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, and they could…

Russia opens up new front with major ground assault near Ukraine’s second-largest city

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine sent reserve units to the border areas…