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Rudy Giuliani is ordered to pay over $148 million to 2 Georgia election workers for defamation

A federal jury on Friday ordered Rudy Giuliani to pay over $148 million to two Georgia election workers for falsely…

Two-month battle to replace ex-Rep. George Santos could cost $20 million

The two month race to represent the New York House district once held by the ousted Republican Rep. George Santos…

Supreme Court rejects appeal bid by Trump clemency recipient Philip Esformes

The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from Florida nursing home owner Philip Esformes, whose 20-year prison sentence…

Russia-Ukraine updates: Russia’s central bank hikes interest rates; Hungary blocks financial aid for Ukraine

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. European Union leaders agreed to open membership talks…

Impeachment vote boosts Biden campaign fundraising

Republicans’ impeachment efforts are paying off — for President Joe Biden. A fundraising email from Kamala Harris attacking House Republicans…

Congress passes $886 billion defense policy bill, Biden to sign into law

More than two-thirds of the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a defense policy bill on Thursday that…

Bull on the tracks delays trains in New York, New Jersey

It really is a bull market out there. A wayward bull that somehow got loose on New Jersey train tracks…

Biden administration to impose inflation penalties on dozens of drugmakers

The Biden administration will subject dozens of drugmakers to inflation penalties, the White House said on Thursday, in a move…

House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind…

Judge pauses Trump D.C. election case pending appeal, puts trial date in question

A federal judge on Wednesday paused Donald Trump’s election interference case while the former president appeals her refusal to toss…