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Kim and Putin talks end after two hours, leaders hail alliance stretching back to Cold War era

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

Co-founder of $4 billion crypto fraud scheme gets 20 years in prison, ‘Cryptoqueen’ partner remains at large

The co-founder of the fraudulent OneCoin cryptocurrency, a massive pyramid scheme that amassed more than $4 billion from millions of…

Child poverty more than doubled in U.S. after expanded tax credits, stimulus checks ended

Child poverty more than doubled in the U.S. last year after financial assistance that supported families during the earlier days…

House committee targets crackdown on U.S. investment in Chinese tech, military development

WASHINGTON — Members of a bipartisan House committee examining economic competition between the U.S. and China said Tuesday that Congress…

Sen. Blumenthal plans action against telemarketing scams masquerading as political, charitable causes

Sen. Richard Blumenthal is moving ahead with new legislative efforts to combat telemarketing scams that have raised millions of dollars…

Biden impeachment inquiry gives White House a fight it’s ready for

WASHINGTON — The White House’s oversight and investigations war room finally got the battle on Tuesday that they’d been arming themselves…

Georgia DA urges judge to reject Mark Meadows bid for stay, says he failed to meet his ‘heavy burden’ of evidence

Mark Meadows has failed to show he can “carry the heavy burden” required to pause a judge’s order rejecting his…

Government shutdown fears cloud legislative agenda as House returns to session

WASHINGTON — Concerns over a potential government shutdown have reached a fever pitch as the House of Representatives returns to session…

2024 election ad spending expected to top $10 billion, smashing Biden-Trump 2020 record

The 2024 election cycle is expected to be the most expensive of all time for political ad spending, totaling $10.2…

McCarthy directs GOP-led House committees to open Biden impeachment inquiry

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday announced that he has instructed three GOP-led committees to launch an impeachment inquiry…