Government and politics

‘Sick and deranged’: Biden campaign blasts Trump MAGA PAC over ad suggesting president might die

The campaign of President Joe Biden on Thursday condemned a new ad from a Donald Trump-aligned political action committee that…

EU condemns ‘reckless’ and ‘vile’ attack on Ukrainian city of Odesa; Sweden officially joins NATO

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. European Union leaders sharply criticized a deadly Russian…

Supreme Court will hear Trump presidential immunity argument April 25

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on April 25 on whether former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal…

Democrat Dean Phillips drops out of 2024 presidential race

Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed President Joe Biden. “Americans were demanding…

Trump allies on Republican National Committee want to help pay his legal bills

A growing number of Republican National Committee members believe its campaign arm should help pay mounting legal bills for former…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he’s not donating money to Trump or Biden

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday he will not donate to the campaigns of either President Joe Biden or former…

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell endorses Trump for president

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president Wednesday, putting aside years of hostilities between the two top…

China’s central bank governor says there’s room to cut banks’ reserve requirements

BEIJING — The heads of China’s central bank and economic planning agency signaled that authorities would be willing to take…

Russian iron ore plant, border regions attacked; Kyiv tries to quash rumors over declined White House invite

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine has moved to quash speculation behind First…

U.S. lawmakers push for ByteDance to divest TikTok or face ban

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday to give China’s ByteDance about six months to divest popular short video app TikTok or face a U.S. ban, seeking to tackle national…