Government and politics

Muslim leaders expand campaign to abandon Biden in 2024 over Israel-Hamas war

Muslim leaders announced on Saturday that they are going national with an effort to dissuade voters from reelecting President Joe…

Maine’s top election official rules Trump ineligible for 2024 primary ballot

CAMDEN, Maine — Maine’s top election official ruled Thursday that Donald Trump is constitutionally ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot next…

Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional and legislative districts that will favor GOP

A federal judge on Wednesday accepted new Georgia congressional and legislative voting districts that protect Republican partisan advantages, saying the…

Michigan court rejects appeal to disqualify Trump from 2024 ballot

The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an attempt to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential…

With hopes of victory fading, Ukraine’s war against Russia could get even harder in 2024

At the start of 2023, hopes were high that a much-vaunted Ukrainian counteroffensive — expected to be launched in the…

U.S. takes aim at financial institutions with new Russia sanctions authority

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for Washington to impose sanctions on financial…

Lawmakers praise workers for landmark Wells Fargo union branch vote in New Mexico

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on Thursday praised workers at a New Mexico branch of Wells Fargo for becoming the first…

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy protection, lists more than $100 million in debts

Rudy Giuliani filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York on Thursday, citing debts that include a nearly $150…

Trump immunity claim: DOJ special counsel pushes Supreme Court for quick action on appeal

The federal special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to quickly hear an appeal on whether…

Russia vows to retaliate if EU gives frozen assets to Kyiv; Ukraine hit with overnight drone attack

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia on Thursday vowed to retaliate in kind…