Government and politics

Jury rules Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages for defamation

A federal jury on Friday said Donald Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll a total of $83.3 million in damages…

Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocide in Gaza, falls short of ordering a cease-fire

The U.N.’s highest court on Friday ordered Israel to take all measures within its power to prevent acts of genocide…

Putin says Ukraine likely shot down plane with U.S. or French missiles; Kyiv begins EU accession talks

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine formally started the screening process to begin…

RNC member scraps resolution to make Trump presumptive GOP nominee

A draft resolution that would have led the Republican National Committee to declare Donald Trump the GOP’s presumptive 2024 presidential…

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani raises less than $1 million from 13 donors in legal defense fund

Rudy Giuliani was able to raise less than $1 million from just 13 donors, among them his friends and a…

Trump briefly testifies at E. Jean Carroll sex defamation trial, defense rests

Update: Jury rules Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages for defamation Former President Donald Trump on…

Moscow and Kyiv face off over downed POW plane amid suspicion and allegations

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Question marks and suspicions surround the shooting down…

Biden guest at State of the Union will be Texas abortion case mom

The mother at the center of a high-profile Texas Supreme Court abortion case will attend President Joe Biden’s State of…

Billionaire Reid Hoffman pauses Nikki Haley funding after her New Hampshire loss to Trump, source says

Billionaire Reid Hoffman does not plan to give any more money to Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign after her loss in…

Saudi Arabia opens its first-ever alcohol store — but it’s only accessible to a select group

Saudi Arabia has opened its first alcohol store in the diplomatic quarter of its capital Riyadh, two sources told CNBC.…