Government and politics

Putin calls war a ‘tragedy’; Moscow claims Ukraine is seeing ‘colossal losses’ after crossing river

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.  Russian Defense…

Israel and Hamas reach deal to release 50 civilian women and children held in Gaza

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a humanitarian pause, allowing 50 civilian hostages in the Gaza Strip to be released…

Republican Celeste Maloy wins Utah’s 2nd Congressional District

Republican Celeste Maloy won Utah’s 2nd Congressional District seat on Tuesday, defeating Democratic state Sen. Kathleen Riebe, the Associated Press…

Israeli official outlines more details on tentative deal to free Hamas hostages: NBC

A senior Israeli official on Tuesday outlined further details of a tentative hostage deal with Hamas, which Israeli cabinet members…

Republican megadonor Mercer family weighs backing Trump as they maintain massive war chest

One of the Republican Party’s most influential families may come off the sidelines to financially support Donald Trump’s latest White…

Israel-Hamas war live updates: Israel and Hamas agree to 4-day cease-fire in Gaza; 50 hostages from Israel to be released

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the Israel-Hamas war. Click here for the latest updates. Israel and Hamas have agreed…

Russia says co-existence not possible with Ukraine’s current ‘regime’; Kyiv marks uprising anniversary

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See here for the latest updates. Russia cannot…

White House slams Musk ‘antisemitic rhetoric,’ says ‘foolish’ to drop SpaceX contracts

The White House is not moving away from Elon Musk’s SpaceX or Starlink technology despite condemning Musk for pushing antisemitic…

‘They will pay’: Trump shares social media threat as his lawyer argues gag order is unfair

Former President Donald Trump on Monday shared a threat made in a social media post by a former top official…

Yellen says Biden, Xi remain far apart on Taiwan’s independence post-APEC

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday that U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping remained far apart on…