Government and politics

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…

Houthi attacks rocking Red Sea trade routes likely won’t end anytime soon. Here’s what could happen next

Drone and missile attacks by Yemen-based Houthi militants have upended shipping through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, a narrow…

‘I am a mother and cannot bring my son home’: Thousands of Ukrainian POWs are missing months after capture

“Every day, regardless of whether it is an anniversary or not, I feel pain about the captivity of my only…

Trump urges Supreme Court to let lower court hear immunity appeal first

Lawyers for Donald Trump on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court not to consider, yet, the question of whether he has…

U.S. swaps Maduro ally for ‘Fat Leonard’ in Venezuela prisoner exchange

The United States on Wednesday released from jail an accused money launderer close to Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in exchange…

Biden touts minority small business wins as Latino approval sags

President Joe Biden is flaunting his investments in Black- and Latino-owned small businesses as the Latino vote slips from his…