Government and politics

Biden hails hot GDP report, but voters don’t see the rosy picture Wall Street does

WASHINGTON —  The U.S. GDP grew at 5% last quarter, better than expected, and President Joe Biden said it was evidence…

Judge says Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts are discriminatory and must be redrawn

A federal judge ruled Thursday that some of Georgia’s congressional, state Senate and state House districts were drawn in a…

Manhunt underway for suspect in Maine shooting that left at least 18 people dead

Law enforcement agencies are searching for the suspect in a mass shooting that left at least 18 people dead and…

Jack Smith says Trump is ‘threatening’ witness, asks judge in DC case to reimpose gag order

Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to reimpose a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his…

Israel-Hamas war updates: U.S. conducts military strikes in Syria; nine Arab countries condemn Gaza bombing

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

Biden: Israel-Hamas war must end with vision for a ‘two-state solution’

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden Wednesday stressed the United States believes the conflict between Israel and Hamas must end with a…

Mike Johnson elected House speaker, putting Louisiana Republican in the spotlight

Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was elected speaker of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, ending a three-week leadership…

House votes on Mike Johnson for speaker, fourth Republican nominee

Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana is facing a floor vote in the House of Representatives Wednesday on his nomination…

Trump storms out of fraud trial after judge clashes with his attorneys, fines him $10,000 for violating gag order

Donald Trump stormed out of his $250 million New York fraud trial Wednesday, shortly after a judge fined him for…

Israel-Hamas war updates: U.S. calls for ‘humanitarian pause’ in Israel’s military campaign in Gaza as fuel and other supplies run dangerously low

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