Government and politics

Trump hit with partial gag order in DC elections case, barred from publicly targeting Jack Smith, potential witnesses

A federal judge Monday imposed a partial gag order on Donald Trump in his criminal election interference case in Washington,…

Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday; 2,000 U.S. troops prep for possible deployment to Middle East

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

Putin claims Ukraine’s seeing ‘huge losses’ in troubled counteroffensive; Kyiv says it ‘cannot be conquered’

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

The UK Labour Party has a Biden-esque economic plan — but it’s very different to Bidenomics

LONDON — The U.K.’s main opposition Labour Party last week set out the economic platform it hopes will propel it…

Iran warns war could expand; China says Gaza offensive is ‘beyond self-defense’

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

Israel-Hamas war updates: IDF is preparing for ‘a coordinated attack from the air, sea and land’ against Hamas in Gaza

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

Rep. Jim Jordan nominated for House speaker, but falls short of total votes needed

House Republicans on Friday nominated Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as their new nominee for speaker of the House of…

House speaker race injects chaos into high-dollar Republican fundraising

The messy race to elect the next Republican speaker of the House of Representatives is injecting chaos into the typically…

Civilians scramble to flee north Gaza ahead of expected Israeli ground offensive

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

GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker as Republican holdouts refuse to back the nominee

Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party’s nominee, throwing…