Government and politics

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…

Yellen says high food and rent prices key factors in voters’ negative economic outlook

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pointed to the consistently higher prices that Americans pay for food and rent today,…

Trump gag order challenge sharply questioned by appeals court

A panel of Washington, D.C., federal appeals court judges was highly skeptical of arguments Monday by a lawyer for Donald…

Biden turns 81 as worries about his age weigh on re-election prospects

U.S. President Joe Biden turns 81 on Monday, a milestone likely to draw attention to his status as the oldest…

31 babies evacuated from Gaza’s Al-Shifa; Biden says he believes a hostage deal will come soon

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the Israel-Hamas war. Click here for the latest updates. The Israeli military…

Kyiv suffers second night of drone attacks; Zelenskyy calls for operational changes

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine on November 20, 2023. The Ukrainian capital Kyiv…

Israel-Hamas hostage deal could come this week — here’s what we know

A deal between Israel and the militant group Hamas to release some hostages could be reached in the coming days,…

No Labels depends on six-figure donors to fund ‘grassroots’ 2024 third party ticket

No Labels, the nonprofit group actively working to field a third party ticket for president in 2024, doubled its annual…