Government and politics

Jury convicts David DePape, attacker of Nancy Pelosi husband

 A California federal court jury on Thursday convicted David DePape of crimes related to his brutal hammer attack last year…

Rep. George Santos will not seek reelection after damning House Ethics report

Rep. George Santos said Thursday that he will not seek reelection next year after a damning new House Ethics report…

UN warns of ‘widespread hunger’ as food, water and fuel run out in Gaza; Israel says tunnel shaft found

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the Israel-Hamas war. Click here for the latest. Israel Defense Forces confirmed…

Russia says it’s ‘destroying’ Ukrainians that crossed into occupied territory, vowing to inflict ‘hell’ on them

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Fierce fighting has erupted between Russian forces and…

Tim Cook, Elon Musk, Steve Schwarzman spotted at Xi Jinping dinner with U.S. CEOs

Apple CEO Tim Cook, Tesla chief Elon Musk and Blackstone’s Steve Schwarzman were among the guests Wednesday night at a…

New Hampshire defies national Democrats’ calendar revamp with Jan. 23, 2024, presidential primaries

New Hampshire’s secretary of state on Wednesday scheduled the state’s presidential primaries for Jan. 23, 2024, extending its century-old streak…

Trump Georgia election case judge will issue protective order for evidence after media leak

A Georgia judge said Wednesday he will issue a protective order barring the public release of sensitive evidence exchanged between…

Earth is ‘big enough’ for U.S. and China to succeed, Xi says as he meets Biden

BEIJING — U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Wednesday outside of San Francisco in their first…

Tammy Murphy, wife of NJ Gov. Phil Murphy, launches bid to unseat indicted Sen. Bob Menendez

Tammy Murphy, the wife of New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, launched a primary campaign Wednesday to unseat the state’s…

Nikki Haley tweaks ‘verify everybody’ social media stance, suggests Americans should be able to post anonymously

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley appeared to add a caveat to her proposal that all social media users should be…