Government and politics

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…

House speaker nominee Tom Emmer is no friend of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Rep. Tom Emmer is the latest Republican nominee for speaker of the House, and that could mean a fresh headache…

Trump 2020 lawyer Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election case, the latest to flip

Jenna Ellis, the right-wing attorney who worked on the Trump 2020 presidential campaign, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a criminal charge…

Tucker Carlson media company signs its first ad deal

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s new media company has officially signed its first advertising deal. The agreement, worth at…

White House calls Iran complicit in conflict; Biden says aid isn’t getting to Gaza fast enough

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

Biden aims to boost investment in clean energy, biotech, semiconductors with tech hubs

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday named 31 regions spanning 32 states and Puerto Rico as technology hubs, a move…

A price cap on Russian oil aims to starve Putin of cash. But it’s largely been untested. Until now

For months after Ukraine’s Western allies limited sales of Russian oil to $60 per barrel, the price cap was still largely symbolic.…

Released hostages arrive in Tel Aviv; Gaza health ministry says death toll tops 5,000

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