Government and politics

Former Trump aide Peter Navarro guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress

A jury on Thursday convicted former Trump White House trade advisor Peter Navarro of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress. Navarro faces…

Biden will nominate a former Obama official to run the Federal Aviation Administration

President Joe Biden will nominate a former Obama administration official to lead the Federal Aviation Administration after his first choice…

Biden heads to New Delhi for G20 amid rising global tensions

President Joe Biden will travel to New Delhi to meet with the world’s largest economies at the Group of 20…

Moscow slams U.S. supply of depleted uranium weapons to Kyiv; drones target more Russian cities

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

McConnell vows to finish Senate term despite health scares, GOP concerns

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Wednesday vowed to finish his term in office, brushing off questions about his…

Prosecutors will seek Hunter Biden indictment on gun charge before Sept. 29

Federal prosecutors plan to ask a grand jury to indict Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, on gun-related…

Voters sue to kick Trump off ballot in Colorado, citing 14th Amendment theory

A group of Colorado voters filed a lawsuit Wednesday to kick Donald Trump off the state’s ballot in 2024, citing…

Trump Georgia election co-defendants Chesebro, Powell to be tried together Oct. 23, judge rules

An Atlanta judge on Wednesday rejected a motion for separate trials for two co-defendants of Donald Trump, in a case…

Trump bid to delay $250 million New York fraud trial is ‘completely without merit,’ judge says

A New York judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump’s request to delay his sweeping civil fraud trial, calling the former…

Trump uses Facebook to fund presidential run, two years after Meta banned him

Ever since Meta lifted its two-year ban on former President Donald Trump earlier this year, its Facebook and Instagram platforms…