Government and politics

First co-defendant in Trump Georgia election case pleads guilty

Scott Hall, one of the 18 co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in his Georgia election interference case, pleaded guilty…

Trump plans to attend New York fraud trial, seeks campaign cash before key deadline

Donald Trump plans to attend his New York civil fraud trial next week, and on Friday blasted the case as…

Eight big U.S. bank CEOs to face Senate Banking Committee grilling in December

Eight CEOs of the largest U.S. banks will face questioning at a Senate Banking Committee hearing in December, according to…

House Republicans cancel planned recess as government shutdown appears more likely

WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders Friday canceled a planned two-week recess as a government shutdown appeared more likely after they…

Top U.S. general Mark Milley to hand over reins after four years

Top U.S. general Mark Milley will retire on Friday after a four-year tenure that saw successes like the killing of…

Dianne Feinstein, California’s longest-serving senator, dies at 90

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has died at age 90, her office confirmed Friday. Feinstein, a Democrat, was the…

Occupied Ukraine pulled into Russian conscription; Putin-sympathizing candidate could win election in major Kyiv-allied country

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. A Putin-sympathizing candidate for prime minister is neck…

Biden warns of threats to democracy, honors the legacy of Sen. John McCain in Arizona

President Joe Biden in Phoenix on Thursday warned of the perilous state of American democracy and honored his late friend,…

Trump acolyte Kari Lake to launch Senate campaign in challenge to Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona

Kari Lake, the Donald Trump acolyte who unsuccessfully ran for Arizona governor in 2022, will launch a candidacy for the…

Trump and his adult children expected to be called to testify in New York fraud trial

New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to call former President Donald Trump and three of his adult children to…