Government and politics

Chris Christie lures big donors as he takes on Trump, while billionaire ally Cohen sits out

As New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie prepared to run for president earlier this year, he canvassed some of Wall Street’s…

Hunter Biden to plead guilty to federal tax crimes, take deal on gun charge

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, has agreed to plead guilty to two federal misdemeanor crimes of willfully…

Chris Christie floats Social Security cuts, slams Trump over ‘crazy stuff’ in documents case

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday that U.S. leaders “need to deal with Social Security” and vowed not…

Trump classified documents trial date set for Aug. 14

A Florida federal judge on Tuesday scheduled the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump for his alleged illegal retention…

Blinken says he failed to revive military-to-military talks with China

BEIJING — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday he failed to revive military-to-military talks with China, despite earlier…

Russia fines Telegram and Viber for ‘illegal’ war content; Putin open to talking about Ukraine, Kremlin says

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine on June 20, 2023. See here for the…

‘Hell of a job’: Biden’s reaction and 5 other takeaways from Blinken’s trip to China

U.S. President Joe Biden said Secretary of State Antony Blinken “did a hell of a job” in Beijing. His comments…

Ukraine says it’s recaptured 8 villages during counteroffensive; China looks to reassure U.S. over Russia

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine on June 19. 2023. See here for the…

Blinken meets Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on high-stakes diplomatic trip to Beijing

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing on a high-stakes…

Russian forces ‘highly likely’ behind attack on Ukrainian dam, international law investigation says

WASHINGTON — An international team of investigators said in a new report Thursday that it is “highly likely Russian forces deliberately destroyed”…