Government and politics

Trump indictment live updates: Special counsel describes gravity of alleged crimes, experts call charges ‘damning’

This has been CNBC’s live blog covering the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump. Donald Trump has become the…

Social Security, Medicare reform fight shows divisions among Trump, DeSantis and Pence

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s White House bid could highlight a clash over Social Security and Medicare that some of…

Biden sends firefighters, aid to Canada as wildfire smoke blankets much of the U.S.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday assured Americans the government was aiding Canada in fighting the wildfires that have cloaked…

Heavy fighting underway in eastern Ukraine; Kyiv calls for help as first flood deaths reported

This has been CNBC’s live blog covering updates on the war in Ukraine. [Follow the latest updates here.] Ukraine called for…

Trump told he is target of Mar-a-Lago documents criminal probe by special counsel

Follow our live coverage of Donald Trump’s indictment in the classified documents case. Former President Donald Trump has been informed he is…

Trump says ‘No one has told me I’m being indicted,’ as aide testifies to Florida grand jury

Follow our live coverage of Donald Trump’s indictment in the classified documents case. Donald Trump on Wednesday said he hasn’t been told…

Pence hits Trump harder than ever as he kicks off his 2024 campaign

Former Vice President Mike Pence jumped into the 2024 presidential race Wednesday with a multi-pronged attack on Donald Trump, his…

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas postpones annual financial disclosure amid donor controversy

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked for more time to file his annual financial disclosure as he faces an ethics…

Kakhovka dam flooding set to peak; Kyiv says it’s on offensive in Bahmut

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

Ukraine and Russia blame each other for breaching dam in Kherson region; 1,300 residents evacuated so far

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See here for the latest updates.  Emergency evacuations…