Government and politics

Trump was recorded acknowledging he kept classified doc after leaving White House

Follow our live coverage of Donald Trump’s indictment in the classified documents case. A recording of former President Donald Trump shows him…

Meet David Sacks, the friend of Elon Musk who could play kingmaker for Ron DeSantis

Venture capitalist and early PayPal executive David Sacks had a bundle of cash to deploy early in the 2022 midterm…

DeSantis doesn’t rule out pardoning Trump, Jan. 6 defendants if elected president

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he would make it a “day one” priority as president to issue pardons for…

Russia carries out intense missile and drone strike overnight; Russia’s Medvedev says conflict could last decades

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments of May 27, 2023, on the war in Ukraine. See here for the…

Biden says he’s ‘very optimistic’ about a debt ceiling deal

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said he was “very optimistic” on Friday about reaching a compromise deal with House Republicans…

Treasury now says it could run out of money June 5, buying time for debt ceiling talks

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday that the United States will likely have enough reserves to push off…

White House and Republicans reach a tentative deal to avoid U.S. default

WASHINGTON — House Republicans reached a tentative deal with the White House on Saturday night to raise the nation’s borrowing…

What’s in the debt ceiling deal struck by Biden and McCarthy?

President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday signed off on an agreement to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling and…

Russia ramps up Kyiv bombardment; Putin and Zelenskyy congratulate Erdogan on reelection

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

Republicans speak out against U.S. debt-ceiling deal, in sign of rocky road ahead

A handful of hard-right Republican lawmakers said on Monday they would oppose a deal to raise the United States’ $31.4 trillion debt…