Government and politics

U.S. judge restricts Biden officials from contact with social media firms

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday restricted some agencies and officials of the administration of President Joe Biden from meeting…

Russia’s Medvedev cites risks of nuclear war; Moscow calls loss of Wagner forces ‘no threat’ to combat abilities

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

Biden says he’s working on a new path to student loan forgiveness after Supreme Court decision

President Joe Biden suggested on Friday that he was looking for another avenue to deliver student debt relief after the…

Republicans celebrate after Supreme Court scraps Biden student loan relief program

Republican leaders and presidential candidates filed in to applaud Friday’s Supreme Court decision striking down President Joe Biden’s student loan…

Biden says Supreme Court ‘misinterpreted the Constitution’ in rejecting student loan relief

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday he’ll give a second go at his student debt relief plan, rooting it…

Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Joe Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness plan, denying tens of millions of…

Trump says Putin has been ‘somewhat weakened’; Wagner mercenaries are still in Ukraine, Pentagon says

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine on June 30. See the latest updates here. …

Biden slams Supreme Court affirmative action ruling, says it cannot be ‘the last word’

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hammered the Supreme Court over its Thursday ruling striking down the use of affirmative action in…

Three charged with insider trading ahead of Trump Media SPAC deal

WASHINGTON — Three Florida men were charged Thursday with insider trading of a shell company’s stock before it announced plans…

Supreme Court rejects affirmative action at colleges as unconstitutional

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the affirmative action admission policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina…