Government and politics

Fox News invites Harris and Trump to debate in September

Fox News has invited Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump to debate each other in Pennsylvania on…

Elon Musk attends Netanyahu’s speech to Congress as his guest, but dozens of lawmakers skip it

Elon Musk made a surprise appearance in Washington Wednesday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, attending the…

How Truth Social could make former President Trump billions before turning a profit

Truth Social is a social media platform whose majority owner is former President Donald Trump. A team of early investors…

Trump says he is willing to debate Harris multiple times

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would be willing to debate Vice President Kamala Harris multiple times if…

Sen. Bob Menendez will resign seat Aug. 20 after bribery conviction

Sen. Bob Menendez, the New Jersey Democrat convicted last week in a federal bribery case, will resign his Senate seat…

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns over Trump shooting outrage

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned Tuesday amid widespread outrage over her agency’s failure to prevent the attempted assassination…

Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah sign reconciliation agreement in China

Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agreed to end their long-standing enmity and work to form a national unity government…

European officials get excited about Kamala Harris — but are still hedging their bets

There’s a renewed sense of excitement among European officials as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris becomes the front-runner for the…

Recap: Harris neck and neck with Trump in polls, as Wisconsin rally draws 3,000 supporters

This was CNBC’s live blog covering news and updates on the U.S. presidential campaign for July 22, 2024. U.S. Vice…

U.S., Japan to hold high-level security talks on nuclear deterrence

Foreign and defense ministers from Japan and the United States will hold security talks on July 28 that for the first time will cover “extended deterrence,” a…