Government and politics

Trump Media pushes House to probe 8 firms over short-selling of DJT shares

The CEO of Trump Media urged leading House committee chairmen to investigate eight financial firms over concerns of potentially illicit…

Trump denies sleeping during trial: ‘I simply close my beautiful blue eyes’

Donald Trump on Thursday denied recent reports from multiple news outlets that he has at times appeared to nod off…

Kremlin reacts to U.S.’ chemical weapons allegations; Russia claims further advance in east Ukraine

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. The U.S. has formally accused Russia of using…

Trump’s potential VP picks and major Republican donors are coming to Mar-a-Lago

Former President Donald Trump will travel from a courtroom in New York to his ritzy private club in Florida this…

Trump campaign lawyers’ bid to withdraw from discrimination case gets closed-door hearing

A federal judge in New York scheduled a closed-door meeting Wednesday afternoon on a request by lawyers for Donald Trump’s…

DOJ charges ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ with $48 million tax fraud, seeks extradition

The Justice Department unveiled criminal tax fraud charges this week against a prolific bitcoin investor named Roger Ver. He came…

Russians flock to see NATO hardware seized in Ukraine; Moscow to beef up weapons, front line forces

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russian crowds are flocking to see a new…

Trump could drive inflation higher with his second-term economic agenda, analysts say

Former President Donald Trump is building a second-term economic agenda that analysts say could reheat the very inflation that he…

Biden replaces Obama-era infrastructure protections to defend against Chinese cyberthreats

President Joe Biden on Tuesday updated a more than decade-old policy to protect U.S. critical infrastructure sectors like energy and…

Trump gets jail warning for violating hush money trial gag order; Stormy Daniels ex-lawyer testifies

Prosecutors on Tuesday questioned the former attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels, whose hush money payment is at the center…