Government and politics

China’s central bank governor says there’s room to cut banks’ reserve requirements

BEIJING — The heads of China’s central bank and economic planning agency signaled that authorities would be willing to take…

Russian iron ore plant, border regions attacked; Kyiv tries to quash rumors over declined White House invite

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine has moved to quash speculation behind First…

U.S. lawmakers push for ByteDance to divest TikTok or face ban

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday to give China’s ByteDance about six months to divest popular short video app TikTok or face a U.S. ban, seeking to tackle national…

Trump, Biden dominate Super Tuesday contests, Haley to end presidential campaign

Super Tuesday 2024 saw Trump and Biden mop up delegates across the country. But each man faced an upset loss,…

Trump-allied election groups burned through millions with no evidence of widespread fraud

Several groups founded by allies of former President Donald Trump to combat alleged “voter fraud” now have little money or…

Biden to launch joint FTC-DOJ task force to crack down on ‘unfair and illegal pricing’

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will launch a new task force to take on “unfair and illegal” corporate pricing, which…

Ukraine war updates: Russia threatens to expel reporters, accuses ambassadors of meddling; Ukraine sinks Black Sea Fleet ship

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia’s Foreign Ministry has accused Western ambassadors of…

Biden may be losing his favorability advantage over Trump, new polls suggest

A flurry of new 2024 presidential election polls have a common thread: Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is leading incumbent President…

Supreme Court rules states can’t remove Trump from presidential election ballot

The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously reversed the Colorado court ruling that barred former President Donald Trump from appearing on…

Kamala Harris urges Hamas to agree to an immediate ceasefire, pushes Israel on aid to Gaza

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday demanded Palestinian militant group Hamas agree to an immediate six-week ceasefire while forcefully…