Government and politics

Inside the Biden effort to recruit Nikki Haley donors to help defeat Donald Trump

A few days after former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley dropped out of the Republican presidential primary on March 6,…

Ohio GOP Senate primary offers an early test of Trump’s endorsement strength

Ohio voters are at the polls Tuesday to choose a Republican challenger to incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown. The competitive…

Ukraine war updates: Putin tells security service to hunt anti-Kremlin ‘traitors’; Russian border region evacuates children

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

Biden targets ‘rent gouging’ landlords as high housing costs factor into 2024 race

President Joe Biden visited the battleground state of Nevada on Tuesday to take aim at corporate landlords, who the White…

Behind Trump’s campaign cash crunch: Small-dollar donor fatigue, major donor hesitation

Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has begun to see warning signs that the small-dollar donors who fueled his last run for…

Border-funding battle snags budget talks in Congress with shutdown days away

Congress is back at the budget negotiation table this week and border security disputes again are threatening to torpedo talks…

Elon Musk says Trump ‘came by’ while he was eating breakfast, did not ask for money

Elon Musk said his March 3 meeting with Donald Trump in Florida was not planned, and that the presumptive Republican…

Ukraine war updates: Western leaders slam Putin’s election win as ‘illegitimate’; Ukraine hit with new wave of drone attacks

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin swept through the country’s…

Putin wins Russia election in landslide with no serious competition

President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election on Sunday, cementing his already tight grip on power…