Government and politics

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan sentenced to 10-year jail term

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in jail on charges of leaking state…

Trump attempts to take credit for stock market record highs under Biden

Former President Donald Trump on Monday admitted that the stock market is on the rise under his successor, President Joe…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren pushes Fed Chair Powell to cut ‘astronomical’ rates, ease housing pressure

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and three other Democratic lawmakers are pushing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to lower interest rates…

Haley hits Trump on tariffs ahead of her Wall Street fundraisers

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley drew a sharp line Monday between her views on trade and the tariffs proposed…

Biden faces demands from Republicans in Congress to strike Iran after U.S. troop deaths

Congressional lawmakers are demanding President Joe Biden strike Iran after three U.S. troops were killed Sunday night in Jordan in…

Zelenskyy publishes income as part of EU transparency push; Hungarian foreign minister arrives in Ukraine

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday published his…

Nikki Haley slams Trump for trying to torpedo congressional border deal

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley took aim at GOP frontrunner Donald Trump on Sunday for his attempts to further delay…

Russia’s drones, missiles target Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, Kyiv says

Russia launched drone and missile attacks targeting civilian and critical infrastructure across wide areas of Ukraine, Kyiv’s Air Force said…

U.S. reviewing Venezuelan sanctions policy in wake of court decision

The U.S. is reviewing its sanctions policy against Venezuela after a court in that country upheld a ban preventing presidential…

Trafigura assesses Red Sea risks after tanker attacked by Houthis

Commodities trader Trafigura said on Saturday it was assessing the security risks of further Red Sea voyages after firefighters put…