Government and politics

Trump hush money prosecutor tells judge he is OK with one-month delay of trial start

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday told a judge that he does not oppose postponing the start of the…

Democrats cite AI gains and automation in Senate bill calling for 32-hour workweek

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Senate Democrats cited advances in artificial intelligence and automation Thursday in their argument for a bill…

Ukraine war updates: U.S. brushes off Putin’s ‘nuclear war’ threat; Ukraine says Russian election in occupied regions ‘illegal’

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s foreign ministry on Thursday said that Russian…

Chubb CEO defends backing Trump appeal bond in E. Jean Carroll case

The CEO of the Chubb insurance company on Wednesday defended providing former President Donald Trump with a $91.6 million appeal…

Judge dismisses three counts against Trump in Georgia election criminal case, others still remain

A judge on Wednesday dismissed six counts in the Georgia criminal election interference case against former President Donald Trump and…

House passes bill that could lead to a TikTok ban; fight shifts to the Senate

The House approved a bill Wednesday that calls for China tech giant ByteDance to divest TikTok or the popular social…

Ukraine war updates: Oil prices rise after drone attacks on Russian refineries; Russia ready for nuclear war, Putin says

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Oil prices rose around 2% Wednesday after production…

TikTok ban: Tech VC Keith Rabois threatens Republicans with funding halt ahead of House vote

A Republican megadonor on Tuesday threatened to cut off campaign contributions to members of Congress unless they vote for a…

Voters blame businesses more than Biden for sticky inflation

President Joe Biden is starting to win the inflation blame game against corporations. A recent Financial Times-Michigan Ross online poll…

Live updates: Democrats rip special counsel over Biden documents probe

Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday slammed Special Counsel Robert Hur for assessing President Joe Biden’s mental state during his investigation of…