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Sen. Bob Menendez grills Treasury official on curbing illicit finance a month before bribery trial

Sen. Bob Menendez questioned a Treasury Department official Tuesday on curbing illegal finance as he prepares to stand trial in…

Former Trump national security advisor John Bolton says Gaza war is still ‘in the very early stages’

Former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton believes Israel’s war in Gaza is “still in the very early stages” and…

House passes bill to bar data brokers from selling sensitive personal information to U.S. adversaries

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan leaders of a House committee examining interstate and foreign commerce on Wednesday praised the passage of a bill…

Ukraine war live updates: Russia says it thwarted armed incursion by Ukrainian forces, ‘sabotage’ groups into its border regions

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia’s defense ministry claimed it had “thwarted” an…

Iran holds first elections since Mahsa Amini protests, with low turnout and boycott expected

Iran holds its parliamentary elections on Friday, in the first vote for Iranians since a nationwide protest movement for women’s…

Iran has the largest ballistic missile arsenal in the Middle East. Now it’s sending them to Russia

Iran has sent hundreds of its powerful ballistic missiles to the government of President Vladimir Putin in Russia, furthering the…

U.S. intends to take ‘additional strikes’ against Iran-backed groups, national security advisor says

National security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday said that the United States will conduct further military action against Iran-backed groups, heightening…

U.S. launches retaliatory strikes in Iraq, Syria, nearly 40 reported killed

The United States launched airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC)…

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…