Politics

Putin to replace longtime defense minister in surprise move; Russia claims gains as fighting rages in northeast Ukraine

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine.  Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved his longtime…

Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain’s pro-union Socialists win regional elections

Six years after plunging Spain into its worst political crisis in decades, Catalonia’s separatist parties are in danger of losing…

Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial

He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. Now Michael Cohen is prosecutors’ biggest piece of legal…

Donald Trump shuts down rumors about considering Nikki Haley for vice president

Donald Trump on Saturday made it clear that former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is not on his running mate…

Biden and Netanyahu’s fraught relationship hits new low after U.S. pauses weapons shipment

“It’s definitely an earthquake.” That’s how American diplomat Richard Haass described the stunning declaration by U.S. President Joe Biden that…

Michael Cohen on deck as Trump prosecutors say they could rest case next week

Prosecutors said Friday that they plan to call only two more witnesses in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, and they could…

Russia opens up new front with major ground assault near Ukraine’s second-largest city

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine sent reserve units to the border areas…

Hunter Biden loses appeal bid to dismiss criminal gun case in Delaware before trial

A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a request by Hunter Biden to toss the pending criminal gun case against…

Trump Media investor convicted of insider trading ahead of merger

A federal jury in New York on Thursday convicted an investor of insider trading in the stock of a shell…

Supreme Court rules against Warner Music in copyright damages case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Miami music producer in a legal fight with Warner…