Politics

ByteDance, TikTok shelled out $7 million on lobbying and ads to combat potential U.S. ban

TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance combined to spend over $7 million so far this year to try and…

Trump trial: National Enquirer would ’embellish’ negative stories about Trump’s 2016 rivals, Pecker says

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker on Tuesday testified in the New York hush money trial of Donald Trump that…

Russia warns it’s ready to retaliate if the West seizes frozen assets, says Europe will be hurt most

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin…

U.S. ambassador insists security pact with Australia, U.K. won’t spur a nuclear arms race

The trilateral defense and security pact between Australia, U.K., and the U.S. — commonly referred to as AUKUS — is…

Billionaire donors rethink Columbia University support amid pro-Palestinian protests

Billionaire donors like Robert Kraft and Leon Cooperman are weighing their support for Columbia University amid rising campus tensions over…

Oracle met with Senate aides about TikTok data storage after House ban passed

Oracle’s top lobbyist in Washington met privately with Senate aides about the company’s data housing agreement with TikTok this spring,…

Donald Trump set to receive $1.25 billion worth of Trump Media stock in DJT earnout bonus

Former President Donald Trump is poised to receive an additional 36 million shares of Trump Media on Tuesday — an…

Trump trial: Court adjourns with ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker set to resume testimony

A prosecutor on Monday told jurors that Donald Trump led a criminal hush money scheme to influence the 2016 presidential…

Israel’s military intel chief resigns, citing failures over Oct. 7 attack

The intelligence chief of Israel’s Defense Forces has resigned citing failures linked to the Hamas terror attack carried out on…

Russia warns the world is on the brink of a ‘direct military clash’ between nuclear powers

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia warned Monday that the risk of a…