Politics

Britain’s ruling Conservatives hit with another local defeat as general election nears

LONDON — U.K. leader Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party suffered significant losses at a flurry of local elections overnight, in a…

A Trump SEC would aim to reverse climate disclosure rule, ratchet up ESG fights, sources say

The Securities and Exchange Commission under a second Donald Trump presidency would roll back the aggressive stance the government agency…

Trump campaign lawyers can’t quit workplace discrimination case for now, judge rules

A New York federal judge on Thursday rejected — for now, at least — a request by a law firm…

Trump Media pushes House to probe 8 firms over short-selling of DJT shares

The CEO of Trump Media urged leading House committee chairmen to investigate eight financial firms over concerns of potentially illicit…

U.S. intelligence chief warns Congress of rise in cyberattacks

The top U.S. intelligence official warned Congress of an alarming rise in cyberattacks at a hearing on global threats Thursday.…

Trump denies sleeping during trial: ‘I simply close my beautiful blue eyes’

Donald Trump on Thursday denied recent reports from multiple news outlets that he has at times appeared to nod off…

Kremlin reacts to U.S.’ chemical weapons allegations; Russia claims further advance in east Ukraine

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. The U.S. has formally accused Russia of using…

Trump’s potential VP picks and major Republican donors are coming to Mar-a-Lago

Former President Donald Trump will travel from a courtroom in New York to his ritzy private club in Florida this…

U.S. issues hundreds of sanctions targeting Russia, takes aim at Chinese companies

The United States on Wednesday issued hundreds of fresh sanctions targeting Russia over the war in Ukraine in action that took aim at Moscow’s circumvention of Western…

Biden blames China, Japan and India’s economic woes on ‘xenophobia’

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that “xenophobia” from China to Japan and India is hobbling their growth, as he argued that migration has been good for the U.S.…