Politics

Biden electrifies Democrats, spars with Republicans in fiery State of the Union address

A spirited President Joe Biden delivered a fiery, partisan State of the Union address on Thursday, fit for an election…

Hike tariffs on Chinese EVs, Senate Democrats urge Biden administration

Three Senate Democrats from auto manufacturing states on Thursday urged the Biden administration to hike import tariffs on Chinese electric…

House committee unanimously supports forcing TikTok divestiture

A bipartisan panel of lawmakers unanimously approved a controversial bill on Thursday that could lead to TikTok being blocked in…

Kari Lake woos D.C. lobbyists at fundraiser, private meetings as Arizona Senate race heats up

Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake has been quietly meeting with lobbyists and raising money in Washington in recent weeks,…

Trump loses bid to delay $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation judgment

A New York judge on Thursday rejected a bid by Donald Trump to delay a $83.3 million civil defamation judgment…

Trump ordered to pay $382,000 in legal fees for failed ‘Steele Dossier’ lawsuit

A British judge ordered former President Donald Trump to pay legal fees of $382,000 to a company he unsuccessfully sued…

Sweden formally joins NATO military alliance, ending centuries of neutrality

Sweden officially joined NATO as its 32nd member on Thursday, almost two years after first applying to the military alliance.…

‘Sick and deranged’: Biden campaign blasts Trump MAGA PAC over ad suggesting president might die

The campaign of President Joe Biden on Thursday condemned a new ad from a Donald Trump-aligned political action committee that…

EU condemns ‘reckless’ and ‘vile’ attack on Ukrainian city of Odesa; Sweden officially joins NATO

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. European Union leaders sharply criticized a deadly Russian…

Three dead in first fatal Houthi attack in the Red Sea

Three people were killed in a Houthi attack against a civilian merchant ship, U.S. authorities said, marking the first lives…