Politics

Trump’s best option to get $540 million for legal judgments could be ‘clean’ property with private lenders

Donald Trump is racing to stave off a pair of civil penalties totaling nearly $540 million, without having to first…

Biden to launch joint FTC-DOJ task force to crack down on ‘unfair and illegal pricing’

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will launch a new task force to take on “unfair and illegal” corporate pricing, which…

Ukraine war updates: Russia threatens to expel reporters, accuses ambassadors of meddling; Ukraine sinks Black Sea Fleet ship

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia’s Foreign Ministry has accused Western ambassadors of…

Biden may be losing his favorability advantage over Trump, new polls suggest

A flurry of new 2024 presidential election polls have a common thread: Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is leading incumbent President…

Supreme Court rules states can’t remove Trump from presidential election ballot

The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously reversed the Colorado court ruling that barred former President Donald Trump from appearing on…

Former Trump company CFO Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in fraud trial

Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty Monday to perjury charges related to his testimony in the…

Kamala Harris urges Hamas to agree to an immediate ceasefire, pushes Israel on aid to Gaza

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday demanded Palestinian militant group Hamas agree to an immediate six-week ceasefire while forcefully…

Russia ramps up the rhetoric over Moldova, saying West wants to control it; Kremlin slams German military leak

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See here for the latest updates. A war…

The ‘accidental’ politicians: Meet three women risking everything to fight for democracy

Yulia Navalnaya “did not have a choice.” That’s what one Ukrainian lawmaker said of the wife of the late Alexei…

‘Last chance saloon’: UK finance minister expected to pledge pre-election tax cuts

LONDON — Economists expect U.K. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt to use a small fiscal windfall to deliver a modest package…