Politics

Trump briefly testifies at E. Jean Carroll sex defamation trial, defense rests

Update: Jury rules Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages for defamation Former President Donald Trump on…

Trump warns he will blacklist Nikki Haley campaign donors

Former U.S. President Donald Trump warned he will blacklist donors to the electoral campaign of Nikki Haley, his rival for…

Moscow and Kyiv face off over downed POW plane amid suspicion and allegations

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Question marks and suspicions surround the shooting down…

Judge refused to let Binance founder Zhao travel to UAE despite his offer to use equity as security

A federal judge last month rejected a request by Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao to travel to his home in…

Biden guest at State of the Union will be Texas abortion case mom

The mother at the center of a high-profile Texas Supreme Court abortion case will attend President Joe Biden’s State of…

Billionaire Reid Hoffman pauses Nikki Haley funding after her New Hampshire loss to Trump, source says

Billionaire Reid Hoffman does not plan to give any more money to Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign after her loss in…

British billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty to insider trading, securities fraud

British billionaire Joseph Lewis pleaded guilty Wednesday in New York federal court to securities fraud related to insider trading. Lewis’…

Saudi Arabia opens its first-ever alcohol store — but it’s only accessible to a select group

Saudi Arabia has opened its first alcohol store in the diplomatic quarter of its capital Riyadh, two sources told CNBC.…

A nationwide strike in Argentina poses major test to Milei’s economic ‘shock therapy’

Argentina’s largest labor union grouping on Wednesday held a nationwide general strike to protest President Javier Milei’s shock economic agenda.…

Israel-Hamas war negotiations reportedly working toward a weekslong cease-fire

Negotiations over the Israel-Hamas war are zeroing in on a cease-fire deal of one to two months in exchange for…