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Kaiser Permanente workers strike for second day in dispute over health-care staffing

Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers remained on strike Thursday for a second day over a short-staffing crisis at…

European leaders say they can’t fully replace U.S. support to Ukraine as funding fears grow

European leaders said Thursday that the 27-nation bloc would not be able to fully replace U.S. support for war-torn Ukraine…

Man with handgun seeking governor arrested in Wisconsin Capitol, returns with assault rifle

A man illegally brought a handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned at night…

White House speeds up additions to Trump border wall years after Biden vowed ‘not another foot’

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration in a major policy pivot waived more than two dozen federal laws to allow quick…

California woman pleads guilty in $1.6 million counterfeit Series I savings bond scheme

WASHINGTON — A California woman pled guilty to helping process more than $1.6 million in counterfeit Treasury Department Series I…

George Santos former campaign treasurer pleads guilty to campaign finance fraud

The former campaign treasurer to Rep. George Santos of New York pleaded guilty Thursday to numerous campaign finance felonies related…

Trump seeks classified docs trial after election, says feds delaying evidence sharing

Donald Trump asked a judge to delay his criminal classified documents trial in Florida from May until after the November…

Ukraine says Russian missile strike on village grocery store kills at least 49 civilians

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

House speaker succession battle heats up: Jordan, Scalise and Trump in the mix

WASHINGTON — The House speaker’s gavel is up for grabs for the second time this year, and for the second…

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani sues Biden for defamation over ‘Russian pawn’ crack

WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani sued President Joe Biden for defamation Wednesday, saying he lost clients and podcast listeners after Biden…