Politics

Sen. Bob Menendez suggests cash found in bribery raid came from ‘personal savings’

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey suggested Monday that hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash seized by federal investigators…

DOJ says Hunter Biden prosecutor David Weiss can testify to House Judiciary Committee in ‘near term’

The Department of Justice said that David Weiss — the special counsel prosecuting Hunter Biden — in the “near term”…

Ukraine claims Black Sea Fleet commander, officers died in Crimea strike; Poland tries to ease tensions with Kyiv

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s important port city of Odesa suffered what…

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez hires Hunter Biden lawyer for bribery case

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has tapped Abbe Lowell, the same attorney defending Hunter Biden against his tax and firearm…

Congress remains divided on budget negotiations as government shutdown looms: ‘Our financial ship is sinking’

Lawmakers over the weekend expressed few signs of movement on a budget resolution that would keep the U.S. government funded…

Sen. John Fetterman is first Democratic senator to tell Sen. Bob Menendez to resign after bribery indictment

John Fetterman of Pennsylvania on Saturday became the first Democratic U.S. senator to call on Sen. Bob Menendez of New…

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers threaten strike if labor agreement not reached

More than 75,000 workers at the largest nonprofit health-care provider in the United States threatened Friday to strike if an…

Sen. Menendez defiant after second corruption indictment: ‘Prosecutors did that the last time’

WASHINGTON — Sen. Robert Menendez on Friday vowed to remain in the Senate while he fights federal charges of bribery…

UAW president invites Biden to join picket line as autoworker strikes expand to dozens of facilities

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on Friday invited President Joe Biden to join the picket line as striking workers…

SEC slaps Citadel Securities LLC with $7 million fine to settle short selling regulations charges

WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission fined Citadel Securities LLC $7 million in a settlement of charges that the…