Politics

Zelenskyy calls for Russia to lose its UN veto power; Moscow’s losses rise in south

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

Hunter Biden not asking for ‘special treatment’ in gun case court appearance, lawyer says

Hunter Biden will plead not guilty during his initial court appearance for three federal felony gun charges, his attorney said…

FTX accuses Sam Bankman-Fried’s mother of being key advisor to son on political contributions

The mother of former cryptocurrency king Sam Bankman-Fried is being accused in a new lawsuit of acting as a key…

Zelenskyy: Russia is weaponizing food, energy and abducted children in its war against Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russia is “weaponizing” everything from food and energy to abducted children in its war against Ukraine —…

Kremlin says Russia and China must edge closer to counter Western efforts to contain them

A senior Kremlin official on Tuesday called for closer policy coordination between Moscow and Beijing to counter what he described…

Former Indiana congressman sentenced to 22 months in prison for insider trading convictions

A former Indiana congressman was sentenced Tuesday to 22 months in prison for his insider trading conviction for making illegal…

White House no longer sending top officials to Detroit for UAW strike talks this week

The Biden administration is no longer sending two key officials to Detroit this week to potentially help broker a deal…

U.S. national debt hits $33 trillion for the first time

WASHINGTON — The national debt of the U.S. reached a historic milestone by passing $33 trillion for the first time,…

House GOP pulls key vote to advance stopgap government funding bill

The House of Representatives canceled a scheduled key procedural vote Tuesday on a temporary government funding bill hashed out by…

Biden warns that Trump and MAGA Republicans are ‘determined to destroy democracy’

President Joe Biden warned that Donald Trump and other MAGA Republicans are “determined to destroy democracy.” Biden blasted former president…