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Former FTX exec Salame to forfeit $1.5 billion, pleads guilty to two criminal counts

Former FTX executive Ryan Salame pleaded guilty Thursday in New York federal court to campaign finance and money-transmitting crimes, and…

Trump may seek transfer of Georgia election case to federal court, lawyer says

Former President Donald Trump may seek to have his Georgia election interference criminal case moved to federal court from state…

Trump Georgia DA rejects House GOP demand for records as ‘unjustified and illegal’

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis tore into House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan on Thursday in a searing letter accusing…

Former Trump aide Peter Navarro guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress

A jury on Thursday convicted former Trump White House trade advisor Peter Navarro of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress. Navarro faces…

Biden will nominate a former Obama official to run the Federal Aviation Administration

President Joe Biden will nominate a former Obama administration official to lead the Federal Aviation Administration after his first choice…

DeSantis board asks court to dismiss Disney’s counterclaims in contract clash

The board picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney World’s special tax district asked a state court…

Biden heads to New Delhi for G20 amid rising global tensions

President Joe Biden will travel to New Delhi to meet with the world’s largest economies at the Group of 20…

Moscow slams U.S. supply of depleted uranium weapons to Kyiv; drones target more Russian cities

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

Trump Georgia election trial juror names should be secret, DA tells judge

The Atlanta district attorney asked a judge Wednesday to keep jurors’ names secret in the criminal trials of former President…

McConnell vows to finish Senate term despite health scares, GOP concerns

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Wednesday vowed to finish his term in office, brushing off questions about his…