McCarthy says he would return as House speaker: ‘Whatever the conference wants, I will do’
WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said he was open to becoming speaker of the House again, less than a week…
Israel-Hamas war ratchets up pressure on Republicans to select House speaker in coming days
Republican lawmakers are under mounting pressure to settle on a candidate to replace Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run for president as an independent, end Democratic primary campaign
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he will abandon his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and instead run for the…
U.S. leans on China to use influence with Iran to cool Middle East tensions
BEIJING — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday the congressional delegation to China asked Beijing to use its…
Russia says it’s ‘extremely concerned’ about Middle East crisis — but has no plans to call Israel
This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See here for the latest updates. Ukraine and…
Iran’s UN mission denies involvement in Hamas attacks; Gaza under ‘complete siege’
This was CNBC’s live blog on Oct. 9 tracking developments on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Follow the latest updates here. Israel bombarded…
Blinken says U.S. has ‘not yet seen’ evidence of Iran involvement in Hamas attack on Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that it is not clear there was any involvement by Iran in…
How $6 billion in Ukraine aid collapsed in a government funding bill despite big support in Congress
The collapse of Ukraine aid in Congress was months in the making, and exactly what Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell…
U.S. senators led by Majority Leader Schumer make first congressional visit to China since 2019
A delegation of U.S. lawmakers led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer arrived in China on Saturday in the first…
Former U.S. Army sergeant charged with offering classified information to China
WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Army sergeant was arrested Friday for allegedly attempting to provide classified national security information to…
