Politics

Aerial photos show total destruction as wildfires ravage historic Lahaina, Hawaii

Wildfires in Hawaii have devastated the historic city of Lahaina, the former capital of the islands when they were an…

Hawaii wildfires leave dozens dead, thousands homeless in one of the worst disasters in state history

Catastrophic wildfires in Hawaii have left devastation in their wake, killing dozens, leaving thousands homeless and reducing a historic town…

Biden calls China a ‘ticking time bomb’ over economic troubles

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday called China a “ticking time bomb” because of its economic challenges and said the…

With eyes on Taiwan, new China ban shows the U.S. may be learning lessons from mistakes with Russia

LONDON — U.S. moves to de-risk from China with a new investment ban suggest that Western allies may be learning…

U.S. sanctions 4 of Russia’s financial elite; Russian strike on hotel kills 1

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. A Russian strike on a hotel in the…

UBS ends Credit Suisse’s government and central bank protections

UBS on Friday said that it has ended a 9 billion Swiss franc ($10.27 billion) loss protection agreement and a…

What Biden’s executive order means for U.S. investors in China

BEIJING — The Biden administration’s long-awaited executive order on U.S. investments in Chinese companies leaves open plenty of questions on…

Top regulators defend stricter merger guidelines, call ‘hysteria’ overblown

WASHINGTON — Two of the nation’s top corporate regulators on Thursday defended new guidelines on merger enforcement that have attracted…

Trump’s Truth Social tipped FBI to man killed during arrest attempt for Biden threats

The social media company owned by former President Donald Trump in March tipped off the FBI about threats made by…

Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma’s massive opioid settlement, will hear challenge

Read more of CNBC’s politics coverage: The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked, for now, a multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy settlement by Purdue…