Politics

Capitol Police reopen Senate buildings after finding no active threat

Capitol Police reopened a Senate office building Wednesday after sweeping the area and finding “no suspicious activity or persons of…

Elon Musk tweets and Twitter bots drove up price of FTX-listed altcoins, research finds

Rampant bots on Twitter helped to pump up the price of cryptocurrency, including coins traded by insiders at FTX hedge…

Trump’s GOP allies vent about Hunter Biden after latest special counsel indictment

Former President Donald Trump’s Republican allies in Congress rushed to his defense following his latest criminal indictment, this time accusing…

Treasury Secretary Yellen says surprising Fitch downgrade is ‘entirely unwarranted’

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday denounced Fitch’s decision to downgrade the United States’ longstanding credit rating that…

Trump indictment reveals new details of Jan. 6, pressure campaign to subvert election

The new indictment of Donald Trump reveals previously unknown details about his and his allies’ efforts to prevent President Joe…

Trump defense lawyer calls trial timeline ‘absurd,’ singles out co-conspirator John Eastman

An attorney defending Donald Trump in his newest criminal case argued Wednesday that the former president’s efforts to reverse his…

WWE boss Vince McMahon hit with federal grand jury subpoena and search warrant, company reveals

Federal law enforcement agents executed a search warrant on World Wrestling Entertainment boss Vince McMahon last month and served him…

U.S. debt downgrade sinks global markets — but economists are not concerned

Global stock markets tumbled on Wednesday after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating — but top…

Russia attacks more Ukrainian ports and grain supplies; imprisoned activist Navalny calls war ‘stupid’ and ‘senseless’

This has been CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. [Follow the latest updates here.] Ukraine’s air…

U.S. House committee flags MSCI, BlackRock for China investments

BEIJING — U.S. investments in around 50 blacklisted Chinese companies have drawn the attention of the U.S. House of Representatives…