Politics

House Republicans are furious about Hunter Biden special counsel

WASHINGTON — After more than two years of demanding that the Justice Department appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter…

Harris to play a leading role in Biden’s 2024 campaign

Be prepared to see a lot more of Vice President Kamala Harris. The central role that Harris will play in…

Trump judge sets limits on what evidence he can publicly share in D.C. election case

The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case hammered out the details of a protective order at the center…

Trump-appointee David Weiss named special counsel in Hunter Biden probe as DOJ calls for trial

WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday that David Weiss, the federal prosecutor in Delaware who has led the criminal…

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…