Politics

Biden labor secretary sees ‘slow and steady’ growth in July jobs report

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy saw the smallest jobs increase in July since December 2020, but Acting Labor Secretary Julie…

Trump calls for Supreme Court to ‘intercede’ against Biden after third indictment

Less than one day after being arraigned on charges of trying to subvert the 2020 presidential race, former President Donald…

Trump documents case judge made multiple errors in earlier trial

The judge in former U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming trial over his handling of classified documents made two key errors in a…

Appeals court allows Biden asylum restrictions to temporarily stay in place as case plays out

An appeals court Thursday allowed a rule restricting asylum at the southern border to temporarily stay in place. The decision…

Putin critic Navalny handed 19 more years in prison; Kremlin says Ukraine launched attack on key oil export hub

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine on 4 August 2023. See here for the…

Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis says he’ll debate Gavin Newsom

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis agreed Wednesday to debate California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, live on Fox…

Manchin warns government to step up after Fitch credit rating downgrade

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin on Thursday called on his colleagues to take sorely needed budgetary steps to strengthen the…

Former President Trump released on bond under strict rules after not-guilty plea to election conspiracy charges

Former President Donald Trump entered a not-guilty plea to Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya, who set the date for his next…

Bitcoin launderer pleads guilty, admits to massive Bitfinex hack

A New York man on Thursday admitted to being the original hacker of bitcoin in the 2016 cyberattack on Bitfinex,…

Trump wants 2020 election case moved out of D.C. as city preps for his arraignment

Former President Donald Trump said the federal case charging him with trying to overturn his 2020 election loss should be…