Politics

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…

China’s the top importer of Ukrainian grain, and could save the Black Sea deal

WASHINGTON — The United States and its Western allies are looking to China to help resolve the calamitous domino effect of Russia’s…

The Fitch U.S. ratings cut is here to stay, says analyst who worked on the S&P downgrade in 2011

Growing political instability means the U.S. will not regain its AAA rating with Fitch for the foreseeable future, according to…

Russia fines Apple for not deleting ‘inaccurate’ war content; Kyiv hit by eighth consecutive nightly drone attack

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

Dimon says Jeffrey Epstein lawsuits have impacted JPMorgan brand, and he is sorry for having him as a client

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNBC on Wednesday that lawsuits against the giant bank related to its former client,…

New IRS paperless system will help reduce deficit significantly over 10 years, Yellen says

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen praised a new initiative by the IRS that she said will help reduce the…

Judge resets crypto couple plea hearings ahead of Trump appearance in D.C. court

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., reset the times for Thursday’s plea hearings of the “Crypto Couple” accused of trying…

Billionaire DeVos family looks to DeSantis, not Trump, in 2024

The billionaire DeVos family, whose matriarch, Betsy DeVos, served in Donald Trump’s Cabinet, appears to be backing a Trump rival…

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…