Politics

Biden urges stricter gun control after spate of holiday weekend shootings

President Joe Biden on Tuesday again called for stricter gun control, including a ban on semi-automatic rifles, after several deadly…

U.S. judge restricts Biden officials from contact with social media firms

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday restricted some agencies and officials of the administration of President Joe Biden from meeting…

China’s Xi says countries share responsibility to promote growth, opposes decoupling

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that Beijing opposes “decoupling and breaking links,” according to a CNBC translation…

Inflation blame game: UK economic woes set government and central bank on a collision course

LONDON — In January, with one eye on a critical general election in 2024, U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed…

Ukraine war live updates: Wagner’s Prigozhin reportedly resurfaces; NATO extends Stoltenberg’s term

This is CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.  Temporary restrictions…

Russia’s Medvedev cites risks of nuclear war; Moscow calls loss of Wagner forces ‘no threat’ to combat abilities

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See here for the latest updates.  Moscow’s combat…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to meet with senior officials in China this week

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing this week to meet with senior Chinese officials. The Treasury said Yellen…

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office until 2030

Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was barred Friday from running for office again until 2030 after a panel of…

Republicans celebrate after Supreme Court scraps Biden student loan relief program

Republican leaders and presidential candidates filed in to applaud Friday’s Supreme Court decision striking down President Joe Biden’s student loan…

Biden says Supreme Court ‘misinterpreted the Constitution’ in rejecting student loan relief

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday he’ll give a second go at his student debt relief plan, rooting it…