Politics

China imposes further sanctions on Taiwan’s U.S. representative

China has imposed further sanctions on Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to the United States, prohibiting her and family…

Clarence Thomas has accepted undisclosed luxury trips from GOP megadonor for decades, report says

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has accepted secret luxury trips from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow for more than two decades…

France’s Macron, EU chief call on China to mediate in Ukraine war

Two of Europe’s top political heavyweights on Thursday held talks with China’s President Xi Jinping, at a time when the…

Over 8 million Ukrainians are now refugees; Kyiv may negotiate on Crimea

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

IMF says U.S-China tensions could cost the world about 2% of its output

The International Monetary Fund said in a Wednesday report that global tensions could disrupt overseas investment and eventually lead to…

Ex-fugitive in $100 million NJ deli case granted bail, but kept jailed as feds fight release

A former fugitive in the securities fraud case of the notorious $100 million New Jersey deli has been granted bail…

Trump faces more legal threats beyond a hush money case. Here’s the status of those probes

Hours after his historic arrest in Manhattan, former President Donald Trump lashed out in a speech Tuesday night at each…

McCarthy meets with Taiwan leader as China threatens ‘actions’ in response

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and a bipartisan congressional delegation met Wednesday with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Simi Valley, California, in…

Criminal marketplace Genesis seized by FBI in larger fight against state-backed cybercrime

Genesis Market, a Russia-linked marketplace where tens of millions of hacked accounts were sold to bad actors around the world,…

Trump wanted to avoid Stormy Daniels hush money payment by delaying it past election, DA alleges

Former President Donald Trump wanted to avoid paying $130,000 in hush money to a porn star by delaying that payment…