Politics

Turkey will start ratifying Finland’s NATO application; International court issues arrest warrant for Putin for alleged war crimes

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine on March 17, 2023. See here for the…

Silicon Valley Bank ex-CEO backed Big Tech lobbying groups that targeted Dodd-Frank, sought corporate tax cuts

Before Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, its former CEO Greg Becker backed two tech industry lobbying groups that tried to influence…

Senators relaunch bill seeking to force Supreme Court to televise sessions

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a leading Republican senator on Thursday reintroduced a bill that seeks to…

China would be among first paid under GOP debt limit plan, Treasury Secretary Yellen says

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that China would be among the first in line to get paid…

Treasury Secretary Yellen says not all uninsured deposits will be protected in future bank failures

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sought to reassure markets and lawmakers on Thursday that the federal government is committed…

Ex-fugitive in fraud scheme tied to $100 million NJ deli willing to pay millions for bail

NEWARK, N.J. – The former fugitive connected to a New Jersey deli company whose stock once was absurdly valued at…

House conservatives issue new list of demands that could upend debt ceiling talks

WASHINGTON — A powerful bloc of U.S. House conservatives on Friday issued new demands that they said must be met…

European Central Bank hikes rates despite market mayhem, pledges support if needed

The European Central Bank on Thursday announced a further rate hike of 50 basis points, signaling it is ready to…

DeSantis first-week memoir sales far outpace books by Trump, Pence, Clinton and Obama

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has yet to announce his likely 2024 presidential campaign, but he’s already leading the political field…

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to testify to grand jury in Stormy Daniels payoff probe

Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer for former President Donald Trump, is set to testify Monday to a grand jury…