Politics

Fetterman and McConnell return to the Senate, but Feinstein remains in California

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman both returned to the Capitol on Monday after…

Rep. George Santos, who admitted lying about his resume, announces 2024 reelection bid

Rep. George Santos, the freshman Republican lawmaker from New York whose brief time in office has been draped in scandal,…

Nikki Haley gets early support from wealthy donors while some remain on the sidelines

Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and Trump administration official, has emerged as an early favorite of several wealthy…

Macron addresses France amid anger over pension reform

French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he heard people’s anger over raising the retirement age from 62 to 64,…

McCarthy pledges a vote on one-year debt limit hike – without clear GOP support

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Republicans will vote in the coming weeks on a bill to raise the debt ceiling…

UK parliament’s standards commissioner investigating PM Sunak

The British parliament’s Commissioner for Standards opened an investigation into Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this month, according to a…

U.S. looks to hold Russian forces accountable for war crimes; West condemns Kremlin critic’s 25-year jail sentence

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

Fox-Dominion defamation trial to start Tuesday after delay, judge says

WILMINGTON, Del. — Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion civil defamation lawsuit against Fox News will head to trial Tuesday after…

No date for coal phase out as G-7 environment ministers wrap meeting in Japan

Environment and energy ministers from G-7 countries wrapped two days of talks in northern Japan on Sunday without acting on…

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reportedly has been claiming thousands of dollars annually from a shuttered real estate firm

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reported on financial disclosure forms that his family has earned thousands of dollars in rental…