Politics

Ukraine war live updates: Zelenskyy discusses reconstruction with World Bank; Russian strikes overnight kill civilians

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

TikTok wants to distance itself from China — but Beijing is getting involved

BEIJING — China says it would “strongly oppose” a forced sale of TikTok, making clear the government’s involvement with the…

The Swiss claim the U.S. banking crisis ultimately toppled Credit Suisse. But are they right?

Following Credit Suisse‘s “emergency rescue” by rival UBS, Swiss authorities placed a heavy emphasis on the role of U.S. regional…

Biden’s approval slips to 38%, near the lowest of his presidency, new poll says

President Joe Biden’s approval rating dipped in a new poll released Thursday, approaching an all-time low for that survey as…

Yellen says Treasury is ready to take ‘additional actions if warranted’ to stabilize banks

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the federal emergency actions to back up Silicon Valley Bank and…

IOC President Thomas Bach defends plan to include Russian and Belarusian athletes at Paris Olympics

Berlin, Germany CNN  —  International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has pleaded with politicians to “keep politics and sports…

Judge cites Trump’s past verbal attacks in using anonymous jury for rape defamation case

Citing former President Donald Trump’s history of verbally attacking people in the legal system, a federal judge ruled Thursday that…

Request for Alvin Bragg’s testimony on Trump probe is ‘unprecedented,’ Manhattan DA’s office tells House GOP

A push from House Republicans to get Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to testify about his probe and expected indictment…

Watch live: TikTok CEO testifies before House committee as potential U.S. ban looms

(The stream is slated to start at 10:00 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a…

Senators call on former Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank CEOs to testify

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan leaders of a Senate committee investigating the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank called Thursday…