Politics

Bill Ackman likely to back Donald Trump for president after supporting RFK Jr., Nikki Haley

Hedge fund executive and billionaire Bill Ackman has signaled to associates that he is likely to support Donald Trump for…

Trump has been convicted. Here’s what happens next

A New York jury on Thursday found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in an effort to…

Argentina’s ‘anarcho capitalist’ Milei meets with Sam Altman, Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai in a bid to spur investment

Argentina President Javier Milei met with leaders of some of the world’s largest tech companies this week, embarking on a…

Trump trial jury resumes New York hush money case deliberations after rehearing David Pecker testimony: Live updates

Editor’s note: This is developing news and will be updated throughout the day. The jury in the criminal hush money…

Ukraine war updates: Italy says no to Ukraine using Western weapons to strike military targets inside Russia

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia’s cross-border offensive into Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region…

South Africa’s ruling ANC set to lose majority in pivotal vote, early results show

South African’s governing African National Congress appears set to lose majority control in the country’s most seismic political transition since…

Supreme Court Justice Alito rejects calls to recuse from Trump, Jan. 6 cases

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday rejected Democratic lawmakers’ requests that he recuse himself from key cases related to…

DOJ charges Chinese national with operating ‘world’s largest botnet’ that stole $5.9 billion in Covid relief funds

A global malware network responsible for the theft of $5.9 billion in Covid relief funds and tied to other crimes…

All charges dropped against golf champ Scottie Scheffler in Louisville case

Kentucky prosecutors on Wednesday dropped all criminal charges against golf champ Scottie Scheffler related to his controversial arrest May 17…

White House to support new nuclear power plants in the U.S.

The White House on Wednesday plans to announce new measures to support the development of new U.S. nuclear power plants,…