Voting

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run for president as an independent, end Democratic primary campaign

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he will abandon his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and instead run for the…

Trump endorses GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio for House speaker in race to replace McCarthy

Former President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to become the next speaker of the…

Trump seeks dismissal of D.C. election interference case, citing ‘presidential immunity’

Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to dismiss the election interference indictment against him, claiming…

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani sues Biden for defamation over ‘Russian pawn’ crack

WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani sued President Joe Biden for defamation Wednesday, saying he lost clients and podcast listeners after Biden…

Kyiv reacts to U.S. halting aid amid funding crisis; Ukraine ally sees pro-Russia populist win vote

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See here for the latest updates.  There were…

House Republicans cancel planned recess as government shutdown appears more likely

WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders Friday canceled a planned two-week recess as a government shutdown appeared more likely after they…

Occupied Ukraine pulled into Russian conscription; Putin-sympathizing candidate could win election in major Kyiv-allied country

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. A Putin-sympathizing candidate for prime minister is neck…

Trump acolyte Kari Lake to launch Senate campaign in challenge to Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona

Kari Lake, the Donald Trump acolyte who unsuccessfully ran for Arizona governor in 2022, will launch a candidacy for the…

Former Bridgewater CEO Dave McCormick could get big money backing for Pennsylvania U.S. Senate run

A month before Dave McCormick’s announcement Thursday for his second run for a U.S. Senate seat from Pennsylvania, he was…

Biden warns that Trump and MAGA Republicans are ‘determined to destroy democracy’

President Joe Biden warned that Donald Trump and other MAGA Republicans are “determined to destroy democracy.” Biden blasted former president…