U.S. President Donald Trump (R) meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House on October 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a resolution disapproving of President Donald Trump‘s tariffs against Canada, in what could amount to…
Moderate Democrats looking for their party to take back control of the U.S. House in November are offering an alternative to the economic populism message peddled by their more liberal counterparts. A new blueprint from the center-left New Democrat Coalition, shared exclusively with CNBC, lays out a road map for addressing affordability — top on…
A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., declined a request by prosecutors to indict two Democratic U.S. senators, Mark Kelly of Arizona and Michigan’s Elissa Slotkin, on charges of seditious conspiracy, MS Now reported Tuesday night. The attempted indictment of Kelly and Slotkin related to a video in November that they participated in with four…
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks next to U.S. Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) at Senate Republicans’ press conference following their weekly policy lunch, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 10, 2026. Kent Nishimura | Reuters Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Tuesday dashed a push from President Donald…
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks with reporters as the House votes to end the partial government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 3, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters House Republican leaders are in danger of an embarrassing loss on a procedural vote Tuesday because fellow GOP lawmakers are balking at…
Trump administration Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday admitted he and his family had lunch on the private island of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein years earlier. “I did have lunch with him, as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation” in 2012, Lutnick said in testimony before the Senate Appropriations…
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) speaks with reporters after a vote in the U.S. Capitol June 3, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., on Tuesday slammed Democrats for conditioning Homeland Security Department funding on a requirement that federal immigration agents must obtain judicial warrants to carry out key enforcement activities. Johnson, in…
Sebastian Lai, son of Jimmy Lai speaks during a press conference outside Downing street in London on Sept. 15, 2025. Henry Nicholls | Afp | Getty Images China’s embassy in London Tuesday criticized the U.K.’s decision to expand a visa program for Hong Kong residents, calling the move an interference in its internal affairs after…
In an aerial view, two-story single family homes line the streets on Jan. 14, 2026 in Thousand Oaks, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images House lawmakers on Monday approved a package of bills aimed at increasing housing affordability by giving builders and local governments incentives to boost construction by reducing regulations around home construction. The…
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard attends a House Intelligence Committee hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis Leah Millis | Reuters Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard will testify publicly at the Senate Intelligence Committee on March 18, MS Now reported Monday, citing a…
