Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a rally against the SAVE America Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, March 18, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images The Senate early Friday morning advanced a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, in a move to end the partial…
President Donald Trump at a cabinet meeting Thursday urged Congress to find a quick resolution to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown that’s leading to increasing headaches for air travelers. “They need to end the shutdown immediately, or we’ll have to take some very drastic measures,” Trump said from the White House. He didn’t describe…
Toucanstudios | E+ | Getty Images Single women have long outpaced single men as homebuyers — and they may be pulling ahead financially as well. Among first-time buyers, single women have a median income of $73,000 compared with $66,400 for single men, according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and…
Republicans on Wednesday balked at a Democratic counteroffer to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, as lawmakers and the White House scramble to strike a deal before a scheduled two-week recess begins on Friday ahead of a busy U.S. travel week for spring breaks and the Easter holiday. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told…
President Donald Trump said he’s considering sending the National Guard to U.S. airports, two days after the administration sent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to several major U.S. airports following hourslong waits for travelers because of the partial government shutdown. In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, Trump blamed Democrats for the shutdown, which began Feb. 14….
New Mexico is continuing to seek changes from Meta following a jury’s decision to hold the company liable for failing to safeguard children on its platforms, Attorney General Raúl Torrez told CNBC on Wednesday. “We’re going to be asking for injunctive relief,” Torrez said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” about the next phase of the trial…
A jury ruled Tuesday against Meta in a major New Mexico trial in which the state’s attorney general alleged that Meta failed to safeguard its family of apps from child predators. The civil trial, in which opening arguments began on Feb. 9 in a Santa Fe courthouse, centers on allegations that Meta violated state consumer…
Contract, woman and advisor in office for signature, information or document for job application. Advice, client or human resource agent with paperwork for registration, opportunity or deal agreement Jacob Wackerhausen | Istock | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the…
U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, tesifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters The Senate on Monday confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security….
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) speed boat sailing along the Persian Gulf near a cargo vessel. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images With oil prices at levels not seen in years and global business supply chains across sectors of the economy shut down by the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, faith…
