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Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Source: FBI A fugitive charged with an audacious $35 million fraud — in which he allegedly told investors he was a hedge fund billionaire, a Harvard MBA and a special forces veteran who had been twice wounded in Iraq — was arrested by an FBI SWAT team in California after

The stream has ended. President Joe Biden traveled to Fort Myers, Florida on Wednesday to address the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Prior to the speech, Biden surveyed areas ravaged by the storm, was briefed by officials on the ground and met with locals and small business owners affected by the hurricane. Hurricane Ian made landfall

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration responded on multiple levels Tuesday to North Korea’s latest long-range ballistic missile launch, reaching out to allies in the region on diplomatic and military fronts, and at the leader level by U.S. President Joe Biden. The missile was fired late Monday, flying over Japan early on Tuesday morning before landing

Former US President Donald J. Trump shake hands with politician Herschel Walker at his Save America rally at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, Georgia on September 25, 2021. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump and leaders of top GOP political organizations leapt to the defense of Georgia

British Prime Minister Liz Truss, who took office in September, has announced a sweeping program of economic reforms. David Dee Delgado | Reuters Comparisons between the ideology of Liz Truss, who became U.K. prime minister earlier this month, and Ronald Reagan have come thick and fast. CNBC takes a look at the similarities — and

Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, speaks during a ‘Keep Florida Free’ rally with Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida, in Hialeah, Florida, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Florida Republican leaders Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Marco Rubio have taken sizable leads over their Democratic challengers

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at a Keep America Great Rally at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, November 4, 2019. Yuri Gripas | Reuters Republican megadonors want the GOP to take back the Senate, but they don’t have confidence that some of former President Donald Trump’s top picks can

President Joe Biden speaks during the First State Democratic Dinner in Dover, Delaware. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON – The Biden administration announced new economic sanctions on hundreds of Russian officials and entities Friday in response to the Kremlin’s illegal annexation of four regions of Ukraine. “Make no mistake: these actions have

An abortion rights protester participates in nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, in Houston, Texas, May 14, 2022. Callaghan O’hare | Reuters People across the United States skipped work on Friday for a “Day Without Us” protest of the recent Supreme

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was welcomed there Friday with a traditional investiture ceremony attended by President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses. Jackson’s formal swearing-in for her lifetime appointment as the first Black woman on Supreme Court came three months after Chief Justice John Roberts conducted her first, official swearing-in.

U.S. President Joe Biden makes remarks about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comments on the military conflict in Ukraine after delivering remarks on the federal response to Hurricane Ian at the White House in Washington, September 30, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Joe Biden sharply warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against making any threat to

House impeachment manager Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) delivers part of the impeachment managers’ opening argument in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, on the floor of the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2021. U.S. Senate TV via

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) confer before addressing reporters following the weekly senate party caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. July 9, 2019.  Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The U.S. Senate voted 72 to 25 on Thursday to pass legislation funding the federal government through mid-December

A sign of Fort Bragg is seen in Fayetteville, North Carolina September 26, 2014. Chris Keane | Reuters A U.S. Army major doctor and her physician wife have been charged with a criminal plot to give confidential medical information related to members of the U.S. military and government to the Russian government, court records show.

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization leaders’ summit in Samarkand on Sept. 16, 2022. “Today’s era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you on the phone about this,” Modi said to Putin in a televised meeting. Alexandr Demyanchuk

Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin sits down with CNBC Senior Congressional Correspondent Ylan Mui at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha conference Wednesday. Youngkin previously was the co-chief executive officer of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s most influential private equity firms, where he worked for 25 years before retiring. As governor, Youngkin has declared Virginia “open

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is postponing its next public hearing due to a major hurricane, the leaders of the panel announced Tuesday. The hearing, which was scheduled for Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET, will now be held at a later date to be announced, Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson,

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton leaves the U.S. Supreme Court following arguments over a challenge to a Texas law that bans abortion after six weeks in Washington, U.S., November 1, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home to avoid being served a subpoena Monday in a federal lawsuit filed