Donald Trump
SAVE Act voter ID bill is on the minds of Trump and Congress: What to know
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters after the weekly Senate Republican caucus policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 13, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The rapper Nicki Minaj supports it. Elon Musk says it’s critical to sustain American democracy. The SAVE America Act voter identification bill emerged this week […]
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Trump holds leverage over Iran thanks to low oil prices, Energy Secretary says
Low oil prices give President Donald Trump more leverage over Iran, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Friday, speaking as the two adversaries teeter on the brink of another conflict. “The world is very well supplied with oil right now, and I think it gives President Trump more leverage in his geopolitical actions to not […]
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Trump posts racist image of Obamas, White House defends it and slams ‘fake outrage’
US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump along with former US president Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama attend the funeral service for former US president George H. W. Bush at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on December 5, 2018. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump shared a racist […]
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How America’s EV retreat is increasing China’s control of global markets
A large number of new energy vehicles for export park at a car terminal on the Hangzhou section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on June 2, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images DETROIT — The unraveling of the U.S. electric vehicle push is increasingly raising concerns of an existential […]
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Bitcoin’s rough week, Amazon’s plunge, Super Bowl ads and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. U.S.-listed shares of Stellantis are down more than 25% this morning after the automaker said it expects to take a $26 billion hit from a business overhaul. The Chrysler and Dodge parent’s stock was already having a tough year: Shares […]
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Voyager Technologies CEO says space data center cooling problem still needs to be solved
Voyager Technologies‘ CEO Dylan Taylor said two years would be an “aggressive” timeframe for space data centers and cooling remains a problem for the developing technology. While SpaceX has the heavy lift rockets to bring components to space, Taylor told CNBC’s Morgan Brennan that the lack of a cooling solution to transfer the heat remains […]
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U.S.-China power struggle thrusts Panama Canal back into the spotlight
This aerial view shows the Taiwanese cargo ship Yang Ming sailing out of the Panama Canal on the Pacific side in Panama City on October 6, 2025. Martin Bernetti | Afp | Getty Images A simmering dispute over two container ports at either end of the Panama Canal risks becoming a geopolitical flashpoint between the […]
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Crypto bill talks picking up in Senate after clearing a key vote, Sen. Boozman says
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., said he feels “very strongly” about reaching Senate agreement — likely this year — on a cryptocurrency market structure bill, even after Democrats backed out of supporting the version his committee advanced last week. “Everybody is really working hard right now and I think getting it through a committee […]
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Sen. Slotkin refuses DOJ interview request over troops video: ‘The intimidation is the point’
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan said Thursday that she had refused to sit for a requested interview with the Department of Justice for its investigation over a video in which she […]
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The White House is launching direct-to-consumer drug site Trump Rx. Here’s what to know
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. Nov. 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday is slated to announce the launch of TrumpRx – a direct-to-consumer website that is key to his administration’s efforts to lower prescription drug costs […]
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