Politics
CNBC Daily Open: Iran-U.S. talks and Ukraine-Russia negotiations in focus — progress in sight?
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (3rd L) and Switzerland’s Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis (2nd R) attend a bilateral meeting between Switzerland and Iran during a second round of US-Iranian talks with Washington pushing Tehran to make a deal to limit its nuclear programme, in Geneva on February 17, 2026. Cyril Zingaro | Afp | Getty […]
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Trump lauds Japan’s pledge to invest $36 billion in U.S. oil, gas and critical mineral projects
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists aboard Air Force One en route to South Korea on October 29, 2025 in Japan. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has welcomed Japan’s pledge to invest nearly $36 billion in oil, gas and critical mineral projects in Texas, Ohio and […]
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Trump says Japan to invest in energy, industrial projects in Ohio, Texas and Georgia
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) hold up signed documents for a critical minerals/rare earth deal with Japan during a meeting at Akasaka Palace on October 28, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Trump is on a visit to Asia that takes in the ASEAN summit in Malaysia, followed by a […]
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Potomac River sewage spill: Trump says Democrats need to ask for his help
Pumps and pipes divert raw sewage on Feb. 16, 2026, into the C&O Canal and around a broken section of the Potomac Interceptor, a 6-foot-wide pipe that collapsed on Jan. 19 between the Clara Barton Parkway and the canal in Cabin John, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up […]
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Trump administration sued for Stonewall Pride flag removal in New York
A person secures the flags during a ceremony where New York City officials re-raise the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, on Feb. 12, 2026, after its removal by the National Park Service earlier this week. Timothy A.clary | AFP | Getty Images The Trump administration was sued Tuesday over […]
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Man ran at U.S. Capitol with shotgun and tactical vest: Capitol Police chief
The U.S. Capitol building is seen on Feb. 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Heather Diehl | Getty Images A man carrying a shotgun and wearing a “tactical vest” on Tuesday got out of a car and ran toward the U.S. Capitol before being stopped by police officers stationed outside the building, law enforcement said. Officers […]
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Stephen Colbert says CBS blocks James Talarico interview from air
Democratic Texas State Rep. James Talarico speaks during a U.S. Senate campaign launch rally on September 09, 2025 in Round Rock, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Stephen Colbert ripped CBS for barring him from airing on his late-night TV show an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat running for the U.S. […]
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CFTC defends its right to prediction market enforcement as states challenge platforms
Michael Selig, U.S. President Trump’s nominee to serve as Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman, testifies in a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on his nomination on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 19, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed an amicus brief in federal court on Tuesday to assert […]
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Democrats send Trump DHS funding counteroffer as agency shutdown grinds on
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) (C), joined by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) (L) and House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) hold a press conference on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Congressional Democrats sent […]
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Iran partially closes Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil chokepoint, as U.S. talks get underway
Iranian Navy soldiers at an armed speed boat in Persian Gulf near the strait of Hormuz about 1320km (820 miles) south of Tehran, April 30, 2019. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Iran partially closed the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, state media reported, citing “security precautions” as Tehran’s Revolutionary Guards conduct […]
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