Politics
CNBC Daily Open: A ceasefire, but no Strait talk
A photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Tyre shows smoke as it rises from the site of Israeli airstrikes that targeted villages on southern Lebanon on April 16, 2026. Kawnat Haju | AFP | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily […]
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Trump says war in Iran is going ‘swimmingly’ and ‘should be ending pretty soon’
President Donald Trump on Thursday said that “the war in Iran is going along swimmingly.” “It should be ending pretty soon,” Trump said at an event in Las Vegas, echoing similarly rosy predictions about the end of the war that he has made since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran in late […]
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Trump says gas prices ‘not very high’ as most U.S. voters blame him for price spike
President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2026. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday brushed aside concerns about much higher gas prices because of the Iran war, even as a new poll showed that most U.S. […]
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Senate overturns Boundary Waters protections, a boon for Chilean mining company
Outdoor enthusiasts travel by canoe through several of the hundreds of fresh water lakes that make up the Boundary Waters in the northern woods of Minnesota. Andrew Lichtenstein | Corbis News | Getty Images The Senate on Thursday overturned a mining moratorium in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest, a boon for a Chilean mining company subsidiary […]
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ICE agent charged with assault by Minnesota prosecutors, arrest warrant issued
Members of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stand at the scene after a driver of a vehicle was shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., Jan. 7, 2026. Tim Evans | Reuters An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been charged with two counts of assault related to a road rage incident by state prosecutors in […]
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Kevin Warsh wants to lead a scandal-ridden Fed. His wealth is a complication.
Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks at a No Kings Day event on the Boston Common on March 28, 2026. Finn Gomez | Boston Globe | Getty Images Kevin Warsh’s newly released financial disclosures shed light on the Federal Reserve chair nominee’s vast wealth, but also raise questions about parts of his holdings that aren’t fully revealed […]
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Kevin Warsh wants to lead a scandal-ridden Fed. His wealth is a complication.
Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks at a No Kings Day event on the Boston Common on March 28, 2026. Finn Gomez | Boston Globe | Getty Images Kevin Warsh’s newly released financial disclosures shed light on the Federal Reserve chair nominee’s vast wealth, but also raise questions about parts of his holdings that aren’t fully revealed […]
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RFK Jr.’s peptide policy could boost Hims & Hers as its GLP-1 business evolves
Piotr Swat | Lightrocket | Getty Images As its high-margin compounded GLP-1 business evolves, Hims & Hers Health may be finding a new opportunity in peptides. Shares of the telehealth company jumped Thursday after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday that the FDA plans to convene a Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee meeting to […]
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Vance’s Iran and Orbán setbacks raise questions about his standing with Trump
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena at the Classic Center on April 14, 2026 in Athens, Georgia. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President Donald Trump this month sent Vice President JD Vance to Hungary to boost its embattled prime minister and then to Pakistan for […]
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Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire, Trump says
The leaders of Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire after officials from the two countries met in Washington, President Donald Trump said Thursday. The temporary truce will start at 5 p.m. ET, Trump said in a Truth Social post. In a follow-up, Trump added that he will be inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
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