President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House on October 2, 2019 in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will discuss the deadly coronavirus outbreak during a news conference at 6 p.m. ET with officials from the Centers […]
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Huawei reiterates offer to license 5G tech to US firm to create rival
Ren Zhengfei, CEO of Huawei. Justin Solomon | CNBC Huawei has faced pressure from the U.S. government which has accused it of being a national security threat. Washington maintains that Huawei’s equipment could be used by China to carry out espionage, a claim Huawei has denied. Last year, the U.S. added Huawei and its affiliates […]
Trump calls on Supreme Court’s Sotomayor and Ginsburg to recuse
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in New Delhi, India, February 25, 2020. Al Drago | REUTERS President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg of anti-Trump bias and suggested they should stay out of cases involving him. The president, speaking to reporters in India, […]
Buffett warns of virus impact, global markets roiled
A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks past a stock indicator displaying share prices of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on February 3, 2020. BEHROUZ MEHRI | AFP via Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern time. Total confirmed cases: More than 79,400Total […]
Bernie Sanders unveils universal child care and pre-K plan in 2020 race
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at a breakfast campaign stop one day before the New Hampshire presidential primary election in Manchester, New Hampshire, February 10, 2020. Mike Segar | Reuters Sen. Bernie Sanders unveiled a plan Monday to provide universal child care and pre-K, the broadest proposal yet from the 2020 Democratic presidential […]
Bernie Sanders looks to young Latinos for edge in Nevada caucuses
Bellagio hotel workers hold Bernie placards before casting their votes during the Nevada caucuses to nominate a Democratic presidential candidate at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada February 22, 2020. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images LAS VEGAS — Elizabeth Barajas Vasquez, an 18-year-old Bernie Sanders supporter, has been having some trouble […]
Nevada caucus 2020: Live results and updates
Local residents wait to cast their votes during the Nevada caucuses inside the Coronado High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 22, 2020. Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images The Nevada Democratic presidential caucus is too early to call Saturday afternoon as entrance polls indicate Sen. Bernie Sanders has a significant lead in […]
Google reaches a settlement with state attorneys general
Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 11, 2018. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Google has reached a settlement with state attorneys general over outside consultants hired to work on the states’ antitrust investigation, CNBC has learned. The settlement means that potential […]
Democrats are trying to avoid repeating Iowa debacle
People wait in line to vote on the final day of early voting for the upcoming Nevada Democratic presidential caucus on February 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mario Tama | Getty Images LAS VEGAS — Democrats in Nevada seek to tamp down fears their Saturday caucus will repeat the botched contest in Iowa, which […]
Elizabeth Warren reverses her position on super PAC support
LAS VEGAS – Sen. Elizabeth Warren reversed her position on rejecting super PAC support on Thursday as she seeks a comeback in the Democratic presidential primary. Warren, who has previously said that she would disavow the support of a super PAC that sought to aid her bid for the presidency, told reporters that she had […]
