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Members of Ukraine’s 95th Air Assault Brigade defend an area near the front line of fighting on Jan. 12, 2023, outside Kremina, Ukraine. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images WASHINGTON – The director of America’s top spy agency described Russia’s war in Ukraine as a “grinding conflict” …

European officials are still looking for further concessions from the United States to ensure European electric car manufacturers will not leave the bloc amid historic subsidies stateside. View Press | Corbis News | Getty Images The European Union is still not completely satisfied with recent concessions from Washington on its …

The Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office said Tuesday it had created an FTX Task Force to trace and recover assets of victims of the cryptocurrency exchange firm’s collapse and to handle investigations and prosecutions related to the company and other entities. The announcement came as FTX founder and former CEO Sam …

The member of the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol hold their final public meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 19, 2022.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The House select committee investigating the 2021 Capitol riot is providing documents and transcripts to …

A federal indictment was unsealed Tuesday alleging widespread fraud by FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, a day after the fallen crypto exchange operator was arrested in the Bahamas in connection with the charges. The indictment in U.S. District Court in Manhattan charges Bankman-Fried with eight criminal counts: conspiracy to commit wire …

President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act on Tuesday, codifying into law protections for same-sex and interracial couples. “The road to this moment has been long, but those who believe in equality and justice, you never gave up,” Biden said. “So many of you put your relationships …

Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, March 16, 2021. Kevin Dietsch | Pool via Reuters The shocking collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX has increased the urgency in Congress to understand what went wrong and pass legislation to try to prevent …

Documents seized by FBI from Mar-a-Lago Source: Department of Justice Both news outlets cited sources familiar with the matter and noted that the contempt action remains under seal. The subpoena for the classified documents was issued in May. CNBC Politics Read more of CNBC’s politics coverage:

The logo of FTX is seen on a flag at the entrance of the FTX Arena in Miami, Florida, November 12, 2022. Marco Bello | Reuters Top Senate Democrats pressed key banking regulators on possible ties between the industry and digital currency exchanges following the bankruptcy of major cryptocurrency firm, …

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, October 23, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters told Democrats she doesn’t plan to subpoena former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to testify at Tuesday’s hearing about the crypto exchange’s rapid …