Politics

The PGA Tour on Tuesday defended its controversial deal with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league before senators, several of whom are critical of the agreement. The Senate Homeland Security Committee’s subcommittee on investigations kicked off its first hearing about the merger of the PGA Tour’s and LIV’s commercial assets. A …

Chinese Premier Li Qiang (R) speaks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 7, 2023. Mark Schiefelbein | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has become the second U.S. Cabinet member to …

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addresses journalists in a press conference July 9 capping her four-day Beijing visit. She said “direct, substantive and productive” talks have set relations between the world’s two largest economies on a “surer footing.” Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen …

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday he believes the 2024 Republican presidential nominee will “for sure” be able to unseat President Joe Biden — unless that person is former President Donald Trump. “It’s a disaster if we nominate Trump,” Ryan, who also serves on the board of Fox News’ …

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Tuesday he does not know if former President Donald Trump is the “strongest” Republican candidate to compete against President Joe Biden in 2024. “Can he win that election? Yeah he can,” McCarthy said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “The question is, is he the strongest …

U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services’ sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services | Handout | Reuters “Significant misconduct” by federal Bureau of …

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Xie Huanchi | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images China on Sunday described an aborted rebellion by a Russian mercenary force as an “internal affair” and expressed support for the Kremlin’s efforts to maintain national stability. “This is Russia’s internal affair,” …

Omeed Malik, CEO, Colombier Acquisition Corp at the New York Stock Exchange, June 17, 2021. Source: NYSE Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist who’s now running for president, has another wealthy backer in his corner: veteran Wall Street executive Omeed Malik. Last month, Malik took Kennedy to a swanky …

U. S. President Joe Biden calls Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator in comments on Tuesday at a California fundraiser for his re-election campaign. Mark Makela | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Joe Biden referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as a dictator in comments underscoring the …

JPMorgan Chase is prepared to pay $290 million in a settlement with victims of the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC on Monday. The settlement does not include an admission of liability by the bank, the person said. The announcement of the settlement …