U.S. airlines warn over pause in TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs amid DHS shutdown

Passengers walk through the entrance of a TSA PreCheck in Terminal One at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on Feb. 1, 2017. Armando L. Sanchez | Chicago Tribune | Getty Images A grouping of major U.S. airlines said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security gave travelers scant warning ⁠ahead of the temporary suspension of its … Read more

Kennedy defends Trump glyphosate order; MAHA erupts as midterms approach

U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks, announcing new nutrition policies during a press conference at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 8, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended President Donald Trump’s executive order … Read more

‘Do not give away Diego Garcia’: Trump attacks the UK over Chagos Islands deal, again

U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a press conference following their meeting at Chequers, near Aylesbury, Britain, Sept. 18, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has once again criticized the U.K.’s plan to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, telling the country not to “give away” … Read more

No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight

The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. Graeme Sloane | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lawmakers and the White House offered no signs of compromise Sunday in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers that has led to a pause in funding for the Department of Homeland Security. A partial … Read more

Some European policymakers welcome U.S. Secretary of State Rubio’s warm words, others remain cautious

Many European policymakers appear to still be smarting from U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s tough words about the region at last year’s Munich Security Conference. So, it’s perhaps not too surprising that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s comments on Saturday at this year’s event underscoring the U.S. and Europe’s common heritage, goals and challenges … Read more

Iran open to compromises to reach nuclear deal with U.S., minister tells BBC

A newspaper featuring the headline story on indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States in Muscat, Oman, is displayed at a newsstand in Tehran, Iran, on April 12, 2025. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Images Iran is ready to consider compromises to reach a nuclear deal with the United States if Washington is … Read more

After weeks of tension, Trump is still talking tough on Iran. Here’s what could happen next

The prospect of a U.S. attack on Iran has roiled oil prices this year, but analysts tell CNBC a strike would require more military commitment and be more complicated, than the U.S. is prepared for. Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Brent crude April futures Tensions are high, and despite talks last week in Oman, both … Read more

Russia says man suspected of shooting top general has been detained in Dubai

Media representatives gather in front of a high-rise residential building, the scene of an assassination attempt on Russian Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, in Moscow on February 6, 2026. A Russian general was shot in an apartment building in Moscow on Friday morning and rushed to hospital, officials said, in the latest apparent assassination attempt of … Read more

U.S. arrests suspect in 2012 Benghazi consulate attack, Bondi says

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 06: U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi (C), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel (L) and U.S. Attorney for Washington, DC Jeanine Pirro make a press announcement at the Department of Justice on February 6, 2026 in Washington, DC. Bondi announced the FBI has captured and extradited Zubayr al-Bakoush, a … Read more

Voyager Technologies CEO says space data center cooling problem still needs to be solved

Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor said two years would be an “aggressive” time frame for space data centers and that cooling remains a problem for the developing technology. While SpaceX has the heavy lift rockets to bring components to space, Taylor told CNBC’s Morgan Brennan that the lack of a cooling solution to transfer the … Read more