Democrats counter Trump’s proposal to limit institutional housing investors

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during a roundtable on housing affordability in Washington, Jan. 7, 2026. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Both congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump both want to limit how many homes major corporations can own, … Read more

These Democrats aren’t ready to jettison big business as party stalwarts shift left

Moderate Democrats looking for their party to take back control of the U.S. House in November are offering an alternative to the economic populism message peddled by their more liberal counterparts. A new blueprint from the center-left New Democrat Coalition, shared exclusively with CNBC, lays out a road map for addressing affordability — top on … Read more

Trump administration equity stakes pose risks to U.S. companies and markets

The Trump administration’s portfolio of equity stakes in U.S. companies has reached a scale that is unprecedented outside economic crisis or wartime. The administration has taken stakes or has agreements to do so with at least 10 companies, most of which are publicly traded. The government announced its latest investment, USA Rare Earth, at the … Read more

Trump would decide whether to investigate Fed pick Warsh over refusal to cut rates: Bessent

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (L), and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Feb. 5th, 2026. Getty Images | Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday refused to rule out the possibility of a criminal investigation of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Federal Reserve chair, if Warsh ends up refusing to … Read more

Warren to call for reversal of Trump’s UAE chip sales after ‘Spy Sheikh’ revelations

Elizabeth Warren (L) and Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R) Getty Image | Reuters Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will ask the Senate on Thursday to condemn and call for the reversal of the sale of 500,000 advanced artificial intelligence chips to the United Arab Emirates. Warren’s resolution, shared exclusively with CNBC, comes after a … Read more

Senate Banking Democrats demand delay on Warsh nomination until Powell and Cook investigations end

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee demanded that Chair Tim Scott delay the nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve until a … Read more

Sen. Tillis will oppose Trump Fed chair pick Warsh until Powell probe resolved

Sen. Thom Tillis said Friday that he will oppose President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair until the criminal probe of the current chair, Jerome Powell, is “fully” resolved. “Protecting the independence of the Federal Reserve from political interference or legal intimidation is non-negotiable,” the North Carolina Republican said in a … Read more

Sen. Warren blasts CFPB director for undermining Trump’s credit card affordability push

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought. Kevin Mohatt | Kevin Lamarque | | Reuters Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday accused the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of undermining President Donald Trump’s stated push to make credit cards more affordable, according … Read more

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis vows to block Trump’s Fed nominees following Powell probe

President Donald Trump will face an important obstacle — from within his own party — as he seeks to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said Sunday he will block any Trump appointees to the central bank, including for the new chair, in light of revelations over the weekend that the … Read more

September jobs report will be out Thursday as first data since shutdown starts to trickle out

Job seekers wait to enter the SacJobs Career job fair in Sacramento, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The first economic data report that went unreleased due to the government shutdown will be released next week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. As the U.S. … Read more