CNBC Politics

Joe Biden says that if he were president, he would direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to use national disaster funds to help schools reopen safely.

Americans for Prosperity Action, a super PAC that's part of the larger Koch network, is backing Republican physician and congressman Roger Marshall in a state that's historically been a GOP stronghold.

The U.S. could still reconsider its position of withdrawing from the WHO if the Trump administration finds that the organization made enough reforms.

"Trump does not want to expose the degree to which his political partners in the Kremlin are propagating this message for his benefit," a spokesman for Joe Biden's campaign said.

Pompeo's virtual remarks were recorded in Jerusalem while on official State Department travel and aired on the second night of the GOP convention.

Joe Biden's trip to Wisconsin will be his first visit to the crucial swing state this year and comes days after President Trump appeared there.

Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Tina Smith call on Trump to go further to end U.S. overreliance on foreign producers for medicines.

NBA teams including the Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets have agreed to set up their arenas as polling locations in the 2020 election.

Pelosi and Mnuchin spoke about coronavirus stimulus, but they still stand far apart on how much they want to spend to combat the pandemic.

Joe Biden's presidential transition team will not take full advantage of the federal resources at its disposal due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In another closely watched race, Democratic Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, fends off challenge from the left.

Dr. Sean Conley, the president's physician, said in the statement that Trump "has asked that I ... address the recent public comments regarding his health."

The moratorium is the most significant step taken so far by the White House to fend off what experts predict will be a flood of evictions across the country.

Joe Biden will need more than a win in November and a Democratic takeover of the Senate if he wants to rival President Donald Trump when it comes to shaping the makeup of the federal courts.

The Supreme Court soon could weigh in again on a fight over President Trump's tax returns with Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.

Judge Emmet Sullivan is moving forward with Michael Flynn's criminal case after an appeals court rejected Flynn's bid to have the case quickly dismissed.

The Senate Leadership Fund is on track to have its best election cycle for fundraising since it was formed in 2015.

The Democrats' report says that "a lack of oversight and accountability" may have diverted large chunks of the funding away from those who needed it.

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon and three associates, Timothy Shea, Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato, are accused of defrauding donors to the We Build the Wall group.

Talks between the White House and Democratic leaders broke down last month after the two sides failed to agree on the terms of a Covid-19 relief bill.