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cnbc. com > 04/15/2026 > banks-citizenship-data-collection-customer-accounts. html

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing banks to collect citizenship data

58+ min ago  (437+ words) To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils. com/cfo Banks in the U. S. may not like the idea of being forced to collect citizenship data on customers, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says they better be prepared for…...

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cnbc. com > 04/15/2026 > trump-iran-war-peace-talks-pakistan. html

U. S. and Iran could meet in Pakistan for peace talks next week: MS NOW

3+ hour, 24+ min ago  (398+ words) The U. S. and Iran will likely return to Pakistan next week for a second round of peace negotiations, two senior Pakistani officials told MS NOW on Wednesday. The latest sign of the countries' continuing efforts to reach a diplomatic end to…...

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cnbc. com > 04/15/2026 > world-bank-ajay-banga-iran-war-hormuz-strait. html

World Bank president: Prepare for months of disruption, even after Hormuz Strait reopens

4+ hour, 25+ min ago  (287+ words) Countries affected by the Iran war should prepare for conflict-related disruptions to last for months, even if the current shaky ceasefire lasts and the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, World Bank President Ajay Banga said Wednesday. "It'll still take a…...

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cnbc. com > 04/15/2026 > iran-war-budget-white-house-russ-vought. html

White House budget chief Russell Vought won't estimate Iran war cost in testimony

4+ hour, 40+ min ago  (243+ words) White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought told lawmakers he could not estimate the total cost of the Iran war and that the Trump administration hadn't yet come up with a supplemental funding request to send to…...

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cnbc. com > 04/15/2026 > tax-day-election-pay-democrats. html

Tax Day proposal to exempt Election Day poll worker pay floated by House Democrats

6+ hour, 34+ min ago  (468+ words) House Democrats on Wednesday are introducing a proposal that would give tax relief to election poll workers. Under the legislation, led by Reps. Joe Morelle and George Latimer, both New York Democrats, the stipend poll workers receive for working elections…...

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cnbc. com > 04/15/2026 > tax-day-earned-income-credit-child. html

Earned Income Tax Credit would rise to $5, 500 per child under new Democratic measure

8+ hour, 34+ min ago  (302+ words) Rep. Kristen Mc Donald Rivet, D-Mich. , will introduce a new bill to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit to provide up to a $5, 500 credit to parents per child under age four. It comes as Democrats campaign across the country on…...

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cnbc. com > 04/15/2026 > iran-war-martin-heinrich-trump-probe-strait-of-hormuz-closure. html

Top Energy Democrat probes Trump administration's preparations for Strait of Hormuz closure

10+ hour, 34+ min ago  (298+ words) The top Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is probing whether the Trump administration adequately planned for the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has roiled energy markets for weeks as the war with Iran…...

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cnbc. com > 04/15/2026 > ai-2026-elections-midterms-campaign-donations. html

AI becomes contentious issue in midterms over donations

13+ hour, 4+ min ago  (191+ words) Funding from AI groups is becoming a flashpoint in the 2026 midterm elections, as a major political action committee that launched in 2025 with support from AI companies announced its latest fundraising haul. But a coalition of groups led by The Tech…...

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11+ hour, 59+ min ago  (17+ words) Iran war 'very close to over,' Trump says " and the stock market 'is going to boom'CNBC...

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cnbc. com > 04/15/2026 > russia-china-energy-supplies-iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-blockade. html

Russia offers China energy lifeline as the Iran war strangles global supply

13+ hour, 4+ min ago  (584+ words) Russia has offered to help China with any potential energy shortfall, as the war in the Middle East heightens geopolitical divisions and threatens global commodity supplies. "Russia can certainly fill the resource gap that has arisen in China and other…...