Mary Catherine

“We’re in uncharted territory,” Matt Frostic, a Michigan farmer who sits on the board of the Natl. Corn Growers Assn, told CNBC. “It’s like a code red.” @_garrettdowns with more on how the Iran-induced fertilizer shortage could weigh on midterms: cnbc.com/2026/03/19/ira…

Vance today on energy prices: “We’ve got a problem, we know we have a problem and we’re doing everything we can to address it..." cnbc.com/2026/03/18/van… (via @spencekimball @PippaStevens13)

As the Senate kicks off what could be a dayslong debate, @justinjpapp1 has an excellent primer on the SAVE Act -- answering key questions about the controversial voter-ID bill backed by Pres. Trump: cnbc.com/2026/03/17/sav…

First on @CNBC - @MarshaBlackburn and @SenPeterWelch are calling on ByteDance to immediately shutdown Seedance over copyright concerns. Hasn’t been a lot of appetite to regulate AI on the hill, but Seedance seems to have crossed a line.

Trump signals coalition to force open Strait of Hormuz is not ready yet: ‘Some are less than enthusiastic’ cnbc.com/2026/03/16/str… (via @spencekimball)

Secretary Bessent also tells @SullyCNBC that the U.S. is allowing Iranian tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. “The Iranian ships have been getting out already, and we’ve let that happen to supply the rest of the world..." Watch full exchange here: cnbc.com/2026/03/16/us-…

Secretary Bessent tells @SullyCNBC that if the Trump-Xi meeting is rescheduled, "it would be rescheduled because of logistics." More from that interview here: cnbc.com/2026/03/16/bes…

Big interview this morning. @SullyCNBC will interview @SecScottBessent from Paris this morning at 7:30aET.

More here thanks to @ashleycapoot, who you 100% should follow if you are even remotely interested in AI and the debate over DOD contracts. cnbc.com/2026/03/12/sam…

I had to cancel a surprise party because my husband was in the hospital, so @Axios let me write a surprise column instead. Thank you to them and to you for reading. And thank you @AmericanCancer and @CoachesvsCancer 🩷🩷

Our @emrwilkins has had a very busy day on the Hill, first catching up with Kevin Warsh: cnbc.com/2026/03/12/fed… And then speaking with Sam Altman in the hallway in between meetings: cnbc.com/video/2026/03/…

NEW: Chubb set as main U.S. insurer for Persian Gulf shipping amid Iran war cnbc.com/2026/03/11/ira… (via Matt Peterson)

NEW from @emrwilkins: A major housing affordability bill poised to clear the Senate as soon as tomorrow will hit a wall in the House, in part over concerns about a ban on major investors from buying single-family homes >> cnbc.com/2026/03/11/hou…

New from @justinjpapp1 - a closer look at Markwayne Mullin, Pres. Trump's nominee to replace Kristi Noem at DHS. Nomination hearings expected as soon as next Wednesday.

Gas prices threaten Republican lawmaker’s plans to win on affordability - new reporting from @emrwilkins from the GOP retreat in Doral: cnbc.com/2026/03/10/gas…

How Iran and Venezuela strikes transform the upcoming Trump-Xi trade talks cnbc.com/2026/03/06/tru… - new reporting from @KevinWilliamB, @chengevelyn and @smeredith19

NEW from @_garrettdowns & @justinjpapp1: What the Iran war could could mean for the afforability narrative that has so far defined the lead-up to midterms: cnbc.com/2026/03/07/ira…

Why Iran war oil price shock won’t stop Fed pick Kevin Warsh from cutting interest rates: cnbc.com/2026/03/05/ira… (via Matt Peterson, new CNBC economics writer)

The Trump administration has offered a shifting narrative for the U.S. war in Iran - and the messaging underscores a broader question of whether Trump is pursuing solely a military objective or full-blown regime change. Latest from @_garrettdowns: cnbc.com/2026/03/03/tru…

President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. will “avenge” the deaths of three U.S. service members who were killed amid ongoing hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, and vowed to continue his bombardment until “all of our objectives are achieved.” cnbc.com/2026/03/01/us-…