A senior Pentagon official told lawmakers Wednesday that Russia is developing an “indiscriminate” anti-satellite nuclear device that would pose a threat to all satellites operated by countries and companies around the world. “The concept that we are concerned about is Russia developing and — if we are unable to convince them otherwise — to ultimately fly […]
President Joe Biden on Thursday is expected to meet with the families of law enforcement officers who were killed on Monday in North Carolina, according to a source familiar with the planning. Four officers were shot and killed in the line of duty in Charlotte, North Carolina, when attempting to serve a warrant on Monday. […]
MIAMI — Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, the leading Democratic candidate to take on Florida Sen. Rick Scott this fall, said she would support pushing aside the Senate filibuster in order to pass a handful of policy measures, including federal protections for abortion. “Democracy is 50-plus-one, and for certain issues, I am very much in favor of pausing the […]
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that he told the Secret Service he wanted to go to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, depicting a different tone of an event that became a contentious detail of a former White House aide’s testimony before the House committee that investigated the attack. In remarks at a […]
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s advisers believe that tensions over U.S. support for Israel in the war in Gaza spreading through college campuses will soon flame out and that there is neither a need nor an upside for the president to weigh in more directly. For now, Biden is taking a hands-off posture toward the unrest and […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently arrested an Uzbek man in Baltimore with alleged ISIS ties after he had been living inside the United States for over two years, according to two U.S. officials. The man, 33-year-old Jovokhir Attoev, crossed the border into Arizona and was apprehended by Border Patrol in February 2022, the officials said. […]
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, we report on how Donald Trump’s recent meetings with foreign leaders are rubbing President Joe Biden’s allies the wrong […]
In the first two weeks of his hush money criminal trial, Trump largely sat alone, without allies, in a drab Manhattan courtroom. He listened to strangers deliver stinging criticism and former friends reveal unflattering details. And he grew frustrated, convinced his supporters could be doing more to help him. He complained that “no one is […]
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. GOP Rep. Armstrong supports Speaker Johnson despite policy disagreements because ‘I’m a grown-up’ 07:51 Cease-fire talks made ‘more complicated’ as Israel vows to move ahead with Rafah offensive 02:47 ‘Country club’ politicians catering to ‘extremes,’ says independent Nebraska Senate candidate […]
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. GOP Rep. Armstrong supports Speaker Johnson despite policy disagreements because ‘I’m a grown-up’ 07:51 Cease-fire talks made ‘more complicated’ as Israel vows to move ahead with Rafah offensive 02:47 ‘Country club’ politicians catering to ‘extremes,’ says independent Nebraska Senate candidate […]
