DNC votes to restore New Hampshire’s delegates for this summer’s convention

The Democratic National Committee voted Tuesday to reinstate New Hampshire’s delegates ahead of this summer’s convention in Chicago, ending months of fighting over the state’s 2024 presidential primary.   “We as a committee and as a national committee have gone through a difficult number of weeks and months of getting to this point, and I know […]

Trump to hold Ohio fundraiser with VP contender JD Vance

Sen. JD Vance, an Ohio Republican who is among the contenders to be Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, will help the former president raise money next month in Cincinnati, according to an invitation obtained Tuesday by NBC News. Vance is billed as the “special guest” for a May 15 fundraiser and “lunch discussion” to […]

Mississippi lawmakers quietly kill bills to restrict legal recognition of trans people

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature will not take final votes on two bills that attempted to restrict legal recognition of transgender people. The bills died quietly when House and Senate leaders failed to agree on compromise versions before a Monday night deadline. Lawmakers were working on several other complex issues at the time. One bill […]

Biden’s election-year move on weed: From the Politics Desk

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 examine the political implications of the Biden administration’s decision to reclassify marijuana. Plus, national political correspondent Steve Kornacki […]

GOP Rep. Armstrong supports Speaker Johnson despite policy disagreements because ‘I’m a grown-up’

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing GOP Rep. Armstrong supports Speaker Johnson despite policy disagreements because ‘I’m a grown-up’ 07:51 UP NEXT Cease-fire talks made ‘more complicated’ as Israel vows to move ahead with Rafah offensive 02:47 ‘Country club’ politicians catering to ‘extremes,’ says […]

Cease-fire talks made ‘more complicated’ as Israel vows to move ahead with Rafah offensive

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Looming Israeli offensive increases pressure on Hamas to agree to cease-fire: Amb. Dennis Ross 06:35 ‘Country club’ politicians catering to ‘extremes,’ says independent Nebraska Senate candidate 05:43 U.S. concludes Putin likely didn’t order Navanly’s death but ‘not absolving’ him of […]

Turmoil persists at Columbia

With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: The protests at Columbia University continue as the college threatens expulsion after protesters took over a college building. A state senator wants an update on a Covid-19 contract that is studying the state’s response to the pandemic. A bipartisan affair — Two House members […]

Amid campus unrest, Republicans vow to use House powers to protect Jewish students

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson and other top House Republicans on Tuesday vowed to use their oversight powers and the power of the purse to put pressure on American universities to protect their Jewish students and crack down on anti-Gaza war protests that have disrupted college campuses nationwide. At a news conference, Education Committee Chair […]

Stacey Abrams Claims ‘Attacks’ on DEI Are Attacks on Democracy

Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, via Wikimedia Commons This week, former Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia, Stacey Abrams, took to MSNBC to discuss what the Democratic Party’s strategy should be for 2024. Unsurprisingly, the topics of race, elections, and democracy came up. Ms. Abrams detailed what she believes to be […]