WASHINGTON â Eight protesters were arrested Wednesday night during the Congressional Baseball Game, a yearly tradition that raises money for charities. U.S. Capitol Police officers “quickly stopped” and arrested eight people as they tried to protest on the field, U.S.C.P. said in a post to X. Police said that the protesters are being charged with […]
WASHINGTON â Some members of Congress in both parties say the gun charge that the Justice Department used to secure a conviction against Hunter Biden ought to be enforced more regularly. Legal experts said after the indictment that the gun-related statute is rarely used by prosecutors. A number of senators and representatives told NBC News that ought […]
U.S. intelligence agencies are closely tracking attempts by foreign adversaries to influence the 2024 election through âdeepfakesâ or other false information and are ready to alert the public if necessary, officials said Wednesday. A decision to notify the public about attempted election interference by foreign actors would be up to the leaders of the countryâs […]
A group of immigrant advocacy organizations sued the Biden administration Wednesday over its executive action limiting asylum processing last week. The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and others on behalf of Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center and  the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services. In a complaint filed […]
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WASHINGTON â Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a Democratic-sponsored bill that would require Supreme Court justices to adopt a binding code of conduct. âThe highest court in the land cannot and should not have the lowest ethical standards,â said Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., in a floor speech before the motion. Durbin took to […]
WASHINGTON â After a failed vote last week that would have ensured nationwide access to contraception, Democrats on Thursday are expected to force a vote to enshrine protections for in vitro fertilization â a fertility procedure that has helped millions of families have children â and expand access to the treatment for service members and […]
A week after President Joe Biden signed an executive action to âsuspend the entryâ of immigrants who cross the border illegally, the number of migrants has fallen by 25%, but officials are still releasing some illegal border crossers inside the U.S., several Department of Homeland Security officials said. In some areas, border agents are pushing migrants […]
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics teamâs latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In todayâs edition, White House correspondent Mike Memoli examines the defiant tone the Biden family has taken on following Hunter’s conviction. […]
Former President Donald Trump will address some of the worldâs most powerful corporate leaders on Thursday, albeit with some notable absences. In addition to Trump, President Joe Bidenâs chief of staff, Jeff Zients, will speak to the CEOs in Bidenâs place because the president is in Italy at the G7 meeting. A spokeswoman for the Business Roundtable said it expects âroughlyâ 100 […]