Manhattan DA asks judge in Trump’s hush money case to ‘clarify or confirm’ that gag order applies to family members

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office this week asked a judge presiding over the New York criminal case against Donald Trump to “clarify or confirm” that his earlier order restricting the former president’s public statements about the case and those involved applies to family members. In a letter to New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan […]

Andy Kim is happy to be the reformer of New Jersey's primary system

Andy Kim had a really big smile on his face after his lawsuit to end New Jersey’s controversial “county line” primary ballot was granted a preliminary injunction Friday. It was a monumental decision in New Jersey politics and has the potential to alter the state’s county boss system that’s concentrated power with a small group […]

Why Biden is dialing up his mockery of Trump: 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, White House correspondents Mike Memoli and Monica Alba note how Joe Biden is ramping up the personal attacks […]

Biden’s latest campaign strategy: Get under Trump’s skin

As President Joe Biden works to defeat Donald Trump, he’s increasingly focused on another goal he thinks will help him achieve that: getting under his skin.  In recent weeks, both in private and public settings, Biden has ramped up personal, biting and often sarcastic broadsides against his Republican opponent, targeting his financial challenges, his campaign […]

Judge strikes New Jersey’s ballot design in a win for Senate candidate Andy Kim

A federal judge on Friday granted New Jersey Democratic Rep. Andy Kim’s request for a new ballot design, dealing a blow to the Garden State’s political machine. Kim, who is running for Senate this year, and two House candidates filed a lawsuit in February challenging the state’s unique ballot design known as the “county line.” […]

Biden plans to visit Baltimore next week after devastating bridge collapse

BALTIMORE — President Joe Biden on Friday told reporters that he plans to head next week to Baltimore, the site of a deadly bridge collapse. Speaking to reporters as he deplaned Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews following several campaign stops on Thursday and Friday in New York, the president said, “I’m going to […]

House Speaker Johnson Demands Senate Hold Mayorkas Impeachment Trial

DHSgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Casey Harper (The Center Square) U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-Calif., on Thursday demanding he hold a full impeachment trial for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Jonhson sent the letter to Schumer saying articles of impeachment […]