White House vows to keep Ebola out of U.S.

New measures have been put in place to keep Ebola out of the U.S. Airport screenings at major U.S. cities have increased and a new facility is being set-up in Kenya to treat Americans. NBC News’ Stephanie Gosk has the latest.

Influential US skateboarder Marc Johnson dies aged 49: ‘Everything he did was art’

Tributes pour in from across skateboarding world Johnson was Thrasher’s 2007 skater of the year Marc Johnson, the influential professional skateboarder whose inventive street style and Bay Area roots helped define modern street skating, has died at the age of 49. Johnson’s death was announced in a statement attributed to longtime friend and fellow professional … Read more

Kornacki: You don’t see incumbents ‘lose by this kind of margin every day’ after Cornyn defeat

NBC News Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki joins Meet the Press NOW to break down results from the Republican primary runoff in Texas where Attorney General Ken Paxton beat four-term incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. NBC News White House Correspondent Monica Alba, Phil Prazan, KXAS’s “Lone Star Politics” co-anchor, and Jessica Taylor, the Cook Political Report … Read more

Trump administration has paid $20bn in tariff refunds, with at least $65bn more to come

Refunds came after the supreme court ruled Trump overstepped his authority in enacting sweeping tariffs US importers are expected to receive $85bn in tariff refunds after the supreme court struck down Donald Trump’s tariffs in February, according to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the agency that collects tariffs. Importers and shippers have so far … Read more