Tensions rise in Middle East after U.S. strikes in Yemen

Houthi rebels in Yemen are claiming that they staged a counterstrike on the U.S.S. Harry Truman on Sunday in response to U.S. strikes that President Trump announced on Houthi military targets over the weekend. NBC News cannot independently verify these claims and the Defense Department has yet to comment. NBC News’ Daniele Hamamdjian has the … Read more

Unequal beginnings: about this Guardian series

Independent reporting on how disparities undermine child well-being in America This series is supported, in part, through philanthropic funding to theguardian.org, a US-based foundation that partners with the Guardian on independent editorial projects. Support for this project comes from the Foundation for Child Development. All of the journalism is editorially independent, commissioned and produced by … Read more

White House blasts judge for attempting to halt deportation flights to El Salvador: ‘No lawful basis’

The White House criticized a federal judge’s attempt to halt the Trump administration’s recent deportation flights, a move that was deemed “too late” by the Central American leader who accepted the deportations over the weekend. On Friday, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which allows deportation of natives and citizens of … Read more

Houthis post cryptic video of American flag-draped coffins

Houthi rebels in Yemen posted an animation online that depicted American flag-draped coffins floating near destroyed Navy ships. “These terrorists really cannot tell the difference between delusions and reality,” Hussain Abdul-Hussain, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), said in a post on X along with the Houthi animation. The animation … Read more

Democrats lash out at Schumer for ‘betrayal’ of siding with Trump

Several prominent Democrats have taken aim at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., over his decision to side with Republicans and vote for a continuing resolution to keep the federal government open. “I believe that’s a tremendous mistake,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., told CNN’s Jake Tapper Thursday in response to Schumer’s decision. “It is almost … Read more