news2shortsMarkwayne Mullin visits Asheville to survey Hurricane Helene recovery in first big trip since Kristi Noem’s ouster Markwayne Mullin, the US homeland security secretary, used a visit to Asheville, North Carolina to call for a fundamental shift in the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), arguing that states and local governments – not … Read more
Voters are voting in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election and the Georgia runoff to fill former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat. NBC News National Correspondent Aaron Gilchrist and Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki join Meet the Press NOW with the latest on the ground and from the big board.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche showered President Donald Trump with praise during a Justice Department anti-fraud press conference and said any decision on permanently replacing Pam Bondi was up to the president. “As to whether or not I want this job, I did not ask for this job. I love working for President Trump,” Blanche … Read more
Alarm among military observers after president says ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ if Iran ignores demands US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump’s Tuesday morning comments threatening that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again” in Iran have raised alarms … Read more
NBC Capitol Hill Correspondent Melanie Zanona speaks with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) as he faces a primary challenge from Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.). Sen Cassidy defends his vote to convict President Trump during his 2021 impeachment trial and defends the need for mail-in voting.
Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson advised U.S. officials to tell Trump “no” if asked to carry out mass attacks on Iranian civilians.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was asked about the perceived “weaponization” of the Department of Justice and said that the department would not be focusing on pursuing President Trump’s political enemies.
Tennessee Republicans are moving to criminalize immigration violations at the state level with a bill that would make it a crime for migrants to remain in the Volunteer State after a final deportation order. The measure, which passed the Republican-controlled Senate on a 26-6 vote, would require illegal immigrants with a removal order to leave … Read more
A top Senate Republican is eyeing a way to put a “down payment” on Trump-backed voter ID legislation through a party-line bill later in the year. The Senate has been debating the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act for almost a month. But without Democratic votes to break the filibuster, the legislation has no … Read more
Baby was delivered during Caribbean Airlines flight from Kingston to the US; nationality of child to be determined Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A routine passenger flight from Jamaica landed at New York’s John F Kennedy international airport with one more person than it took … Read more
