5 takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense pick, was met with a friendly reception by Senate Republicans at his Tuesday hearing before the Armed Services Committee.
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GOP tax leaders: US small businesses could pay more tax than small businesses do in China if Trump cuts expire
Republicans on the House Ways & Means Committee, the House’s chief tax writing committee, pointed out during a Tuesday hearing that if Congress lets President-elect Trump’s tax cuts from his first term expire, millions of small businesses in the United States will see a top tax rate that is higher than what small businesses in … Read more
‘Thank you Ron’: Trump praises DeSantis over Florida immigration push
President-elect Trump is giving a shoutout to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for pushing a special legislative session to implement Trump’s expected immigration crackdown. And Trump is urging other governors across the country to follow Florida’s lead. “Thank you Ron, hopefully other governors will follow!” the president-elect said Tuesday in a social media post. DeSantis is … Read more
Netanyahu holds ‘urgent’ meeting with top defense officials as apparent ceasefire deal nears
Negotiators meet in Doha as they finalize a plan for a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas. NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports.
Jack Smith’s report shows ‘effectiveness’ of Trump’s delay tactics as a legal strategy
NBC News Justice Reporter Ryan Reilly joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s January 6th case.
Only China wins in a trade war between Canada and the U.S., says Ontario premier
President-elect Donald Trump is escalating his rhetoric towards America’s neighbors, threatening to impose 25% tariffs on all imports from Mexico and Canada. Ontario Premier Doug Ford joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss what the next chapter of U.S.-Canada relations should look like.
Top three insurers reaped $7.3 billion through their drug middlemen’s markups, FTC says
Regulators published their most detailed findings yet on how some of the nation’s largest companies profited from ‘excess’ prescription price hikes of 1,000% or more.
House Republicans pass bill to ban trans women and girls from school sports
Two Democrats back measure that passes 218-206 but bill would need Democratic support in Senate to pass there House Republicans pushed through sweeping legislation on Tuesday to block transgender women and girls from school sports, escalating a fierce culture-war battle that puts federal education dollars on the line. The bill passed 218-206 in a vote … Read more
As Los Angeles wildfires rage, Trump homes in on a FEMA administrator
Kevin Guthrie, executive director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, is at the top of Trump’s list of potential FEMA nominees, three sources tell NBC News.
DOJ racing the clock to enshrine ‘woke’ policing rules, lawyer says, as judge hears Breonna Taylor reform case
FIRST ON FOX: A Kentucky judge declined to immediately sign a police reform consent decree forged by the Justice Department and city of Louisville during a hearing one courtroom participant described as a hasty attempt by the Biden administration to hamstring President-elect Donald Trump. The Monday hearing was one of at least three instances of ongoing … Read more