news2shortsNBC News correspondents Peter Alexander, Courtney Kube and Keir Simmons report on the White House’s mixed messaging amid the potential for severe supply disruptions to the oil market.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is sounding alarms about the threat of Sharia law in the U.S., warning that it is in direct conflict with the tenets the U.S. was founded on. “There’s a lot of energy in the country and a lot of popular sentiment that the demand to impose Sharia law in America is … Read more
A Minnesota Democrat whose retort to a Republican about potential “benefit[s] of shoplifting” during a hearing on worker misclassification defended the exchange as sarcasm gone awry. During a Minnesota House Workforce and Labor Committee hearing this week, lawmakers reviewed information on how laws governing employee and independent contractor classifications affect insurance payments and other benefits, … Read more
Josh Green, the governor, declared an emergency as the islands face flooding, gusts and thunderstorms this weekend Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Hawaii is preparing for a powerful storm this week that is expected to cause intense winds, thunderstorms and possibly significant flooding across multiple … Read more
Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin — an advocate for Jan. 6 defendants and former head of the Trump administration’s “weaponization working group” — is facing a formal disciplinary proceeding for alleged threats against the First Amendment rights of Georgetown Law and improper communications with a judge
Bill is in response to president’s latest push to impose tariffs, but it’s likely to stall in Republican-majority Senate US politics live – latest updates A new Democrat-led bill seeks to exempt small businesses from Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs, as small business owners continue to reel from the impacts of the battle over … Read more
Some administration officials snipe about having to wear middling footwear instead of their upmarket favorites US politics live – latest updates Sitting behind the Resolute desk, Donald Trump fixed his gaze on JD Vance’s and Marco Rubio’s feet. “Marco, JD, you guys have s—y shoes,” said the US president, consulting a catalogue and asking their … Read more
Judge sends Darron Lee murder case to grand jury Prosecutors cite ChatGPT messages as key evidence Autopsy finds blunt force trauma and stab wounds Former New York Jets linebacker Darron Lee appeared in a Tennessee courtroom on Tuesday as prosecutors outlined evidence they say ties him to the killing of his girlfriend, including messages where … Read more
State investigators in New Mexico on Monday searched a 7,600-acre property that used to belong to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Emanuel Shaleta, bishop of a Chaldean Catholic parish in the San Diego area, pleaded not guilty to 17 felony charges The bishop of a small Chaldean Catholic community in the San Diego area has resigned amid charges that he embezzled $270,000 from his parish, Pope Leo XIV announced Tuesday. Bishop Emanuel Shaleta pleaded not guilty … Read more
