news2shortsIn an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) says that disaster relief for California should not have strings attached as Republican Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to rule out conditions.
NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander joins the Meet the Press roundtable to report on President Biden’s legacy as he departs the White House.
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King III sits down with Kristen Welker to share his thoughts on the holiday commemorating his father, Martin Luther King Jr., falling on the same day of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Domestic workers and day laborers – many of whom are undocumented immigrants and ineligible for US aid – face unique burdens amid raging wildfires Mayra Chacon’s home cleaning service, Ocean Housekeeping, employs Guatemalan and Mexican immigrants who arrived in the US less than six months before. They clean dozens of houses around Los Angeles and, … Read more
The incoming president is ready to sign a slew of executive orders on day one of his second term. Here’s what’s planned In the grand theatre of American politics, presidential inaugurations typically follow a familiar script: the oath, the speech, a few carefully chosen executive orders to satisfy campaign promises. Franklin D Roosevelt used his … Read more
Activist who was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s influenced Malcolm X and other leader leaders President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Also receiving pardons were a top Virginia lawmaker and … Read more
Asset triples in price from $20 per token to more than $70, with at least $24bn in trading as of Sunday morning Donald Trump has launched a cryptocurrency “meme coin” ahead of his inauguration for a second term as US president, called $Trump. He announced the launch on Truth Social and X on Friday night. … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Friday recounted a meeting with President Biden from early last year when the president appeared to forget he signed an executive order pausing the export of liquified natural gas (LNG). Johnson publicly recalled the story for the first time to Bari Weiss during an episode of her podcast “Honestly” … Read more
President Joe Biden gave remarks on the ceasefire taking effect between Israel and Hamas as aid trucks start to enter Gaza. Three female hostages are confirmed to have been released and are in Israeli custody.
Across the world, societies are reverting to oligarchies. How to resist? Fight for democracy with all we’ve got Seldom in recent history has class war been waged so blatantly. Generally, billionaires and hectomillionaires employ concierges to attack the poor on their behalf. But now, freed from shame and embarrassment, they no longer hide their involvement. … Read more
