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Thousand of arrests last summer led to mass protests and some deaths – across the city, communities bear the scars Most people in Brian Gavidia’s life haven’t seemed to notice that a year has passed since armed federal immigration agents descended on their city. In East Los Angeles, in the neighborhood where he was born … Read more

President Donald Trump turned 80 on Sunday, becoming only the second sitting U.S. president to reach octogenarian status in the Oval Office, leaving even his onetime political opponents marveling at his defying the effects of Father Time – even if his critics continue to share concerns they never had with the older former President Joe … Read more

Celebrations filled the streets, subways and bars until well after midnight in the five boroughs after Knicks win Marvita Davis, 70, was a teenager in Harlem the last time the New York Knicks won a championship, in 1973. “I was like, Oh, I like this game. I can get into this game,” recalled Davis, who … Read more

As Democrats seek to reclaim power in November’s midterm elections, some of the party’s long-standing progressives are in danger of losing their seats. The warning signs are flashing red in hotly contested primaries across the country, from a longtime ally of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who is facing a challenger four decades younger, … Read more

The US president has deported far more Cuban nationals during his second term than the entirety of his first There was a time not so long ago when US immigration officials would have rolled out the red carpet for Cuban immigrants like May Díaz. The 36-year-old native of the city of Camaguey joined thousands of … Read more

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Sunday said “it is best” if Congress votes to ratify any potential deal to end the war in Iran, saying that a deal approved by Congress would have a more “lasting effect.”“It is best if it is ratified by Congress; it has a more lasting effect on it,” Lankford told … Read more

A Biden-appointed federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore exhibits and other materials at national parks that highlighted slavery, climate change and other leftist ideology after they were removed under a directive targeting displays deemed disparaging to America. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Massachusetts, appointed to the federal bench by former President Joe … Read more

Some fighters will receive bonuses in ‘stablecoins’ issued by Trump family business World Liberty Financial The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced on Friday that it will pay bonuses to fighters in a form of cryptocurrency issued by Trump family business World Liberty Financial at the heavily publicized White House mixed martial arts event on Sunday. … Read more

Meet the Press Moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist to discuss new NBC News polling that shows how Americans feel about President Donald Trump’s job performance amid the war in Iran and ahead of the country’s 250 birthday. “That’s a new low for his second term and of course it does come, as … Read more

Iranian government-backed protesters are on the streets of Tehran demonstrating against a deal with America to end the war after President Donald Trump said it could be signed as early as Sunday. Mediator Pakistan is calling it an “electronic signing ceremony” and Iran says the agreement is close, though it disputed the timing. NBC’s Keir … Read more