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Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., who has left the door open to a 2028 presidential run, is facing new questions about his judgment after rescinding support for a second Democratic candidate accused of misconduct involving women. Gallego rescinded his endorsement of Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner on Monday after a rape allegation surfaced. The move comes … Read more

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by immigration enforcement as he was looking to hire workers, his son says A federal immigration agent fatally shot a driver in Houston on Tuesday morning, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) has said. Agents stopped Lorenzo Salgado Araujo at around 6.50am and tried to arrest him, according to … Read more

Embattled U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner was hit with a second explosive allegation of sexual impropriety only about 24 hours after he was accused of rape — all while a major campaign decision deadline looms. In a new report published by The Washington Post, the candidate from Maine was accused of removing condoms during sex … Read more

Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing growing calls to drop out of the race after he was accused of rape. He denies the allegation. NBC News’ Ryan Nobles reports.

Thousands of people descend on Newport Beach, drawn by flash mob-style meetup organized online An alleged “TikTok takeover” sparked mayhem in a southern California beach town over the Fourth of July weekend, leading to fires, roughly 400 arrests and officers on horseback for crowd control. Thousands of people descended on Newport Beach, California, on Saturday … Read more

Officials also find multiple cracks and sagging floors in building that is being converted into apartments A high-rise building in Manhattan was deemed unstable on Tuesday after authorities determined that support columns buckled, spurring evacuation of nearby buildings, according to officials and reports. Officials said they also found “structural issues” on the 21st floor of … Read more

Officers say they saw signs of life multiple times, and after hospital treated the child, he was taken to hospital’s morgue A toddler who was declared dead after being discovered in a backyard pool in February was actually alive and found hours later in a room that serves as the hospital morgue, recently released police … Read more

Neera Tanden and Shannon Watts, a pair of top Democratic political operatives, are calling on Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner to step down amid a bombshell rape allegation that emerged Monday. Tanden, the CEO of the Center for American Progress, a center-left think tank that had deep ties to the Biden and Clinton administrations, … Read more

Utah county attorney’s office says evidence against Tyler James Robinson is sufficient for case to move to trial Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Utah prosecutors on Tuesday showed video from the day of Charlie Kirk’s killing that they said depicted suspect Tyler James Robinson entering the Utah Valley University campus and … Read more

Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul suggested Rep. Elise Stefanik would have been a tougher Republican opponent than GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman this fall, prompting the Nassau County executive to fire back by comparing the incumbent to Disney villain Cruella de Vil while blasting her record. Hochul made the remarks during an interview with … Read more