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Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., brushed aside President Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination Thursday, arguing the White House must instead honor what he says was an earlier commitment to win his vote. “That’s his prerogative,” Tillis said of Trump’s threat to withdraw Blanche’s nomination. Tillis’ comments come after Trump called … Read more
US government, which owes legal services firm $65m, stopped paying in December, as contract runs out Friday Current and former prosecutors are denouncing the Trump administration for fast-tracking the deportation of immigrant children, as a key contract for legal services is set to expire on Friday. A series of federal laws has for decades shielded … Read more
President Trump is threatening to withdraw the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. It comes as two Republican senators are opposing his nomination. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell reports.
Mayor announces resignation of Shon Barnes after city officials faced criticism over response to Sunday shooting Seattle’s police chief has resigned amid criticism of the city’s response to a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend, Katie Wilson, the mayor, said on Thursday. The announcement followed hours of speculation about whether Shon Barnes would … Read more
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online. Reuters viewed a video of … Read more
Officers in murder trial testify of arriving at Massachusetts home after anguished 911 call from Patrick Clancy The two police officers focused first on Lindsay Clancy drifting in and out of consciousness in the snow after jumping from her Massachusetts home’s second-floor window. Within minutes, they were racing into the basement after her then husband … Read more
Gubernatorial candidate state Rep. Francesca Hong (D-Wis.) joins Meet the Press NOW after former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes suspends his campaign. Hong also discusses her path forward to the Democratic nomination.
Kathryn Ruemmler was blasted by family of late Virginia Giuffre after House committee transcripts were released Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A former White House counsel and former general counsel of Goldman Sachs, who has faced scrutiny over her past ties to Jeffrey Epstein, told a House committee this month that … Read more
NBC News AI reporter Jared Perlo discusses an incident where OpenAI’s models went rogue and hacked into a separate AI company.
In today’s edition, Sahil Kapur explores how Democrats are trying to increase their odds of defeating Senate Republicans in deep-red states.
