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NBA finals predictions: our writers give their verdicts From Game 1: in a mud wrestle, Brunson was difference Tip-off is at 8.30pm ET from Frost Bank Center Email beau.dure@theguardian.com with your thoughts With 2:16 left in Game 1, an air of inevitability set in. The Knicks had a nice run, but Victor Wembanyana had taken … Read more

In today’s edition, we dive into the Democratic response to the latest Graham Platner controversy and the questions that still surround Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s absence.

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., criticized Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, during Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing after she accused the Trump administration of “terrorizing immigrant communities” during a session focused on the denaturalization of individuals convicted of fraud and other crimes. Hirono, a naturalized citizen, remarked on the SCAM Act, or the Stop Citizenship Abuse and … Read more

Case draws nationwide attention amid debate over racial tensions, as defendant is Black and slain student was white Testimony has been unfolding in the murder trial of a 19-year-old accused of fatally stabbing a fellow high schooler during a track meet in Texas more than a year ago. The case has drawn nationwide attention amid … Read more

A federal judge last week temporarily blocked the $1.8 billion fund from being used after a Jan. 6 prosecutor sued to block the Trump administration’s actions.

President Trump is in Wisconsin as he secures a legislative win after the Senate passes the reconciliation bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol despite pushback on some of his other priorities. NBC News correspondents Gabe Gutierrez, Melanie Zanona and Christine Romans report on the Trump agenda.

California’s still-unsettled election results are the consequence of the state’s vote-by-mail system, according to election law expert Hans von Spakovsky, who said the process can keep ballots moving through verification and counting for days and even weeks after Election Day. The Golden State is continuing to count ballots cast in its June 2 primary elections, … Read more

After winning Game 1 of the NBA finals, the New York Knicks are one step closer to winning a championship that has eluded them for 53 years. New Yorkers are feeling elated, but the Knicks are going to have to get through 7ft4in Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs, who just might be the … Read more

The GOP’s campaign message about a porous border resonated with voters in 2024. Voters routinely listed border security as the first or second most important issue to them in multiple polls ahead of the last election. But how about ahead of the midterms? Well, the border is sealed. The nation’s economic outlook is shaky as … Read more

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed that Todd Blanche, who at the time was second in command at the Justice Department, was put in charge of the release of the millions of documents from the Epstein files during her closed-door hearing before Congress late last month.  “As the head of a large department with broad … Read more