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President Joe Biden and top congressional leaders met at the White House Wednesday as the Senate inches closer to a bipartisan immigration deal that would unblock critical aid for Ukraine. Speaker Mike Johnson and House conservatives had been pressing the Democratic-led Senate to take up the GOP border bill known as HR2, but Johnson seemed … Read more

Donald Trump is escalating his attacks on Nikki Haley ahead of Tuesday’s primary in New Hampshire, but Ron DeSantis appears to be shifting his focus to the next state of South Carolina — Haley’s home state. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.

Reproductive rights advocates launched an effort to advance an amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution ahead of the 2024 election.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said on Wednesday he hopes House Republicans “stand firm” as their Senate counterparts negotiate a deal with Democrats on border security and Ukraine funding. “I hope the House Republicans stand firm and tell the Senate Republicans, ‘We want a real border bill or nothing. And we’re not going to pass … Read more

Death row prisoner Kenneth Smith, 58, to be killed via nitrogen-gas procedure animal scientists have ruled out for ethical reasons Alabama is preparing to execute a death row inmate using nitrogen gas, an experimental method that veterinarians in the US and across Europe have deemed unacceptable as a form of euthanasia for most animals. Barring … Read more

Six teams were eliminated in the wildcard round. Here are the issues each of them has to address in the coming months The inquiry into what went wrong for the Dolphins this season will be long and painful. They can point to the freezing weather in Kansas City and the mountain of end-of-season injuries as … Read more

Kobe the husky becomes internet hero for video of him digging hole in concrete – leading his owner to detect presence of gas Some dogs earn the affectionate title of “good boy” for obeying their owners’ commands to sit or fetch. Others earn it by saving their neighborhoods from grappling with a potentially explosive gas … Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech in South Carolina celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, while also comparing the 2014 Ferguson, Missouri, riots and the storming of a state Capitol building last year to the Civil War.  “I do believe the true power behind the promise of America is in the faith of her … Read more

She traded fire for weeks ahead of the Iowa caucuses with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, her Republican presidential rival. But now that the 2024 GOP nomination race has shifted to New Hampshire, Nikki Haley says that former President Donald Trump “is the one I want. Trump is the one I’m going for.” Haley was edged … Read more

Former President Trump is dominating the polls in all early voting states, putting him more than 30 points ahead of his closest competitor, according to new polling. Trump, who solidified his standing as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination after winning the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses Monday night, now has his sights set on New … Read more