Rasmus Højlund’s goalscoring binge offers Manchester United hope

From Tariq Lamptey’s impact to Newcastle’s defensive woes, we hand out honors (and dishonors) from the Premier League weekend Did anyone remind Liverpool to wake up for the top-of-the-table match at the Emirates? Cameras caught Darwin Núñez on the substitutes bench yawning 26 minutes into the game, which just about summed up Liverpool’s performance in … Read more

Senate Republicans threaten to block border bill they negotiated

Republican opposition is mounting against the bipartisan border security bill that also includes new aid for Ukraine and Israel. GOP senators met behind closed doors but left that meeting signaling the deal’s likely defeat. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.

Why Biden is skipping the Super Bowl Sunday interview?

NBC News’ Jonathan Allen explains why some Democratic strategists think President Joe Biden’s decision to skip the traditional Super Bowl Sunday interview is a missed opportunity to talk directly with the American people ahead of the 2024 election.

City agrees $1.9m settlement with Black family held at gunpoint by police

Denver suburb of Aurora agrees to pay Brittney Gilliam and family after police mistakenly believed she was driving stolen car in 2020 The four Black girls lay facedown in a parking lot, crying “no” and “mommy” as a police officer who had pointed her gun at them then bent down to handcuff two of their … Read more

Republicans gear up to impeach Mayorkas as opposition to Ukraine and border bill continues to grow – US politics live

House Republicans due to vote on articles of impeachment while prospects of new Ukraine aid appear doomed due to immigration standoff Good morning, US politics blog readers. Yesterday, the House of Representatives’ Republican leaders made clear they would not, under any circumstances, support a bill to change immigration policy negotiated in the Senate, even though … Read more

Biden responds after Trump calls for an ‘immediate’ presidential debate

President Biden responded to former President Trump’s challenge to an “immediate” debate on Monday. Trump had issued the challenge during a Monday radio appearance with conservative commentator Dan Bongino, saying a debate would be “good” for the country. “I’d like to debate him now because we should debate. We should debate for the good of … Read more

California storms ease leaving threat of more flooding and possible landslides

Most of southern California remains under flood watches after storm battered northern part of state killing three people Rainfall from one of the wettest storms in southern California history was to ease off on Tuesday, but forecasters warned that floods were still possible and soaked ground raised the threat of potentially deadly landslides. The slow-moving … Read more