Blog

The Reflecting Pool on the National Mall was supposed to get a face-lift to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Instead, it’s become a political talking point.

The Trump administration attempted to compel testimony from four journalists before a federal grand jury in recent weeks, an official familiar with the matter told NBC News, but backed off the matter after the news organizations pushed back behind the scenes

The owner of a Brooklyn coffee shop that publicly attacked Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., over his support for Israel is reportedly facing tax and health code issues and previously donated to Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner‘s campaign. The revelations come as Poetica Coffee faces a Justice Department civil rights probe after the shop publicly … Read more

Passage of the largely symbolic measure comes as the U.S. and Iran are in the early stages of talks aimed at ending the war.

Four Republicans joined Democrats to back a measure seeking to limit the US president’s military authority US politics live – latest updates The US Senate on Tuesday approved a war powers resolution preventing Donald Trump from continuing the conflict with Iran, delivering the president a significant but symbolic rebuke over a conflict that has proven … Read more

Voters head to the polls in New York, Maryland, South Carolina and Utah as President Trump hits the campaign trail in battleground Pennsylvania. NBC News correspondents Jon Allen, Julie Tsirkin, Sahil Kapur and Steve Kornacki preview the key races.  

A controversial candidate sharing the name and party affiliation of a vulnerable GOP incumbent is vowing not to go down without a fight after Alaska’s top election official blocked him from the state’s blockbuster Senate race.  Dan J. Sullivan, the same-name challenger running against Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, R-Alaska, filed a lawsuit to remain on … Read more

A sixth person has been arrested in connection with the alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, President Donald Trump said Tuesday.

In a letter to Sen. Josh Hawley, Major League Baseball denied it targeted players who oppose gay rights and partially blamed the San Francisco Giants for the team’s Pride Night fiasco.

The vehicle was using an automated driving feature at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing in the home Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The top US auto regulator opened an investigation on Monday after a Tesla using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed … Read more