Disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., admitted to FBI agents that he had “physical relations” with suspected Chinese intelligence operative Christine “Fang Fang” Fang on a “handful of occasions,” newly declassified FBI records show. The records, which were declassified by President Donald Trump and released by the White House Government Transparency Task Force Monday, detail … Read more
Donald Trump berated a CNN reporter at a press availability, insisting that she ‘be quiet’ after she asked about a reduction in US military exercises with South Korea. The CNN correspondent pressed Trump on whether Kim Jong Un had requested a reduction in military activities. When another reporter asked about the extensive accounts of deteriorating … Read more
The Pentagon on Monday ordered 30 American universities to conduct audits of their financial and research ties to foreign entities or risk losing federal research funding. The institutions must review the identified foreign collaborations and assess any exposure of “sensitive or export-controlled research.” “The Department of War has zero tolerance for academic partnerships that compromise … Read more
President says US carrier is ‘beautifully maintained’ and calls CNN ‘fake news’ over reports of poor conditions Donald Trump claimed he had third-hand reports that the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is “beautifully maintained” despite extensive accounts of deteriorating living conditions during its lengthy deployment in the strait of Hormuz. At the White House on … Read more
Lawyers seek dismissal of state charges after Mangione pleaded guilty in federal case over Brian Thompson killing A New York state judge on Monday effectively postponed Luigi Mangione’s trial on murder and weapons charges over the 2024 killing of a health insurance company CEO, after Mangione pleaded guilty last week to separate federal charges. The … Read more
When 18-year-old Nolan Wells went missing, his story immediately touched a nerve in Black families. He was last seen while hanging out with a group of white friends, at a popular beach near Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Wells never came home from the trip, and he was found dead days later. Many questions about how he … Read more
NBC News Senior National Politics Reporter Jon Allen hits the road for his Drive to Decision Day series to talk to voters in several battleground congressional districts that could determine the control of Congress. Jon Allen starts his road trip in New Jersey’s 7th congressional district and Pennsylvania’s 7th and 8th congressional districts.
ill start breaking down all the results at the big board.
A lofty New York City toll slapped on drivers in an effort to reduce congestion and improve air quality produced nearly no change in pollution after its first year, according to the city’s own analysis. The New York City Health Department’s report, released Friday, examined four traffic-related pollutants inside Manhattan’s Congestion Relief Zone since the … Read more
USS Benfold lost power after ‘engineering casualty’ leaving sailors without galley services, toilets and air conditioning A US guided-missile destroyer reportedly spent four days adrift and without power in the South China Sea in July, furthering concerns about strain being placed on deployed military members. The USS Benfold, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer which had … Read more
