The SAVE America Act that requires proof of citizenship to register to vote is gaining support among Republicans. NBC’s Sahil Kapur, Garrett Haake and Jane Timm join Meet the Press NOW to discuss the legislation and what it would mean for how states carry out elections.
A state-commissioned review of Minnesota’s Medicaid program uncovered sweeping financial vulnerabilities across 14 high-risk service areas, finding systemic weaknesses that allowed questionable billing to go undetected and estimating that clearer policies and stronger pre-payment safeguards could save taxpayers more than $1 billion. A vulnerability assessment by Optum State Government Solutions analyzed nearly four years of … Read more
FORT WORTH, Texas — Sen. John Cornyn is spending the home stretch of his primary warning Texas Republicans that if he loses the contest to state Attorney General Ken Paxton, GOP candidates up and down the ballot in November will pay a steep price.
A pair of House Republicans could soon mount an effort to force a chamber-wide vote on sanctioning Russia for its war in Ukraine after months of back-and-forth between the House, Senate and White House yielded little movement on the issue. “This coming week, Brian Fitzpatrick’s sanctions bill…ripens, so we can actually submit it as a … Read more
Mitch Marner scores in overtime to seal 4-3 win Canadians lose star Sidney Crosby to injury Nick Suzuki tied the game on a deflection with 3:27 left, Mitch Marner scored in overtime, and Canada avoided what would have been a stunning quarter-final exit at the Olympics by rallying to beat the Czech Republic 4-3 on … Read more
Trump’s disapproval rating indicates he’s less popular with Americans than some insects like ants. Will it mean anything in November? This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland; sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday A couple of years ago, the polling company YouGov asked people about insects. The resulting survey … Read more
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who directs the National Institute of Health, is taking over as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dozens of world leaders head to Washington for what White House says will largely be a fundraiser on Thursday Dozens of world leaders and national delegations will meet in Washington DC tomorrow for the inaugural meeting of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, as major European allies declined to join the group and criticised the organisation’s … Read more
Even as City Hall describes parts of its spending plan as “actions of last resort,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani is steering millions into an expanding “racial equity” bureaucracy and six-figure diversity positions. To finance the $127 billion agenda, the plan carries steep trade-offs — higher taxes on wealthy residents and corporations, a potential 9.5% property tax … Read more
Former Victoria’s Secret CEO Les Wexner testified in a House committee’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. NBC News’ Melanie Zanona reports on what Democratic lawmakers who met with Wexner in his Ohio home had to say about his testimony.
