Republicans dismiss whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard

Anonymous insider alleges director of national intelligence withheld classified information for political reasons The Republican leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees have rejected a top-secret complaint from an anonymous government insider alleging that Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, withheld classified information for political reasons. The responses this week from Senator Tom … Read more

Meet the Press NOW — February 5

The search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, is now entering its fifth day. Officials say they do not have a suspect or person of interest in the case. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss Democrats’ demands as part of the DHS funding fight. … Read more

Bald eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd: is Budweiser’s all-American Super Bowl ad serious?

Featuring an unlikely animal friendship, the commercial boasts enough patriotic iconography to verge on self-parody Three years after its sister brand, Bud Light, faced a rightwing boycott over a transgender spokesperson, Budweiser’s new Super Bowl ad, American Icons, contains absolutely nothing that could be mistaken for social progress. Instead, it features an unlikely friendship between … Read more

White House says murder rate plummeted to lowest level since 1900 under Trump administration

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said murders in major U.S. cities plunged to their lowest level since at least 1900 as federal arrests, gang takedowns and deportations surged under President Donald Trump’s promise to “restore law and order.” Speaking to reporters at Thursday’s briefing, Leavitt said newly released data shows Trump is “delivering overwhelmingly … Read more