Army leaders signaled Wednesday that drone-heavy warfare and recent conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East are reshaping the service’s aviation and missile defense strategy, driving new scrutiny of helicopter programs and costly Patriot interceptor systems. The comments come as the Army’s fiscal year 2027 budget request sharply cuts the funding request for helicopter procurement, … Read more
This week, Donald Trump dropped a personal $10bn lawsuit he had against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for a so-called anti-weaponisation fund. The $1.8bn fund will be used to compensate those who think they have been unfairly investigated by the government in the past. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the legal analyst Kristy Greenberg about … Read more
US secretary of state says president would like a negotiated agreement with Havana but likelihood ‘is not high’ The US president, Donald Trump, and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Thursday again raised the spectre of military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced … Read more
President says reality star a ‘big Maga person’ but backing may prove more hindrance than help in deep-blue bastion US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump’s endorsement is typically a boon for candidates seeking elected office – a show of support, or disapproval, from the president has proved significant in races across the US … Read more
Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., said Thursday that he expects to return to Congress “in the next couple of weeks” after missing 100 consecutive House votes during an extended absence tied to what his office has described only as a “personal health matter.” “My doctors are confident that I’m on the road to a full … Read more
NBC News’ Mel Zanona goes to GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s district to knock on his door and speak with constituents. The congressman’s mysterious medical leave is already impacting his votes in Congress and could decide the balance of power in Washington in the midterm elections.
The Democratic National Committee plunged into a fresh round of chaos on Thursday, after Chair Ken Martin was forced to release an autopsy report he commissioned on the failed 2024 presidential campaign
GOP senators abandoned a planned vote on a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that would compensate Trump allies who say they were unfairly prosecuted by the Biden administration. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports.
A Texas Democratic congressional candidate who pledged to convert an immigration detention center near San Antonio “into a prison for American Zionists” clarified her position Thursday following sharp criticism from members of her own party. Maureen Galindo, who is running for a House seat in the newly redrawn 35th Congressional District, posted a video on … Read more
President Trump told reporters at the White House that he is unsure if he will attend Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s wedding, citing the Iran war and “other things.”
