Mills cites lack of funds as rival to unseat Susan Collins fuels Democratic rift under Donald Trump Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Janet Mills, the Maine governor, on Thursday dropped her bid for the US Senate just weeks before the Democratic primary in a race … Read more
Florida Democratic Rep. Angie Nixon went viral for taking a bullhorn to a legislative fight, storming down the aisle and causing confusion on the House floor during final passage of a Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed redistricting bill. Dressed in a pink jumpsuit and wielding a pink megaphone, Nixon approached the House speaker’s dais and shouted to … Read more
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry plans to push back his state’s May 16 primary to give state lawmakers time to redraw congressional maps there, after the Supreme Court struck down the current district lines in a decision with far-reaching consequences for control of Congress in 2026 and beyond
Ruling has gutted provision intended to prevent racial discrimination in voting. Plus, oil tops $126 a barrel to reach highest level since 2022 Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. The US supreme court has gutted a major section of the Voting Rights Act through a landmark decision on … Read more
The war in Iran is fueling new inflation fears and higher gas prices with the national average jumping another seven cents to $4.30 for a gallon of regular gas. It is up more than $1.30 since the start of the war. NBC’s Christine Romans joins TODAY to break down how the standoff in the Strait … Read more
The suspect charged in the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is set to return to court as newly released photos show the man armed with weapons, tools and a holster over his dress clothes. It comes as NBC News has learned, according to three law enforcement officials, that … Read more
The Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s current congressional map with two majority African American districts is unconstitutional, saying lawmakers allowed race to play a part in government decision making. Democrats blasted the ruling, arguing it weakens a key provision of the Voting Rights Act aimed at prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race. President Donald … Read more
Defense secretary to be quizzed in Senate as Khamenei says foreigners have no place in Gulf ‘except at bottom of its waters’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email The ruling from the US supreme court destroying one of the last pillars of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA) marks the end of a … Read more
The US was not a true democracy before the Voting Rights Act. Wednesday’s decision has essentially destroyed the law Is America a democracy? The term implies an equality of rights and dignity among citizens, a collective and uniform right of individuals to participate in self-government and to shape the laws that rule them. In that … Read more
Amber Davidson-Orozco said the family had lost Dodger, their cat, during their move out of California A family cat who got lost amid a move from California across the US is said to be settling back into his old ways with his humans at their new home in Georgia after experiencing an unlikely – but … Read more
