US president’s appointee for acting director of national intelligence has sparked bipartisan criticism Donald Trump has suggested his controversial ally Bill Pulte will investigate “rigged elections” while serving as the country’s top intelligence official, as the US president continues to make unfounded allegations about voting. But Pulte, whom Trump appointed as acting director of national … Read more
US president announces plans for two new coal plants, in Alaska and West Virginia, using Defense Production Act Donald Trump is using wartime presidential authority to hand $700m to coal-fired power plants in the US, the latest move by the president to bolster what he called “clean, beautiful coal”, despite it being the dirtiest of … Read more
NBC News Correspondents Kelly O’Donnell and Sahil Kapur discuss the growing backlash President Trump faces from some Republicans in Congress after the House passed a Democratic-led Iran war powers resolution. NBC News Senior National Security Correspondent Courtney Kube discusses the possibility of the U.S. resuming formal military action in Iran and what Bill Pulte’s installment … Read more
Rep. Christian Menefee (D-Texas) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss his primary win over Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) after recent partisan redistricting in the state put the two incumbents into the same district.
Democrats splintered over a resolution seeking to block the U.S. from assisting Israel’s war against Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed terrorist group, on Thursday. The measure, offered by progressive Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., would require President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Lebanon. For months, Israel and Hezbollah, a U.S.-designated terrorist group and Iranian proxy, have … Read more
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Rep. Linda Sánchez, D-Calif., traded barbs during a Thursday congressional hearing after she pressed him over a DOJ settlement requiring the IRS to end any existing tax audits of President Donald Trump, with Sánchez ultimately accusing him of overseeing the “most corrupt Treasury Department” in U.S. history. “I hope that … Read more
Since 2015, fires have undone years of effort to reduce ozone levels, underscoring a growing public health crisis The highly destructive wildfires that have battered the US and North America in recent years have significantly increased emissions and been linked to tens of thousands of premature deaths, but their impact on air quality is greater … Read more
Attorneys for the iconic performing arts venue said the signage must revert to previous names like The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by June 12.
Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton is expected to plead guilty to retaining national security information and could face up to 60 months in prison.
The Senate began voting on a bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol as Republicans split on Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
