Election denier Tina Peters set for release after Colorado governor commutes sentence
Democratic Gov. Jared Polis had previously called Peters’ 9-year prison sentence “harsh.” President Trump has repeatedly demanded she be released.
Trump hits dramatic milestone in massive departure from Biden border plan: ‘What a difference’
The Trump administration marked a full year of “zero releases” at the southern border on Friday, a milestone officials touted as evidence that the president has effectively ended the catch-and-release policies that defined the Biden-era border crisis. “Zero releases” refers to U.S. border patrol not releasing illegal border crossers into the U.S. interior after apprehension. … Read more
Trump leaves China boasting deals, but ‘no specifics on any of it’
President Trump returns to the White House following his state trip to China, touting “fantastic trade deals.” NBC News correspondents Gabe Gutierrez and Courtney Kube join Meet the Press NOW to wrap up his visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
CIA director travels to Cuba as DOJ seeks to indict Raúl Castro
The Justice Department is pushing to indict 94-year-old Raúl Castro, the former president of Cuba, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter. NBC News correspondents Gabe Gutierrez and Courtney Kube join Meet the Press NOW to report on the indictment, that comes as CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Havana to meet with … Read more
The week around the world in 20 pictures
Russian drone attacks on Kyiv, Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Trump in Beijing and a mural of Lamine Yamal – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…
Trump announces major new landmark project in DC’s West Potomac Park honoring America’s greatest heroes
President Donald Trump announced plans to build a National Garden of American Heroes in Washington, D.C.’s West Potomac Park in a Friday morning post on Truth Social. “I am proud to announce the site of the NATIONAL GARDEN OF AMERICAN HEROES. This magnificent exhibition of statues will be located in West Potomac Park, which we … Read more
Georgia GOP gubernatorial hopeful vows to ‘ban DEI’ in state but his own nonprofit urged CEOs to invest in it
Rick Jackson, a Republican billionaire running for Georgia governor on a pledge to ban DEI in state government and public education, founded a nonprofit that promoted a 2021 workplace initiative urging Georgia CEOs to invest in DEI, measure progress, examine racial pay gaps, use race-conscious hiring practices and lead workplaces “with race in mind.” Jackson, … Read more
Trump leaves China with no agreement on thorny issues, but cites ‘very good’ talks with Xi
Though U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping “discussed almost everything,” their Beijing summit produced no sweeping agreements.
WATCH: Soros prosecutor’s hearing devolves into angry chaos over illegal immigrant rape case: ‘Be quiet!’
A House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing devolved into chaos Thursday as a North Carolina lawmaker demanded Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Stephen Descano “be quiet” while the prosecutor was reamed out over cases including the alleged rape of a 4-year-old girl by an illegal Guatemalan national. Descano and Sheriff Stacey Ann Kincaid, a fellow Democrat accused of … Read more
Tennessee Democrat ends re-election bid after map redrawing carves up his district
New map reshapes representative Steve Cohen’s majority-Black Memphis district and gives Republicans an advantage Democratic representative Steve Cohen of Tennessee on Friday announced that he is ending his bid for re-election, his career upended by the redistricting battles that are sweeping the country after last month’s supreme court decision. Republicans in Tennessee this month enacted … Read more