Chris Sununu appears in ad for Nikki Haley ahead of New Hampshire primary
The New Hampshire governor endorsed Haley this month in the GOP presidential primary.
Biden poised to loosen restrictions on marijuana, but some say it’s not enough
Legalization advocates say reclassifying drug to schedule III from schedule I doesn’t resolve state and federal law conflicts The US government appears poised to announce next year the most sweeping changes in decades to how it handles marijuana, the psychoactive drug dozens of states allow to be sold from storefronts, but which federal law considers … Read more
Alex Murdaugh trial: court clerk accused of plagiarism
Becky Hill, who Murdaugh’s lawyers accuse of jury-tampering, alleged to have plagiarized passages in memoir from BBC article The court clerk who helped steer the murder trial of South Carolina’s Alex Murdaugh and has since been hit with accusations of jury-tampering – potentially leading to a retrial – is now embroiled in a plagiarism controversy. … Read more
Blizzard conditions hit US northern plains and upper midwest
Freezing weather affecting more than a million people expected in parts of South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado Snow, freezing rain and high winds are hitting the northern plains and upper midwest states, with the National Weather Service warning that “blizzard conditions for central South Dakota into parts of Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado [are] resulting … Read more
First Amendment claim struck down in Project Veritas case focused on diary of Biden’s daughter
The judge rejected the First Amendment arguments regarding the alleged theft of Ashley Biden’s diary, saying they were “inconsistent with Supreme Court precedent.”
Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign stops all TV ad spending less than a month before Iowa and New Hampshire
Vivek Ramaswamy’s presidential campaign has stopped spending money on television ads and does not have any TV ad reservations booked, according to his campaign and data from an ad-tracking firm.
Former congressman Jeff Fortenberry’s conviction reversed by appeals court
Republican convicted over false statements about payment from billionaire should not have been tried in Los Angeles, court says An appellate court on Tuesday reversed a 2022 federal conviction against former Nebraska congressman Jeff Fortenberry, ruling that the Republican should not have been tried in Los Angeles. Fortenberry was convicted in March 2022 on charges … Read more
IDF Spokesperson claims ‘Hamas goes into UNRWA facilities and takes food’ intended for relief
IDF Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Cornicus warns of a “severe situation” and says UNRWA has not responded to claims that Hamas is diverting food aid.
‘We need more humanitarian aid’ in Gaza, says Chef José Andrés
Chef José Andrés, Founder of World Central Kitchen, joins Meet the Press NOW to explain his visit to Gaza, where his organization provided more than 12 million meals to those in need. He describes this aid as a “drop of water in an ocean of need” in Gaza.
Millions of Americans lose Medicaid for procedural reasons as pandemic-era protections end
Millions of Americans are losing healthcare as pandemic-era protections end for continuous enrollment in Medicaid for the first time in three years. On Meet the Press NOW, NBC News Correspondent Zinhle Essamuah takes a look at what’s happening in Texas, where more people have lost coverage than anywhere else in the country.