Proceedings brought to halt as protesters condemn Russ Vought for slashing Pepfar program amid sweeping aid cuts Protesters decrying delays to funding in the battle against HIV/Aids charged into a congressional hearing where the Trump administration’s budget czar, Russell Vought, was testifying in Washington on Wednesday. The demonstrators disrupted the proceedings on Capitol Hill and … Read more
Aces retain championship core with Wilson signing Contract is the most lucrative in league history Sign up for our WNBA 30 newsletter The defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces completed the process of bringing back their core group by re-signing four-time MVP A’ja Wilson on Wednesday. Terms were not released, per club policy, but ESPN … Read more
Deputies from the United State’s Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia (USADC) showed up earlier this week, unannounced, at the Federal Reserve’s construction site in Washington, D.C., which is part of an investigation tied to congressional testimony from Chairman Jerome Powell. After speaking with construction workers, two prosecutors from the USADC were reportedly turned … Read more
The S&P breached 7,000 points for the first time in history, in a rally that erased stark losses incurred at start of war Wall Street scaled a fresh all-time high on Wednesday amid growing optimism among investors that the US-Israel war on Iran will soon be over. The benchmark S&P 500 breached 7,000 points for … Read more
Liberal judge attacks emergency-docket rulings designed to benefit president as ‘scratch-paper musings’ The supreme court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered a sustained attack on her conservative colleagues’ use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration, calling the orders “scratch-paper musings” that can “seem oblivious and thus ring hollow”. Jackson, the court’s newest justice, … Read more
Former first son Hunter Biden has reportedly moved out of the United States just a year after his father left the presidential office in 2025. Hunter’s attorney, Barry Coburn, disclosed his client’s current living situation in an April 6 court filing tied to a civil lawsuit over unpaid legal fees. “Mr. Biden lives abroad,” the … Read more
Verdict in states’ lawsuit says concert giant stifled competition, raising pressure for changes to ticketing market A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, dealing the company a loss in a lawsuit over claims brought by dozens of US states. A Manhattan … Read more
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) tells Meet the Press NOW he’s glad former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) resigned from Congress following multiple sexual misconduct allegations. Rep. Garcia also reacts to First Lady Melania Trump’s call for Epstein survivors to testify publicly.
NBC News correspondents Kelly O’Donnell and Keir Simmons join Meet the Press NOW with the latest on the U.S.–Iran ceasefire that is set to expire in six days. NBC News Chief Business Correspondent Christine Romans breaks down the market’s reaction to the war, as the S&P and NASDAQ reach new record highs.
Senior leadership not in Mexico City for LIV tournament Saudi focus now more on football and esport LIV Golf executives have been called to a meeting in New York amid growing speculation over the future of the Saudi Arabia-funded rebel tour. Rumours that LIV could soon be shut down had begun to circulate on social … Read more
