Hamas releases 11 more hostages

Israel-Hamas war pause enters fourth day

Israel and Hamas agree to hostage deal, pause in fighting

74 percent of voters support boosting border security funding

NBC News 2024 general election poll: Trump at 46 percent, Biden at 44 percent

Biden signs funding bill avoiding government shutdown

President Biden and Xi meet in California

House passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown

House set to vote on two-step funding plan to prevent shutdown

Defense to begin presentation in NY fraud trial

Biden offers glimpse of 2024 messaging at fundraiser

Debate participants sharpen attacks on Trump

Democrat Andy Beshear reelected as Kentucky governor

Trump takes the stand in NY $250M civil fraud trial

Trump leads Biden in five battleground states

Israeli Troops encircle Gaza City 

Israeli troops move deeper into Gaza

Israeli airstrikes hit crowded refugee camp in Gaza

Netanyahu rejects calls for a ceasefire

Israel expands ground invasion in Gaza

Manhunt underway for suspected Maine mass shooter

Sources: Mark Meadows granted immunity in Jan. 6 case

Hamas releases two more hostages

Israel-Hamas war enters week three

Biden urges Americans to support Israel and Ukraine

Biden back in the U.S. following Israel trip

Biden meets with Netanyahu

President BIden visiting Israel tomorrow

Israel’s military forces ready to enter Gaza by air, sea, and land in retaliation for Hamas’ brutal terrorist attack one week ago

Israel orders evacuation of Northern Gaza

Israel-Hamas War death toll surpasses 2,500

Israel ramps up attacks against Hamas

Deaths top 1,600 in Israel-Hamas war

Trump endorses Jim Jordan for House speaker

Jordan, Scalise launch House Speakership bids

Kevin McCarthy ousted as speaker

Trump expected back in court for civil fraud trial

Trump to attend first day of NYC fraud trial

Biden warns Trump and MAGA extremists threaten democracy

Republicans clamor for the spotlight in a boisterous, messy debate

Trump found liable for fraud

Biden set to join UAW picket line in Michigan

House leaves Capitol Hill for the week with no plan to fund government after second GOP failure

Senate confirms top military officer

President Biden delivers third address to UNGA

Biden speaks at U.N. General Assembly

Jack Smith requests gag order against Trump

UAW strikes begin as deadline passes with no agreement

McCarthy orders House to open Biden impeachment inquiry

Trump’s lawyers ask Jan. 6 case judge to recuse herself

Marking 22 years since the 9/11 attacks

Trump may try to move Georgia case to federal court

Judge denies Powell and Chesebro request to sever trials in Georgia case

Former Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years

GOP primary: Trump 59 percent, DeSantis 13 percent

Trump enters not guilty plea in Fulton County case

Idalia leaves southeast with mass power outages

Hurricane Idalia strengthens to Category 4 storm

D.C. election interference trial set for March 4

Three people killed in racially-motivated shooting

Ali Velshi gives a special preview of his new podcast, “Velshi Banned Book Club,” an act of resistance against the epidemic of book banning. In each episode, a different author of a banned book joins Ali—including Margaret Atwood, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Laurie Halse Anderson and more—to talk about why their work is being targeted and about the literature itself. “Velshi Banned Book Club” is a series rooted in literary and cultural analysis and in the notion of reading as resistance. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbc_fdlw

Federal investigators dispatched to Hawaii

Woman charged for threatening judge in Trump case

Report: Trump team negotiating timing for surrender

Trump indicted in Fulton County election probe

Hawaii wildfires death toll rises to 96 people

Federal prosecutors propose Jan. 2 trial date in Trump election subversion case

Judge sets Friday hearing on protective order issue

Judge sets deadline on protective order issue

Trump spends weekend defying judge’s warning

Trump pleads not guilty to new charges

Trump to be arraigned at 4:00PM ET Thursday

A grand jury in Washington returned a four-count indictment Tuesday criminally charging former President Trump with trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election and subvert lawful votes.  

Trump's legal woes are costing his political operation millions of dollars

Trump faces new charges in classified documents case

Trump teams preparing for possible indictment Thursday

Trump brushes off indictment concerns

Grand jury could vote Tuesday on whether to indict Trump

Trump’s target letter included three federal statutes

Trump given target letter in DOJ’s 2020 election probe

Trump plans to expand executive power if he's elected: NYT

Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified docs case

New Mar-a-Lago search warrant info released

Biden’s host July 4th celebration at the White House

Supreme Court strikes down college affirmative action program

A passage from Meadows' book undercuts Donald Trump's document defense 

Special counsel subpoenaed surveillance footage from Bedminster in Trump docs probe

Trump discussed classified documents in leaked audio recording

Biden, Zelenskyy discuss events in Russia

Titan Submersible passengers believed to be dead after Coast Gaurd found debris near the Titanic

Special counsel gives defense first discovery materials

Hunter Biden to plead guilty to tax-related misdemeanor crimes

Trump defends keeping classified documents

Bill Barr: Trump docs case ‘entirely of his own making’

Trump’s ‘A Beautiful Mind’ documents collection

Trump pleads not guilty in federal classified documents case

Trump to appear in court Tuesday

Trump to appear in court Tuesday

As a bonus for listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of “Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News,” a new original podcast series from MSNBC. In each episode, Rachel Maddow and co-host Isaac-Davy Aronson seek a deeper understanding of a story in today's headlines by asking: Has anything like this ever happened before? Would knowing that help us grapple with what’s happening now… and what might happen next? Listen to the first episode now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/rmpdn_fdlw

Trump indicted on 7 charges in classified docs probe

Trump’s lawyers told at DOJ meeting Trump is a target in classified docs probe

Dozens of Secret Service agents have been subpoenaed or appeared before grand jury in Trump docs probe

Trump’s attorneys to meet with DOJ officials

F-16 jets pursue small plane in DC, cause sonic boom

Senate passes debt ceiling bill

House passes Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal

House to vote on debt ceiling deal Wednesday

GOP members rally against debt ceiling bill

House lawmakers leave D.C. without debt limit deal

DeSantis’ 2024 launch marred by technical problems

Ron DeSantis to launch presidential bid Wednesday

Biden and McCarthy hold ‘productive’ debt ceiling meeting

Biden and McCarthy to meet over the debt ceiling Monday

Biden, McCarthy express optimism over debt limit deal

Biden meets with Japan’s prime minister

Biden: Progress has been made in debt limit talks

Special counsel issues report criticizing FBI for launching Trump-Russia investigation

DeSantis capitalizes on canceled Trump rally

Title 42 expires amid influx in border arrivals

Trump digs in on 2020 election lies

Trump found liable of sexual abuse and defamation

Texas mall shooter ranted against Jews, women and racial minorities on apparent social media page

Texas mall shooting suspect had AR-15 and interacted with neo-Nazi content online, officials say

White House weighing debt ceiling fallback options

Suspect arrested in Atlanta hospital mass shooting

Texas manhunt ends after suspect accused of killing 5 neighbors found hiding in laundry pile

Repeated 911 calls, a wait for deputies: Texas survivors question why help didn’t arrive sooner

Search continues for Texas man accused of killing five neighbors, including 9-year-old boy

Former Vice President Mike Pence testifies in DOJ Jan. 6 Prob

DeSantis to jump into the presidential race in mid-May

Biden gives first 2024 campaign speech

Biden expected to announce 2024 campaign Tuesday

Daring mission to rescue Americans in Sudan

Biden set to make re-election bid official next week

Supreme Court delays action on abortion pill

DeSantis meets with Republicans in D.C.

Combative GOP field hearing on crime in NYC

4 killed and 28 injured in birthday party shooting

DeSantis signs six-week abortion ban into law

Trump to be deposed in NY civil fraud case

Manhattan DA sues top GOP to block House inquiry into Trump case

Louisville gunman kills at least 5 and injures others in bank shooting, police say

Expelled Tennessee lawmakers seeking reappointment

Tennessee GOP expels two Black lawmakers

Officials in Trump case continue to receive threats

As a bonus for listeners, we’re sharing a preview from Prosecuting Donald Trump, a new original podcast series from MSNBC.    Donald Trump became the first ex-president to be arraigned on criminal charges Tuesday. MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord tell us what happened inside that Manhattan courtroom, what stood out to them in the pages of the indictment and what it all tells us about how District Attorney Alvin Bragg plans to build his case. Listen to the first three episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/pdt_fd

Trump criminally charged in New York City

Trump set to be arrested and appear in New York criminal court

Trump heading to NYC ahead of arraignment

Trump indicted by NYC grand jury

Video shows students fleeing the Covenant School

Police release body-cam video from Nashville shooting

Nashville school shooting: 3 students, 3 adults killed

Grand jury expected to meet Monday in hush money case

Still no grand jury vote in Trump hush money case

Grand jury in Trump hush money case expected to reconvene today

Trump not arrested Tuesday, despite social media posts

Law enforcement bracing for possible pro-Trump protests

Law enforcement planning for possible Trump indictment

Treasury Secretary testifies before Congress

Michael Cohen completes testimony in hush money probe

GOP senators break with DeSantis over Ukraine comments

Trump criticizes DeSantis in first Iowa speech

Biden to address SVB crash in morning speech

NYT: Prosecutors signal charges for Trump likely

Sen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized after falling

GOP senators rebuke Tucker Carlson for downplaying Jan. 6 as 'mostly peaceful'

Three GOP-led states pull out of program protecting against voter fraud

Trump airs grievances in CPAC speech

Alex Murdaugh guilty in murders of wife and son

Merrick Garland grilled by GOP lawmakers

House Committee on China competition holds first hearing

Energy Dept. report: ‘Low confidence’ Covid originated from Chinese lab leak

Ukraine war enters second year

Biden reaffirms U.S. commitment to NATO allies

Biden promises continued support for Ukraine

President Biden set to visit Polish President Duda

President Biden makes surprise trip to Ukraine

Biden makes his first public remarks on the recent spate of unidentified flying objects.

Biden to speak about flying objects

MSU community mourns shooting victims

3 killed and suspect dead after mass shooting at Michigan State University

Patrick Mahomes leads Chiefs to thrilling 38-35 Super Bowl victory over Eagles

Pence subpoenaed by special counsel investigating Trump’s Jan. 6 role

Biden highlights his successes in Wisconsin

Biden starts State of the Union with unifying tone

Powerful earthquake hits Syria and Turkey

Tensions ballooning with China over espionage effort

Republicans vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee

Biden attorney: No classified documents found in new FBI search

VP Harris to attend Tyre Nichols’ funeral today in Memphis

Grand jury convened in Trump hush money probe

Footage of Tyre Nichols traffic stop released

Fired officers charged with murder of Tyre Nichols

United States sending 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine

Classified documents found at Mike Pence's home

Seven killed in Half Moon Bay shooting

Suspect in shooting at dance hall near Los Angeles is dead, sheriff says

U.S. reaches debt ceiling

U.S. expected to reach debt ceiling Thursday

White House takes questions about classified docs case

White House: No visitor logs kept for Biden’s home

Five more classified docs found in Biden’s home

Special counsel named to investigate Biden classified records that included top secret document

More classified documents found by Biden aides

GOP to investigate classified files at Biden office

Classified documents found at Biden’s former office

400 arrested as supporters of ex-President Bolsonaro storm Brazil government building

House adjourns after McCarthy loses 11th vote for speaker

House Republicans quit for the day after McCarthy loses sixth speaker vote

McCarthy's GOP support splinters as House adjourns without speaker

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest during NFL game

Ex-Capitol Police chief blames government agencies for failed Jan. 6 response

Fmr. WH Comms director describes her time in Trump administration as ‘wild eight months’

At least 57 people dead following this weekend's winter storm

Jan. 6 committee report details the scope of Trump's pressure campaign to overturn the election

Zelenskyy delivers historic address to Congress

Zelenskyy to meet with Biden and address Congress in D.C., his first known trip outside Ukraine since Russia invaded

Jan 6 committee approves criminal referrals for Trump  

Jan. 6 committee finalizes criminal referral plan for Trump

Senate passes bill to fund government for one week

House passes bill to extend funding for one week

Never-before-seen text messages to Trump chief of staff

New texts show GOP efforts to overturn 2020 election

Griner receiving medical treatment after returning to the U.S.

Way Too Early covers the latest in breaking news, U.S. and world news, politics, sports and culture

More classified docs found in Trump storage unit

Sen. Raphael Warnock beats Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff

High-stakes Georgia Senate runoff election on Tuesday

Trump calls for Constitution to be terminated

Appeals court ends special master's review of seized Mar-a-Lago documents

Rep. McCarthy to Jan. 6 Committee: GOP will investigate panel's work

Two Oath Keepers, including founder, convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case

Pence denounces Trump's dinner with Holocaust denier

Trump hosts white nationalist for dinner

At least 7 dead, including suspect, in shooting at a Walmart in Virginia, police say

Victims of Colorado Springs club shooting identified

Police name suspect in Colorado LGBTQ nightclub shooting that killed 5

Pelosi stepping down as Democratic House Leader

Rep. Kinzinger: McCarthy is a coward, will be hostage to the ‘crazies’

Trump announces he’s running for president again

War in Ukraine, food insecurity dominate first day of G20

Biden will seek to establish red lines in high-stakes meeting with China’s Xi

Biden riding midterm momentum into Asia

Biden on midterms: 'A good day for democracy'

Election Day in America

Obama, Trump battle for Pennsylvania voters

Biden rallies for Democrats in New Mexico

Biden: Midterms are a defining moment for democracy

Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack allegedly told police he was on 'suicide mission' with more targets

Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack planned to break House speaker's kneecaps, DOJ says in filing charges

Paul Pelosi's alleged attacker faces attempted murder charges

Biden contrasts his economic plan with GOP proposals in Syracuse visit

Herschel Walker denies new abortion allegation

Oz, Fetterman face off in high-stakes Pennsylvania Senate debate

Poll: Fetterman leads Oz by six percent in Pennsylvania Senate race

January 6 committee subpoenas Trump

Trump’s January 6 subpoena expected soon

Judge: Trump knowingly signed court doc with false data

Rubio and Demings spar over inflation and abortion in fiery Florida Senate debate

Rep. Tim Ryan and JD Vance spar in final debate

Russia continues drone attacks on Kyiv

Key takeaways from the January 6 hearing

Employee says Trump ordered boxes of docs moved from Mar-a-Lago after FBI subpoena

Russia keeps up attacks across Ukraine

Russian attack leaves widespread damage in Ukraine

Russia unleashes deadly strikes on cities across Ukraine after Crimea bridge attack

Biden warns risk of nuclear 'Armageddon' is highest since Cuban Missile Crisis

President Biden tours Florida storm damage

Trump takes Mar-a-Lago battle to the Supreme Court

Trump’s lawyer refused his request in February to say all documents returned

Widespread devastation in Florida in Ian's wake, as flood waters continue to rise

Ian strengthens to hurricane, moves toward South Carolina

Storm batters Florida, causing widespread flooding

Florida braces for Hurricane Ian

Jan. 6 committee hearing will use clips from Roger Stone documentary

Rep. Cheney will do ‘whatever it takes’ to stop Trump from taking back the White House in 2024

Special Master to Trump gives him until next Friday to "Back up your allegation that FBI 'planted' evidence." Sam Stein breaks it all down.

Trump suffers series of stunning legal blows

Putin mobilizes more troops in Russia amid setbacks

Hours away: Special master hearing in Brooklyn

Judge appoints special master to review Mar-a-Lago docs

Way Too Early host Jonathan Lemire discusses the latest in U.S. and world news, politics, sports and culture

Judge unseals new info on Trump search warrant case

Dozens subpoenaed in effort to overturn 2020 election

Ukraine recaptures territory from Russian forces in Kharkiv

Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96

DOJ faces key deadline on special master

Foreign government’s nuclear secrets seized in Trump search

Judge approves Trump’s special master request

Biden condemns MAGA Republicans in prime-time speech

Trump attorneys respond to latest DOJ filing on classified documents at Mar-a-Lago

DOJ says Trump team likely 'concealed and removed' classified docs at Mar-a-Lago

DOJ: FBI has already examined Trump’s Mar-a-Lago docs

Redacted affidavit: FBI found 184 classified documents in boxes returned by Trump, prompting search

Judge orders a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit be made public Friday

Biden to cancel up to $10K in federal student loan debt for certain borrowers and up to $20K for Pell Grant recipients

Democratic win in bellwether N.Y. House district showcases power of abortion rights message

Trump Had More Than 300 Classified Documents at Mar-a-Lago: NYT

Trump invokes Fourth Amendment for latest legal defense

Judge may unseal Trump affidavit with redactions

Hearing on Mar-a-Lago affidavit set for Thursday

Rep. Cheney loses Wyoming primary to Trump-backed challenger

DOJ asks judge to keep Trump search affidavit sealed

Federal law enforcement officials facing threats

Sources: FBI sought nuclear documents in Trump search

Trump invokes Fifth Amendment nearly 450 times in N.Y. AG’s civil probe of his business practices

FBI seizes about 12 boxes of material from Trump’s home

FBI search at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home tied to classified material, sources say

Senate passes sweeping climate, health and tax package, putting Democrats on cusp of historic win

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema agrees to reconciliation bill

Top Senate Democrat calls on DOD to probe missing texts from Jan. 6

Kansans vote to uphold abortion rights in their state

U.S. drone strike kills Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan

First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves Odesa

Dems look to pass reconciliation package before recess

Sen. Manchin announces deal on reconciliation package

DOJ investigating Trump’s actions in Jan. 6 criminal probe

Trump to return to Washington for the first time since leaving office

Jan. 6 committee considering subpoena for Ginni Thomas

Tonight's hearing to focus on Trump's reaction to the Jan. 6 riot 

Matthew Pottinger & Sarah Matthews are scheduled to testify in Thursday's prime time hearing

A new report on the "egregiously poor decision making" of the Uvalde mass shooting shows 376 officers rushed to Uvalde school but waited to confront the lone gunman 

Former President Trump attempted to call a White House support staff member who was in talks with Jan. 6 committee, source says

Inside the 'unhinged' Oval Office meeting on Dec. 18

British PM Boris Johnson expected to resign

Highland Park shooting suspect charged, due in court Wednesday

Person of interest arrested in Illinois mass shooting

Rep. Cheney defends Jan. 6 Committee work in primary debate

Committee subpoenas Pat Cipollone for July 6 deposition

Trump raged at aides as he tried to force his way to the Capitol, Hutchinson testifies

Jan. 6 panel adds last-minute hearing Tuesday afternoon

Mass protests follow Supreme Court decision

Key takeaways of Jan. 6 panel Day 5: Trump wanted DOJ to promote his interests

Today’s focus: Trump’s election pressure on the DOJ

Key takeaways of Jan. 6 panel Day 4

Today’s focus of Jan. 6 Committee: Trump’s efforts to overturn election

58 percent of Americans say Trump should be charged for Jan. 6: poll

Panel details Trump’s pressure campaign against Pence

January 6 panel to argue Trump put Pence’s life in danger

Focus of next January 6 hearing: Trump’s efforts to pressure Mike Pence

Fmr. Attorney General Bill Barr on Trump’s election fraud claims

Senators reach a deal on framework for gun legislation

Committee presents graphic new video and evidence

Shooting survivors, victims' families testify on Capitol Hill

Senate gun talks hit snag on background checks

17 dead, 69 hurt in another weekend of mass shootings

Biden pleads with Congress to take action on guns

Four killed in mass shooting in Tulsa hospital

Texas officials: Teacher did not leave door propped open before massacre

Bipartisan Senate group to meet on gun reform Tuesday

Officials change account of how attacker entered school

New details in Texas elementary school shooting

At least 19 children, two teachers killed at Texas school

Georgia holds highly-anticipated primaries today

Biden: U.S. will defend Taiwan if China invades

Pennsylvania GOP Senate race is still too close to call

Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary still too close to call

President Biden set to visit Buffalo on Tuesday

Buffalo shooting suspect appeared to be active in online gun communities

January 6 committee subpoenas five Republican congressmen

Republicans block bill to expand abortion rights

Russia claims its forces have made significant gains in Eastern Ukraine

French president dashes Ukraine's hopes of joining EU

Russia marks Victory Day amid military shortcomings

U.S. intel helped Ukraine sink Russian flagship Moskva, officials say

White House scrambles to protect abortion rights

Supreme Court says leaked abortion draft is authentic; Roberts orders investigation into leak

A draft Supreme Court opinion indicates Roe v. Wade will be overturned, Politico reports in extraordinary leak

Speaker Pelosi meets with Ukrainian president in Kyiv

Biden proposes $33B Ukraine aid package

Biden to ask Congress for new Ukraine aid package Thursday

U.S. to lead global coalition to coordinate Ukraine aid

Russia strikes Ukraine's rails hours after U.S. visit

Blinken, Austin pledge new diplomatic, military support for Ukraine on secretive wartime visit to Kyiv

Biden unveils new weapons package for Ukraine

Putin claims Mariupol 'success,' tells forces not to storm last stronghold

Russian attacks intensify in Eastern Ukraine

Moscow launches a new phase of the conflict

Russian forces step up attacks in Eastern Ukraine

Warship sinking could be a major setback for Russia's navy

Police arrest suspect in NYC subway shooting

‘Person of interest’ named in NYC subway shooting that wounded 10, injured 13

New concerns about use of chemical weapons in Ukraine

British PM Boris Johnson tours Kyiv with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

U.N. votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council

Eastern Ukraine braces for renewed Russian offensive

Zelenskyy blasts U.N. over response to war

Zelenskyy visits Bucha, vows to hold Russia accountable

Bodies strewn across Bucha as Russians withdraw

Russian forces continue assault on Kyiv, Chernihiv

U.S. intel finds Putin being misled by advisers

Progress in Ukraine peace talks met with skepticism

Biden: Putin remarks not about regime change

Biden caps Europe trip with historic speech in Poland

NATO announces new troop deployments near Ukraine

President Biden is attending an emergency gathering of NATO leaders

Biden heads to Europe as West plans new sanctions

Zelenskyy: Surrendering Mariupol is not an option

Russian forces strike near Lviv airport

The Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth week.

Zelenskyy to address congress with Kyiv under fire

Russia pounds Ukraine as fourth round of talks are suspended for a day

American journalist Brent Renaud killed in Ukraine

Russia steps up Ukraine offensive as Biden increases economic pressure

Russia, Ukraine foreign ministers meet for high-level talks in Turkey

Humanitarian crisis unfolds in city of Mariupol

Ukraine evacuates civilians from besieged city as two million flee Russian assault

Temporary cease-fire starts in four Ukrainian cities

Russian forces seize key Ukrainian nuclear plant after shelling sparks fire amid southern gains

1 million flee Ukraine as Russian assault hits key cities and fuels exodus

U.S. closes airspace to Russian flights

Russian military convoy approaching Ukraine capital

Ukraine pushes for cease-fire in Russia talks as fighting rages and sanctions hit Putin's economy

Explosions rock Ukraine’s capital as Russian forces advance on Kyiv

Explosions, sirens heard in Kyiv as Russia launches attacks on key Ukrainian cities

Biden imposes new sanctions on Russia

Putin orders troops to eastern Ukraine, drawing condemnation at emergency U.N. meeting

Biden agrees ‘in principle’ to Putin meet if Russia does not invade Ukraine

Biden: Threat of Russian invasion ‘very high’

Russia adds 7,000 troops to Ukraine border, despite claims it would withdraw some forces, U.S. says

Biden says Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘distinctly possible’

Trump Organization’s accounting firm says it can no longer vouch for financial statements from the company

Los Angeles Rams come back to win Super Bowl LVI 23-20 in front of hometown crowd

Washington Post: Some Trump records taken to Mar-a-Lago clearly marked as classified, including documents at ‘top secret’ level

Rep. McCarthy: Jan. 6 rioters were not participating in ‘legitimate political discourse’

Sen. Mitch McConnell rebukes RNC, calls January 6 a ‘violent insurrection’

Mike Pence: ‘Trump is wrong. I had no right to overturn the election.’

RNC to consider resolution to censure Reps. Cheney and Kinzinger

National Archives to hand over Pence documents to January 6 committee

Putin accuses U.S. allies of ignoring Russia’s security demands

Trump Had Role in Weighing Proposals to Seize Voting Machines: NYT

Trump says Pence ‘could have overturned the election’

Biden announces Breyer's retirement, pledges to nominate Black woman to Supreme Court by end of February

Justice Stephen Breyer to retire from Supreme Court, paving way for Biden appointment

Biden says 'no intention' of moving U.S. forces into Ukraine

Pentagon puts 8,500 troops on 'heightened alert' as U.S. weighs military action against Russia

U.S. weighs troop deployment near Ukraine, orders embassy families out

Senate Republicans block voting rights legislation

NY AG says investigation into Trump and his business found ‘significant evidence’ suggesting fraud

Senate Democrats press on with debate on voting rights bill

Democrats moving ahead with voting rights legislation

President Biden to meet with Senate Democrats today

Biden calls for end to filibuster to pass voting rights legislation

President Biden is set endorse changing Senate rules to pass new voting rights protections.

Malfunctioning space heater blamed in Bronx fire that killed 10 adults, 9 children

Biden condemns lies of 'defeated former president' as an attack on America's soul

Biden to criticize Trump, warn of threats to democracy on Jan. 6 anniversary

Trump cancels January 6 anniversary news conference

More than a foot of snow falls in first mid-Atlantic storm of 2022

The U.S. doubles daily case average since Christmas

Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of federal sex trafficking charges for role in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuses

Harry Reid, longtime Senate Democratic leader, dies at 82

CDC recommends shorter Covid isolation times

Record-breaking cases amid holiday testing surge

Omicron less likely to land people in the hospital, U.K. studies suggest

Biden pushes Covid vaccination and testing but says 'we're ready' for holiday surge

Manchin privately raised concerns that parents would use child tax credit checks on drugs

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Sunday that he will not vote for President Joe Biden's Build Back Better Act, deflating Democrats' hopes of passing the nearly $2 trillion legislation to transform the nation's social safety net in the new year.

Biden indicates Build Back Better talks likely to stretch into January

Democrats' hopes dim that Build Back Better will pass before New Year

House finds Mark Meadows in contempt over defiance of Jan. 6 committee subpoena

At least 88 people confirmed dead after tornadoes.

Search efforts continue for tornado survivors

Trump White House records can be released in Jan. 6 probe pending Supreme Court review, appeals court rules: WaPo

Mark Meadows sues Jan. 6 committee after panel vows contempt proceedings

Biden warns Putin of 'strong' response if Russia invades Ukraine

Former D.C. Guard official accuses Army generals of lying to Congress about Jan. 6 response

Bob Dole, the longtime lawmaker who overcame life-threatening injuries during World War II to become a shepherd of the Republican Party, died in his sleep Sunday at the age of 98.

The omicron variant has been confirmed in more U.S. states

The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in California, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.

White House considering stricter international travel testing requirements amid omicron variant

President Biden urges booster shots amid growing alarm over omicron variant

The global risk of the new omicron variant is “very high,” the World Health Organization said Monday, as more countries reported cases of the variant that has sparked worldwide concern that there is more pandemic suffering ahead.

Darrell Brooks, the Wisconsin man who was arrested and accused of driving an SUV into crowds at the Waukesha Christmas parade Sunday, was charged Tuesday with five counts of first-degree intentional homicide.

Suspect accused of driving into Wisconsin Christmas parade has lengthy record

5 dead, more than 40 injured after SUV slams into Wisconsin holiday parade

Democrats delay Build Back Better vote after GOP leader stalls with record, hourslong speech

Biden promotes infrastructure law in Detroit, pushes for social safety net bill

FDA expected to authorize Pfizer booster for all adults this week

Biden signs infrastructure bill, marking victory in hard-fought legislative battle

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday, charged with contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions from the House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Appeals court temporarily blocks Jan. 6 committee from obtaining Trump White House records

President Biden promises to ‘tackle’ inflation

A federal judge on Tuesday sided with the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot by refusing to block the release of scores of White House documents from the Trump administration.

January 6 House committee issues six new subpoenas

President Biden touts passage of infrastructure bill

A Democratic leadership source said the House plans to vote on the two pieces of legislation Friday

Democrat Phil Murphy narrowly wins re-election as New Jersey governor, NBC News projects

Republican Youngkin wins Virginia governor's race in blow to Democrats, NBC News projects

Voters are set to head to the polls for Election Day

President Biden heads to Scotland for global climate summit

House again delays vote on infrastructure bill

President Biden is expected to attend a Thursday morning meeting with all House Democrats shortly before his trip to Europe in a last-minute push to get progressives to vote for a stalled bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Biden meets with Manchin and Sinema at the White House

Police seize three revolvers, ammunition, 9 spent casings from Alec Baldwin film set

Witnesses said actor Alec Baldwin was "practicing" with a gun when it went off before filming started on the set of "Rust" in New Mexico, according to new information released Sunday in search warrants.

The House voted on Thursday to find Steve Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress for stonewalling the investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

House to vote Thursday on Bannon contempt charge

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol voted Tuesday to advance a measure to refer former Trump adviser Steve Bannon to the Justice Department for criminal charges of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with its investigation.

Trump files lawsuit to keep Jan. 6 documents from Congress

A group of 17 U.S. missionaries, including children, were kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by an organization with direct knowledge of the incident.

Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized in Southern California on Tuesday evening, a spokesperson said Thursday.

January 6 committee ramps up efforts to enforce subpoenas

An FDA review finds Moderna’s booster dose of its coronavirus vaccine strengthens disease-fighting response

Strategists say beating the pandemic is only way to lift Biden’s sinking poll numbers

The White House on Friday formally blocked an attempt by former President Donald Trump to withhold documents from Congress related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, setting up a legal showdown between the current and former presidents over executive privilege.

The Senate passed a bill Thursday night to extend the debt limit through early December, temporarily ending a partisan standoff just 11 days before the government's deadline to avoid a default.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he will not block a debt limit extension into December, in a tentative deal to temporarily end a partisan standoff just 12 days before the government's deadline to avert default.

Democrats float changes to filibuster amid debt ceiling fight

Sen. Schumer sets up vote on debt ceiling after saying it must be raised by end of the week.

A Facebook whistleblower who brought internal documents detailing the company’s research to The Wall Street Journal and the U.S. Congress unmasked herself ahead of an interview she gave to “60 Minutes,” which aired Sunday night.

House Democrats on Thursday delayed a vote on an approximately $1 trillion proposal to improve the nation’s infrastructure.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that senators have reached a deal on a stopgap government funding measure to prevent a shutdown.

Congress continues to debate infrastructure and budget bills, the FDA receives data on mixing vaccines and defense officials testify on the Afghanistan withdrawal.

Senate Republicans block a bill to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling, President Biden receives his Covid-19 booster shot and R. Kelly is found guilty on all charges.

Germany holds its national elections, an Amtrak train derailment kills three and Congress prepares for a big week on Capitol Hill.

Four Trump aides are subpoenaed in the House's Jan. 6 probe, thousands of Haitian migrants are being released into the U.S. and 13 people are injured after a shooting at a Kroger's where one person was fatally shot.

FDA authorized Pfizer's booster shot for older adults and people at high risk.

President Joe Biden used his biggest moment so far on the international stage at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to call on global leaders to take stronger action on Covid-19 and climate change.

Covid-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000.

President Joe Biden next week will deliver his first speech before the United Nations General Assembly since taking office.

The FDA's vaccine advisory committee is set to meet Friday to discuss the case for booster shots.

More than 1 in 500 Americans has died of COVID-19, according to the latest available data.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom staved off an attempt to remove him from office Tuesday, prevailing in the state’s unusual recall election, NBC News projects.

Californians are heading to the polls Tuesday to decide whether or not to remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, or at least those voters who haven’t already cast a ballot by mail.

Unvaccinated people are 11 times more likely than vaccinated people to die from Covid-19, a large study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.

President Joe Biden on Thursday issued two executive orders mandating vaccines for federal workers and contractors and announced new requirements for large employers and health care providers.

Pediatric Covid cases surge to record highs as students return to school

President Biden warns of climate change while touring Ida damage

The U.S. has logged 40 million Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, as the fourth wave brought on by the delta variant continues to spread.

At least 42 people were killed as the remnants of Hurricane Ida battered the Northeast with tornadoes, record rain and flooding that left the area deluged and under states of emergency on Thursday.

At least eight people were killed as the remnants of Hurricane Ida battered New York and New Jersey.

President Biden on Tuesday gave a forceful defense of his decision to pull troops from Afghanistan as critics question the chaotic final chapter of the nation's longest war.

After almost 20 years, a heavy cost of lives, and a price tag of $2.3 trillion, America has exited its longest war.

Hurricane Ida weakened to a tropical storm Monday after crashing into Louisiana and knocking out power to more than 1 million homes and businesses including the city of New Orleans.

President Joe Biden vowed to respond "with force" to the terrorists who killed 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghans in suicide bombings outside the Kabul airport Thursday.

While the U.S. is aiming to get people out of the country by the Aug. 31 withdrawal date, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said there is "no deadline" on helping Americans and Afghan allies to depart.

President Biden has decided to stick with his deadline next week for completing the evacuation from Afghanistan.

President Biden faces pressure to extend Afghanistan evacuation

President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. was considering extending evacuation efforts beyond his Aug. 31 deadline to leave Afghanistan as he defended the administration's handling of the war's final days.

The U.S. has airlifted about 7,000 people out of Kabul, Afghanistan, by cargo aircraft in the past five days, the Pentagon said Thursday.

Top U.S. health officials announced Wednesday that the country plans to start offering Covid-19 booster shots to all Americans beginning the third week of September.

The U.S. is racing to evacuate thousands from Afghanistan

President Joe Biden on Monday defended his administration's decision to continue with the U.S. military drawdown in Afghanistan, blaming the U.S.-backed Afghan government and military for allowing the Taliban to take over.

Another 1,000 U.S. troops will be deployed to Kabul to help with the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan's capital city, two Defense Department officials said Sunday.

The Taliban captured two major Afghan cities on Friday, according to the militant group and local officials, as vital hubs across the country collapsed and the United States rushed to evacuate its citizens.

The Food and Drug Administration is poised to amend the emergency use authorizations for the Pfizer and the Moderna Covid-19 vaccines Thursday to allow people with compromised immune systems to get a third dose, according to two sources familiar with the plans.

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U.S. coronavirus case count tops 36M since the start of the pandemic.

Half of all people in the United States are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Hospitalizations surge in states with Covid-19 hotspots, President Joe Biden signs an executive order for electric vehicles to make up half of the new cars and trucks sold by 2030, and the Tokyo Olympics enter their final games. 

The Covid-19 delta variant continues to rapidly spread across the United States, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo faces calls for his resignation, and a group of landlords and renters are suing the Biden administration over the CDC's eviction moratorium. 

A report by the New York attorney general’s office finds Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics continue, and New York City will start mandating vaccinations to enter restaurants and gyms.

The U.S. hits Biden's 70 percent vaccination goal, another Capitol police officer who responded to the Jan. 6 riot dies by suicide, and the White House wants to extend the federal eviction moratorium.

The United States surpasses 35 million Covid-19 cases, the Senate introduces a bipartisan infrastructure bill, and House Democrats hope to extend the eviction ban.

 President Joe Biden rolls out a new plan to ramp up Covid-19 vaccinations, House Republicans stage a protest over mask wearing rules, and Team USA’s Suni Lee wins gold at the Tokyo Olympics. 

The Senate takes a major step toward passing a bipartisan infrastructure bill, tensions continue to build between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and U.S. Olympian Caeleb Dressel wins gold in the Tokyo Olympics. 

Capitol police officers testify on the Jan. 6 riot, the CDC recommends that individuals wear masks indoors in Covid-19 hotspots, and Olympian Simone Biles pulls out of the all-around gymnastics final in Tokyo.

States roll out new mask and vaccine mandates to combat Covid-19, a House special committee prepares to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and Naomi Osaka is eliminated from the Tokyo Olympics in an upset loss.

Rising Covid-19 cases fuel resurgence fears, Senators continue to debate infrastructure, and Steve Kornacki breaks down the latest from the Tokyo Olympics.

The delta Covid variant is one of the most infectious respiratory diseases ever seen by scientists, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

U.S. coronavirus cases have tripled in two weeks

The delta variant now accounts for more than 83 percent of new Covid-19 cases, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Tuesday.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has selected five members to join the select committee charged with investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, two Republican aides said Monday.

Dr. Jerome Adams, the surgeon general for most of the Trump administration, worries that easing mask guidelines was "premature" in the face of rising infections caused by the delta variant of the coronavirus.

Public health officials will reinstate an indoor mask mandate for residents of the most populous county in the nation as coronavirus cases rise just one month after the state reopened its economy.

Senate Democratic leaders announced an agreement Tuesday evening to advance a $3.5 trillion spending plan to finance a major expansion of the economic safety net.

President Joe Biden warned Tuesday that the country was facing a choice between "democracy or autocracy" following the passage of restrictive voting laws by nearly two dozen states.

Coronavirus case count spikes are hitting almost every state in the U.S.

Thousands of Cubans took to the streets on Sunday in protests, expressing frustration over pandemic restrictions and the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations.

Kasie Hunt discusses the latest on coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, the latest in Afghanistan and voting rights.

Haiti's national police chief said Wednesday night that four suspects were killed and two others arrested following the early-morning assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.

Elsa weakened to a tropical storm early Wednesday, hours before it was expected to make landfall on Florida's north Gulf coast, forecasters said.

Search and rescue efforts for 117 unaccounted-for residents continued Monday after the unstable remainder of the Miami-area condo tower that collapsed was brought down.

The remaining portion of a Miami-area condo tower that partially collapsed was demolished Sunday night after engineers declared it unstable, officials said.

A week after the partial collapse of a Miami Beach-area condo building, search and rescue crews resumed their work after concerns early Thursday that the other half of the building might come down halted the efforts.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and the New York Attorney General’s Office have obtained indictments against the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News on Wednesday.

Families and friends are still clinging to hope that their loved ones may be found alive nearly a week after the collapse of a Miami Beach-area condo building.

Search and rescue efforts continue around the clock in Surfside, Florida.

The death toll in the high-rise condo building collapse in the Miami Beach area has risen to nine people, with another 10 people injured and dozens of residents still unaccounted for.

President Biden on Thursday announced a deal on a bipartisan infrastructure package but warned he would not sign it unless it was passed "in tandem" with a separate budget reconciliation bill that invested in social infrastructure and other Democratic priorities.

The bipartisan group of Senators negotiating an infrastructure package will head to the White House to meet with President Joe Biden on Thursday.

Senate Republicans blocked the Democrats' voting rights legislation Tuesday

The Senate takes up key voting rights bill on Tuesday.

President Biden marked 300 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in his first 150 days in office in remarks Friday.

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, remains valid, rejecting a claim by a group of conservative states that a recent change in the law made it unconstitutional.

President Biden said he "did what I came to do" regarding his summit Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

President Joe Biden will sit down for the first time since taking office with Russian President Vladimir Putin here on Wednesday.

President Biden continued his European trip on Monday with the NATO summit in Brussels, where he delivered a vastly different message than his predecessor.

President Biden prepares for Wednesday meeting with Vladimir Putin.

President Joe Biden and other world leaders are expected to focus on the global response to the coronavirus pandemic Friday, the first day of the G-7 meeting in Cornwall, England.

President Joe Biden arrived Wednesday in Britain for a series of meetings with world leaders intent on stressing the message of his first foreign trip as president: "The United States is back."

President Joe Biden's infrastructure talks with Republicans collapsed Tuesday, the lead GOP negotiator said.

U.S. Capitol Police leaders learned that Trump supporters were discussing ways to infiltrate tunnels around the complex and target Democratic members of Congress on Jan. 6 but failed to act on the threats, according to a new Senate report.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Sunday that he will not vote for S.1, known as the For The People Act, the massive elections and ethics reform package Democrats have proposed.

Former Vice President Mike Pence delivered his strongest comments yet about the Jan. 6 pro-Trump riot attack on the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, saying he and former President Donald Trump may never see "eye to eye" on the event.

The opponents of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that they had reached an agreement to form a government and oust him from office, in all likelihood spelling the end of the veteran leader’s 12-year grip on power.

President Biden marks 100 years since Tulsa race massacre

President Biden delivers impassioned defense of democracy

Republican senators stall vote on January 6 commission.

Nine people have died after a public transit employee opened fire on co-workers at a Northern California rail yard on Wednesday, authorities said. The shooter took his own life.

Manhattan DA convenes a special grand jury in Trump criminal probe

The family of George Floyd will meet with President Joe Biden and congressional lawmakers on Tuesday — exactly one year after he was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer.

Covid cases in the U.S. have dropped to their lowest level since June as the nation prepares for Memorial Day weekend.

A bilateral cease-fire took hold on Friday as Israel and Hamas agreed to halt nearly two weeks of fighting that has left hundreds dead and parts of the impoverished Gaza Strip reduced to rubble.

Israeli officials reportedly expect to reach a ceasefire deal with Hamas this week.

Israeli officials are reportedly moving closer to a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, as violence between the two sides stretches into a tenth day.

Dozens of Israeli jets launched more than 100 missiles into the Gaza Strip overnight as the violence entered its second week and hours after President Joe Biden said he would support a ceasefire in the conflict.

Just past midnight on Monday, militants launched rockets at the southern Israeli cities of Beersheba and Ashkelon. Witnesses said Israeli planes launched dozens of air strikes.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 no longer need to wear masks or physically distance — whether indoors or outdoors in most circumstances.

House Republicans voted Wednesday to remove Rep. Liz Cheney from the No. 3 position in caucus leadership after she vocally rebuked Donald Trump.

House Republicans are planning a vote on Wednesday to remove Rep. Liz Cheney from the No. 3 position in caucus leadership after she vocally rebuked Donald Trump.

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday lowered the age that people can receive Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine in the United States to 12 — a move that is expected to make millions of more shots available.

A Russian criminal group may be responsible for a ransomware attack that shut down a major U.S. fuel pipeline, two sources familiar with the matter said Sunday.

Coronavirus infections in the U.S. are now at their lowest levels in seven months, according to new reporting from Axios.

Rep. Liz Cheney argues GOP is at a ‘turning point’ in new op-ed.

Judge slams Barr’s ‘disingenuous’ spin of Mueller probe

U.S. rethinks vaccine strategy as number of people receiving first dose drops

Top Republicans are turning on Rep. Liz Cheney.

Firing of U.S. ambassador is at the center of Giuliani investigation

President Joe Biden painted a nation on the mend, recovering from the pandemic but still in need of a boost from the federal government, in his first address to Congress.

President Joe Biden is set to deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night, two days before he notches his 100th day in the White House.

Bodycam video showed Andrew Brown Jr. with hands on car wheel before N.C. deputies shot him, family says.

President Biden’s approval remains strong at the 100-day mark

Daunte Wright, who was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop, was remembered by friends, family and community members in an emotional funeral service in Minneapolis.

The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after a jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.

Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts Tuesday for causing George Floyd's death, a verdict that could send the disgraced former Minneapolis police officer to prison for the rest of his life.

Jury deliberations begin in Derek Chauvin trial

Prosecutors secure first guilty plea in Capitol riot

At least eight people were killed after a gunman opened fire at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis late Thursday before also killing himself, police said.

President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he plans to fully withdraw troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, ending 20 years of United States military involvement in the country.

President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday that the United States will fully withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, a symbolic deadline marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, senior administration officials said Tuesday.

Minnesota police chief says he believes officer meant to grab Taser before shooting Black man during traffic stop

Crowd protests after police near Minneapolis shoot Black motorist

One person was killed and five others were wounded Thursday after a gunman opened fire at a manufacturing facility in Bryan, Texas, officials said.

The U.S. reached a milestone in its vaccination efforts on Wednesday, with new data showing that close to 25 percent of adults in the country have been fully vaccinated.