A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of California — the largest federal judicial district in the country — has been “unlawfully serving” in the role, in part because the Senate hasn’t confirmed
WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that would have reviewed President Donald Trump’s ballroom construction project, a White House official confirmed to NBC News. The
A day before the federal government shut down this month, a senior Pentagon official signed a memo that could make it easier for the Defense Department to fire employees. In the Sept. 30 memo, titled “Separation of Employees with Unacceptable
Five Senate Republicans joined Democrats on Tuesday night in passing a resolution that would block President Donald Trump’s tariffs on billions of dollars of goods from Brazil. The legislative language blocks Trump’s emergency declaration that imposed tariffs on most Brazilian
WASHINGTON — Some of President Donald Trump’s aides have advised him against shifting the U.S. position on independence for Taiwan to favor China, according to four people with knowledge of the discussions, ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi
A recent U.S. intelligence assessment warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is more determined than ever to carry on the war in Ukraine and prevail on the battlefield, according to a senior U.S. official and a senior congressional official. The
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Steve Kornacki explores
WASHINGTON — With just days to go before millions of low-income Americans are expected to see a pause in federal food assistance, state governments are trying to find ways to fill the void. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more
In states with high-profile governor’s races, candidates further down the ballot typically rely on the top of the ticket for a boost. But in Virginia, that dynamic has been flipped on its head in the closing stretch of this year’s
As the government shutdown drags on, federal employees who support the country’s airports, such as air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration workers, say they are still in the dark about when they will next be paid. On Tuesday, workers
WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., ripped into the shutdown strategy of her fellow Republicans and White House staff during a heated conference call on Tuesday. Her chief complaint, which she has also aired publicly, is that Republicans are
Donald Trump’s lawyers have formally appealed his criminal conviction in New York on charges of falsifying business records, saying the case against the president was improperly based on “manufactured felony charges.” “This is the most politically charged prosecution in our
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House Oversight Committee asserted in a report Tuesday that some executive actions that then-President Joe Biden signed by autopen, including his pardons, were “illegitimate” because he suffered from mental decline while in office and could have
The U.S. military on Monday carried out three strikes on four vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean that were allegedly trafficking narcotics, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday. Hegseth said in a statement on X that the strikes killed 14
Samsung‘s tri-folding phone may actually be real, folks. The rumored device was shown in the flesh by Samsung at the K-Tech Showcase event ahead of the APEC Summit (via Chosun/Digitaltrends). As expected, the phone unfolds vertically twice, extend from a
