Trump appoints housing official as acting director of national intelligence
Bill Pulte has shown a willingness to go after the president's perceived enemies.
Doctors checked Biden just after Trump debate as Jill Biden feared he had a stroke
The Biden administration previously said doctors examined the president "days" following the debate, not in the moments after. The former first lady revealed more details in her new book.
Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., shares his thoughts on the U.S.-Iran peace talks
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, for his view of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and negotiations.
Senators still hope for details on a deal to pause the war in Iran as talks falter
Senate Democrats and Republicans alike have high hopes for a deal to end the Iran War and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, a proxy of Iran, is complicating Trump’s negotiations with Tehran, leaving lawmakers hungry for more information as they retur...
Republicans see path forward on reconciliation after administration backs down on anti-weaponization fund
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and other GOP senators see a path for passing the stalled budget reconciliation package funding immigration enforcement operations through Congress after the Trump administration on Monday backed down from a proposal to establish a $1.8 billion “anti-wea...
Trump’s Jan. 6 story becomes GOP’s status quo
President Trump’s narrative about Jan. 6, 2021, has become the dominant one in the Republican Party, as candidates and prominent lawmakers backing his claims about what happened that day have notched wins at the expense of GOP rivals with a different view. The latest round of primaries all but co...
Johnson navigates packed legislative agenda as Republicans return to Washington
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing an arduous stretch ahead as Republicans return to Washington this week to confront a tough legislative calendar that promises to splinter the GOP conference just five months from November’s midterms.  Republican leaders are racing to adopt two major leg...
Mullin faces backlash over ‘naive or dumb’ plan to pull CBP from blue-city airports
National security experts and the airline industry are cautioning against Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s threat to pull U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from international hubs, arguing the “shockingly naive or dumb” plan would cause airline chaos for Americans of all stri...
Tense California governor’s race comes to a head: Key primaries to watch Tuesday
Voters in half a dozen states will vote in primaries on Tuesday, with the spotlight on the race to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). Democrats crowded into the wide-open race, raising concerns that the splintered field could open the door for Republicans. But after controversy squeezed D...
Stripping U.S. citizenship en masse is harder than Trump vowed
President Trump's vow to revoke citizenship worries immigrant advocates, legal scholars and naturalized Americans — but so far it's proving harder to do than the rhetoric suggests.
Tuesday is a big primary day. Here are key races to watch
Six states — California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico — hold elections on Tuesday. Here are key races to follow.
For veterans, a place where peace can take root
Iraq war veteran John Follmer leads vet volunteers who are rehabbing a neglected Japanese garden on the West LA Veterans Affairs Campus.
Trump vowed to revoke hundreds of citizenships. It's proving harder to do
President Trump's vow to revoke citizenship worries immigrant advocates, legal scholars and naturalized Americans — but so far it's proving harder to do than the rhetoric suggests.
Political parties once avoided primaries. In many places, that's changed
For years, political parties in most states have avoided getting involved in primary races -- leaving the choice to voters. But in many places, those elections are looking different this year.
Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., on the DOJ pausing its 'anti-weaponization' fund
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York about the DOJ's statement that it will respect a court ruling temporarily blocking President Trump's "anti-weaponization" fund.
View hosts criticize Platner amid sexting controversy
Multiple hosts on ABC’s “The View” slammed Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner for his litany of controversies, after reports surfaced over the weekend that he sent sexually explicit messages to women after he married his wife.  Alyssa Farah Griffin, who served as White House di...
Hegseth says ‘see you at SCOTUS’ after appeals court rules Trump admin illegally banned active transgender troops
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday indicated that he is willing to take a federal appeals court decision restricting his transgender military ban to the Supreme Court.  Earlier in the day, a divided federal appeals court panel ruled that the Trump administration, under a policy impleme...
Senate Democrats unveil bill to block Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly (Ariz.), Adam Schiff (Calif.) and Elissa Slotkin (Mich.) on Monday introduced legislation to block the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund, which the Department of Justice (DOJ) scrapped earlier in the day. The bill, dubbed the Drain the Slush Fund Act, wo...
Platner to meet Tuesday with Senate Democrats
Maine Senate Democratic candidate Graham Platner is meeting with Senate Democrats on Tuesday, according to NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network. A campaign official told NewsNation’s Jackie Koppell that the meeting is a “longstanding” one. It will take place after reports surfaced that Platner s...
Cheese bread sold at Costco, Walmart recalled over salmonella concerns
A Michigan-based company is recalling some of its popular frozen cheese breads over potential contamination with salmonella.
Report: Trump upbraids Netanyahu over Lebanon, asking, ‘What the f— are you doing?’
President Trump reportedly took Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to task during a Monday phone call over the latter’s military campaign in Lebanon.  Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials and a third source briefed on the call, that Trump called Netanyahu “crazy” and accused him ...
Sanders says Platner ‘getting through’ marriage problems
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) defended Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Monday and told reporters that he’s not at all rethinking his endorsement of the progressive firebrand after media outlets reported he sent sexual messages to several women while he was married. “He’s prepare...
Optimism over US-Iran deal fades; Trump scrambles to secure Lebanon truce
The optimism that President Trump projected last week toward securing a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has quickly faded, with Tehran on Monday suspending talks in protest of Israel’s punishing strikes on Lebanon.  Trump sent varying messages as he scrambled Monday to secure a...
Demings ‘surprised at the timing’ of Jill Biden interview about husband’s health
Former Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) on Sunday said she was “surprised at the timing” of former first lady Jill Biden’s interview about former President Biden’s health almost one and a half years after they left the White House. Demings appeared on NBC News’s “Meet...
The Memo: Do voters care about the Graham Platner sexting furor?
The compelling but controversial candidacy of Maine Democrat Graham Platner has taken yet another turn with little more than a week left before the Senate primary in the Pine Tree State. Platner is enmeshed in a sexting furor after The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported that the ...
Sexting scandal is latest Graham Platner controversy to threaten his chances in Maine
A sexting scandal is threatening to torpedo the insurgent Senate campaign of Democrat Graham Platner, who may represent the party’s best chance of ousting longtime GOP incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (Maine). Planter reportedly sent sexually explicit messages to multiple women, something his wife, A...
Trump says ‘I don’t care’ if Iran talks over: ‘They started to get very boring’
President Trump on Monday expressed ambivalence about the status of peace talks with Iran, after he said earlier in the day that the Islamic Republic “really wants to make a deal” with his administration. “I don’t care if they’re over, honestly. I really don’t care,” Trump told CNBC’s Eamon Javer...
Trump issues final rule requiring most Medicaid beneficiaries to work
A new final rule from the Trump administration will require most Medicaid beneficiaries between the ages of 19 and 64 to prove they work, complete community service, or participate in a work program to win benefits. The rule outlines the broad policies each state is required t...
Rights groups allege abuses at largest US immigration detention center
Human rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), on Friday filed a lawsuit accusing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of abuse and “inhumane conditions” at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, the largest immigration detention center in the U.S. The AC...