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Arizona state House passes bill to repeal 1864 abortion ban
On their third attempt in three weeks, Arizona state House lawmakers voted Wednesday to pass a bill that would repeal the near-total ban on abortion from 1864 that was upheld by the battlegroun...
Arizona indicts 18 in case over 2020 election in Arizona, including Giuliani and Meadows
An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump’ s chief of staff Mark Meadows , lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others for their efforts to use so-called fake electors to try...
Mass. lawmakers negotiating shelter bill have final deal in place
Top Democrats expect to file a compromise Wednesday on a bill designed to continue funding the state’s overrun emergency family shelter system and implement reforms to cut costs by limiting how...
Biden signs a $95 billion war aid measure with assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
President Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday a $95 billion war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and that also has a provision that would force social media s...
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NJ congressman Donald Payne Jr. dies following hospitalization earlier in April
U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a Democratic congressman representing New Jersey’s 10th District, died Wednesday following a hospitalization earlier in April for a “cardiac episode,” Gov. Phil...
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Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers, a year after deadly Nashville shooting
Protesters chanted “Blood on your hands” at Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday after they passed a bill that would allow some teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on public sch...
National Enquirer made up the story about Ted Cruz's father and Lee Harvey Oswald, former publisher says
David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, testified at Donald Trump’s trial Tuesday that the tabloid completely manufactured a negative story in 2016 about the father of S...
What to watch for in Tuesday's Pennsylvania primaries
Pennsylvania primary voters will cast ballots Tuesday in a series of critical races in the key battleground state, even as both the presidential and Senate primaries are mere formalities. They ...
Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote
The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine , Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and contentious debate over how involved the ...
David Pecker describes arrangement to use National Enquirer to help Trump during 2016 race
A veteran tabloid publisher testified Tuesday that he pledged to be Donald Trump’s “eyes and ears” during his 2016 presidential campaign, recounting how he promised the then-candidate tha...
Biden to speak at Morehouse College commencement, sparking faculty concerns
Morehouse College is set to announce that President Joe Biden will deliver its commencement address on May 19, but some faculty members have raised concerns about the decision, according to two...
Key takeaways from the opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trial
Monday’s opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former American president provided a clear roadmap of how prosecutors will try to make the case that Donald Trump broke the law, a...
Man who attacked police after storming US Capitol with Confederate flag gets over 2 years in prison
A Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while carrying a Confederate battle flag was sentenced on Monday to more than two years in prison for pepper spraying two police officers in the face,...
Biden sees a $35 price cap for insulin as a pivotal campaign issue. It's not that clear-cut
Rarely a day goes without President Joe Biden mentioning insulin prices. He promotes a $35 price cap for the medication for Americans on Medicare — in White House speeches, campaign stops an...
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RFK Jr. candidacy hurts Trump more than Biden, NBC News poll finds
The latest national NBC News poll shows the third-party vote — and especially independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — cutting deeper into former President Donald Trump�...
The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle. Next is the Senate
The House swiftly approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session, Democrats and Republicans joining together after months of political...
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The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don't expect the app to go away anytime soon
The House passed legislation Saturday that would ban TikTok in the United States if the popular social media platform’s China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake within a year, but don’t ...
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Senate passes bill renewing key FISA surveillance power moments after it expires
The Senate voted to reauthorize a powerful surveillance tool the U.S. government describes as critical to combating terrorism, after defeating efforts by civil liberties advocates on the left a...
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Man dies after setting himself on fire outside Manhattan courthouse where Trump faces hush money case
A man who set himself on fire outside the courtroom where former President Donald Trump is facing charges in a hush money case has died, the NYPD said early Saturday. The person, identified as...
Kennedy family makes ‘crystal clear' its Biden endorsement in attempt to deflate RFK Jr.'s candidacy
President Joe Biden scooped up endorsements from at least 15 members of the Kennedy political family during a campaign stop Thursday as he aims to undermine Donald Trump and marginalize the can...
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12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump's hush money trial; selection of alternates ongoing
A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s history-making hush money trial, propelling the proceedings closer to opening statements and the start of weeks of ...
Congress moving swiftly on bipartisan action to punish Iran after revenge attack on Israel
Iran’s attack against Israel over the weekend has spurred a flurry of bipartisan legislative action in Congress, uniting lawmakers against the country even as the risk of a larger regional war...
Biden is off on details of his uncle's WWII death as he calls Trump unfit to lead the military
President Joe Biden on Wednesday misstated key details about his uncle’s death in World War II as he honored the man’s wartime service and said Donald Trump was unworthy of serving as comman...
Boston brings on first chief climate officer
At a time when harsh storms, hot days and rising sea levels have become a reality for Boston, the mayor’s office is now looking to target these issues with a new position. Brian Swett, a nati...
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Rep. Donald Payne remains hospitalized after ‘cardiac episode' more than a week ago
Rep. Donald Payne Jr., D-N.J. remains hospitalized following a “cardiac episode” in early April stemming from complications tied to his diabetes, his office said in a statement Wednesday. T...
A lawyer, a banker and a speech therapist: Meet the 12 jury members of Trump's hush money trial
All 12 jurors, plus an alternate, were selected this week to serve on the jury in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York on Tuesday after they made it clear to both sid...
What's inside the $95 billion House package focused on aiding Ukraine and Israel
Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a long-awaited package of bills that will provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and give humanitarian assistance to civilia...
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Senate dismisses two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security secretary, ending trial
The Senate has dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his han...
7 big issues at stake in the 2024 election
The policy contrasts between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are sharpening as the general election campaign gets fully underway. But what does the choice represent for ...
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Yellen says Iran's actions could cause global economic spillovers as White House vows new sanctions
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Tuesday of potential global economic damage from rising tensions in the Middle East as the Biden administration said it was readying new sanctions in resp...
Texas pastor resigns as head of civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Dr. Frederick Haynes, III, the senior pastor of a church in North Texas and the president of Rainbow Push Coalition, has stepped down from leadership less than a year after being with the organiz...
First 7 jurors are chosen for Trump's hush money criminal trial; 11 more still needed
The first seven jurors for Donald Trump’s hush money trial were seated Tuesday after lawyers grilled the jury pool about their social media posts, political views and personal lives to decid...
House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
House impeachment managers walked two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas across the Capitol to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing senators to convene a...
Trump's historic hush-money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors being picked
The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business record...
Trump's history-making hush money trial starts Monday with jury selection
In a singular moment for American history, the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump begins Monday with jury selection. It’s the first criminal trial of a former commander in chi...
All the players in Trump's hush money trial: Judge Juan Merchan, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels and more
The trial in the New York criminal case against Donald Trump begins Monday with jury selection, the first of the four criminal cases against the former president to reach this pivotal stage. ...
How a hush money scandal tied to a porn star led to Trump's first criminal trial
It was the kind of tawdry tale that Donald Trump might have relished before politics: a porn actor claiming they had had sex. But on the eve of the 2016 presidential election, Trump feared the...
Judge rejects Hunter Biden's bid to dismiss gun case, rejects claim it's politically motivated
A federal judge in Delaware refused Friday to throw out a federal gun cas e against Hunter Biden , rejecting the president’s son’s claim that he is being prosecuted for political purposes as...
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Manhattan court must find a dozen jurors to hear first-ever criminal case against a former president
Of the 1.4 million adults who live in Manhattan, a dozen are soon to become the first Americans to sit in judgment of a former president charged with a crime. Jury selection is set to start For...
Man on terror watchlist remains in US after being released by Border Patrol
An Afghan migrant on the terror watchlist spent nearly a year inside the U.S. after being apprehended and released by Border Patrol agents in 2023, U.S. officials tell NBC News. The Afghan nati...
More than half of foreign-born people in US live in just 4 states and half are naturalized citizens
More than half of the foreign-born population in the United States lives in just four states — California , Texas , Florida and New York — and their numbers grew older and more educated ove...
Clark calls for Johnson to follow through on Ukraine aid vote as House returns to session
A two-week recess has come to a close for the U.S. House of Representatives. Lawmakers returned to Washington on Tuesday, including Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, who spoke with NBC10 Boston....
Election worker turnover has reached historic highs ahead of the 2024 vote, new data shows
Election officials across the country are leaving their jobs at the highest rates in decades, according to new research shared first with NBC News, putting thousands of new officials in place ...
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Prosecutors urge Supreme Court to reject Trump's immunity claims in election subversion case
Special counsel Jack Smith’s team is urging the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with scheming to overt...
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Trump's comments on abortion met with frustration on both sides
Reaction came swiftly on Monday after former President Donald Trump laid out his thoughts on the abortion issue ahead of the 2024 election. “Many states will be different, many will have a di...
Appeals court judge denies Trump's bid to delay next week's hush money trial
A state appeals court judge on Monday denied Donald Trump ‘s bid for an emergency delay of his impending criminal trial in New York. The ruling by Justice Lizbeth González of the state Appe...
Biden promotes ‘life-changing' student loan relief in Wisconsin as he rallies younger voters
President Joe Biden said Monday that college graduates would see “life-changing” relief from his new plan to ease debt burdens for more than 30 million borrowers, the latest attempt by the D...
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Trump says abortion restrictions should be left to states, dodging a national ban
Former President Donald Trump said Monday that abortion laws should be left to the states, many of which have enacted new restrictions since he appointed Supreme Court Justices who voted to overt...
US will push China to change policy that threatens American jobs, Treasury Secretary Yellen says
The Biden administration will push China to change an industrial policy that poses a threat to U.S. jobs , Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday after wrapping up four days of talks with ...
Addressing a mental health crisis in Boston
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration is moving to address a mental health crisis in the city. The mayor, in partnership with the Boston Public Schools and the Boston Public Health Commis...
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