On a fundamental level, politics is a system of relationships and power. Donald Trump, who is America’s first elected autocrat, promised to disrupt and smash those relationships and norms in service to his revolutionary project to “Make America Great Again.” Domestically, Trump has launched a shock and awe campaign againstContinue Reading
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Happy Monday and welcome to our first newsletter of March. In today’s edition, we talk withContinue Reading
COMMENTARY Host Conan O’Brien did an admirable job keeping the crowd entertained, but he wasn’t the reason they came alive Published March 3, 2025 10:00AM (EST) Host Conan O’Brien speaks onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025, in Hollywood, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) ForContinue Reading
Alivia Stehlik served active duty in the U.S. Army for nine years before transitioning. Now, the 17-year veteran who has been deployed worldwide may not have a military future. Transgender service members of the U.S. Armed Forces continue to do their jobs as usual despite a new legal filing issuedContinue Reading
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Students in Bangladesh who led a mass uprising to topple former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last summer are now diving into politics by forming the new National Citizen Party. The aim is to create new political space in a fiercely divisive dynastic political landscape. For decades, theContinue Reading
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening 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, we explore how the Donald Trump-Elon Musk dynamic is defining the political stateContinue Reading
Most homebuyers get to know the people who live next door after they move in. But a new real estate app allows future homebuyers to learn a potential neighbor’s political leanings before they make what, for many people, is the biggest purchase of their life. “The purpose of Oyssey [theContinue Reading
Late last month, after President Donald Trump suggested that diversity initiatives were to blame for a plane crash in Washington, Lara Trump, who is married to Trump’s son Eric, went on Fox News to defend her father-in-law. “We should never be hiring anyone for any job other than the bestContinue Reading
OXON HILL, Md. — President Donald Trump said Saturday that “nobody’s ever seen anything” like his administration’s sweeping effort to fire thousands of federal employees and shrink the size of government, congratulating himself for “dominating” Washington and sending bureaucrats “packing.” Addressing an adoring crowd at the Conservative Political Action ConferenceContinue Reading
Trump is jockeying for local political power by positioning himself as the antidote to the city’s crime and homelessness…Read MoreContinue Reading
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