In normal times, Inaugurations are gossipy affairs where the worst, and perhaps most fun, impulses of the political media get put on full display. We comment on hats worn by, say, Aretha Franklin or Ivanka Trump, and who has aged well or terribly in the past four years, and whoseContinue Reading
Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. nrakich (Nathaniel Rakich, senior elections analyst): For a long time, the economy has been seen as a big liability for President Biden in his reelection bid. Inflation soared in 2021 and 2022, culminating at a rate of 9.1Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized Republican-led states for how they handled their economies in recent years and acknowledged that Democrats could have done a better job selling their accomplishments to voters. “Red states really screwed up in terms of the way they handled their economy and theContinue Reading
Skip to Main Content Politics Among the roughly 1,500 people pardoned by Trump were more than 200 who pleaded guilty to assaulting police. President Donald Trump attends the national prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. AP Photo/Evan Vucci By Associated Press, The AssociatedContinue Reading
Town Called Malice / January 16, 2025 The next four years in American politics may be characterized as much by the vice president as by his boss. JD Vance during a campaign event with Donald Trump at the Butler Farm Show in Pennsylvania on October 5, 2024.(Justin Merriman / Bloomberg)Continue Reading
The prospect of a United States TikTok ban has led to a slew of social media content attacking American politics and policy, with American and Chinese social media users reportedly sharing critical posts. One viral post claiming that the “Chinese people are learning that we fine the homeless people” wasContinue 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. It was another busy day on Capitol Hill with a lengthy slate of confirmation hearings forContinue Reading
President-elect Donald Trump has sparked diplomatic controversy by suggesting the U.S. needs to acquire Greenland for reasons of “national security” and refusing to definitively rule out using military force to do so. Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, “is not for sale,” said Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen. Trump’s interest inContinue Reading
Elon Musk, whose company SpaceX recently made history by catching a Starship rocket booster as it careened back to Earth, wants you to vote for Donald Trump for many reasons. That includes not just what Trump will do here on this planet, but also for what he’ll achieve that’s outsideContinue Reading
WASHINGTON — The criminal charges against Hunter Biden “were the culmination of thorough, impartial investigations, not partisan politics,” the prosecutor who led the probes said in a report released Monday that criticized President Joe Biden for having maligned the Justice Department when he pardoned his son. “Other presidents have pardonedContinue Reading
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