One year and a day after Donald Trump won a second term as president – and on the 35th day of the US government shutdown, which has tied a record for the longest in history – the Democrats swept to victory in key races across the county. Democratic candidates wonContinue Reading
Happy Tuesday. Here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop, the past week’s top stories from the intersection of tech and politics. Miller Time White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and his wife, Katie, are looking to crack down on their critics. Days after Katie Miller appeared on Piers Morgan’s YouTubeContinue Reading
“We’re going to put a challenge out to the LSU [Louisiana State University] Board of Supervisors to find a place to put a statue of Charlie Kirk to defend the freedom of speech on college campuses,” Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said in a video posted to social media last week.Continue Reading
The movie “One Battle After Another” expands on issues from the novel it is based on, Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland.” Jason Dick discusses the book with Pynchon scholar Sean Carswell on the latest Political Theater podcast. (Jason Dick/CQ Roll Call) Posted October 31, 2025 at 10:08am Facebook Twitter Email Reddit JasonContinue Reading
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, our Capitol Hill team reports on how Senate Republicans shot down President DonaldContinue Reading
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, Jonathan Allen previews the spin we can expect to hear from various factionsContinue Reading
deep dive Behind closed doors, rich donors plotted to stop a movement reshaping NYC politics — and exposed their deeper fears Published October 30, 2025 6:45AM (EDT) (Photo Illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Michael M. Santiago/Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan/Spencer Platt/Marleen Moise/Angelina Katsanis-Pool/Patrick T. Fallon/Newsday/Andrew Harnik) Conversations around the effort to defeat insurgent mayoralContinue Reading
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. “The Right’s Secret Plan to Help Billionaires Buy Elections.” That’s the headline of a recent article by our next guest, David Sirota, editor-in-chief ofContinue Reading
I first realized the extent of the internet’s takeover of U.S. politics while standing in the lobby of a drab hotel convention center, listening to an elderly gentleman rattle off a list of fringe conspiracy forums he frequented. “Prison Planet,” he told me, and “Infowars.” “Wow,” I said. In theContinue Reading
Books & the Arts / October 23, 2025 Kelly Reichardt’s latest, a sly 1970s drama involving a museum theft, probes the broken politics of the decade. James Mooney (Josh O’Conner), or J.B. for short, is a dime-a-dozen suburban malcontent who believes he deserves more than a middle-class life. His twoContinue Reading
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