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The U.S. job market showed clear signs of strain this fall, shedding jobs in October and posting only modest gains in November as unemployment climbed to its highest level in more than three years, according to government data released Tuesday after weeks of delay caused by a federal shutdown. The …

The Trump administration’s response to the mass shooting at Brown University was swift — and wrong. President Donald Trump announced Saturday night that the shooter was in custody, a claim he reversed less than 20 minutes later. The error was not an isolated misstep, but the latest example of a …

President Donald Trump’s administration is looking “very strongly” at reclassifying cannabis from the strictest category of controlled substances, Trump said Monday. In a brief affirmative response to a reporter’s question in the Oval Office, the president confirmed he is considering a reclassification of marijuana to unlock research funding. “A lot …

President Donald Trump on Monday blamed actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner’s outspoken opposition to him for Reiner’s killing, issuing an unsubstantiated and incendiary claim as authorities were still investigating the apparent homicide — a remark that drew condemnation from Republicans and Democrats alike and underscored the president’s continued willingness to …

Authorities said Sunday that a person of interest detained overnight in connection with a deadly shooting at Brown University will be released, after investigators determined that evidence no longer supports holding the individual as the focus of the case. Two students were killed and nine others were wounded Saturday afternoon …

President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States would carry out “very serious retaliation” after an attack in Syria killed two U.S. service members and an American civilian in what U.S. officials said was an assault by the Islamic State group. “This was an ISIS attack against the U.S., …

President Donald Trump’s approval rating remains underwater as he approaches the end of his first year back in the White House, with signs of erosion among his core supporters and growing concern about the economy, according to a new NBC News Decision Desk Poll. The survey found that 42% of …

A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded eight others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams, authorities said, prompting a massive police search across the Ivy League campus and surrounding neighborhoods. The suspect, described as a male wearing dark clothing, was last seen leaving …

A federal judge early Friday temporarily barred the Trump administration from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia, issuing an emergency order only hours after she had directed his release from an immigration facility in Pennsylvania. The move marks the latest legal setback in the government’s attempts to deport the 30-year-old, whose case …

President Donald Trump said Thursday he is issuing a pardon to Tina Peters, the former Colorado county clerk serving a nine-year state sentence for allowing unauthorized access to voting machines — even though the president’s clemency authority applies only to federal crimes. “Democrats have been relentless in their targeting of …

A second grand jury has declined to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, marking another significant setback for the Justice Department as it attempts to revive criminal cases targeting several of President Donald Trump’s political adversaries. The decision, confirmed by two people familiar with the matter who spoke on …

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced sharp questioning from House Democrats on Thursday as they pressed her on the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement practices, allegations of misused security funds and the department’s handling of an Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. During a House …

The Republican-dominated Indiana Senate spurned months of demands from President Donald Trump as it voted 31-19 on Thursday to reject a redrawing of the state’s congressional maps. The final outcome remained uncertain until 21 Republicans joined all 10 Democratic senators in blocking the redistricting plan. The proposal didn’t even win …

The Biden administration’s seizure of an oil tanker tied to sanctioned Iranian and Venezuelan networks drew swift condemnation from Caracas on Thursday, even as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the operation as a necessary step to disrupt illicit oil shipments supporting foreign militant groups. Noem said the Coast Guard–led …

The Senate on Thursday rejected competing health care bills from both parties, leaving Congress with little time to prevent steep premium increases for millions of Americans set to take effect early next year. Neither measure reached the 60-vote threshold needed to advance, increasing the likelihood that enhanced Affordable Care Act …