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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 …

The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate for the third consecutive meeting on Wednesday but signaled it may hold rates steady in the months ahead, a shift that could invite criticism from President Donald Trump as he presses for deeper cuts. The central bank’s rate-setting committee reduced its key …

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration must stop deploying California National Guard troops in Los Angeles and return authority over the forces to the state, marking the latest legal setback for the White House’s efforts to use military personnel in domestic law enforcement operations. U.S. District Judge …

The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a $900 billion defense policy bill as lawmakers in both chambers work to finalize the annual measure before the end of the year. The 3,086-page compromise legislation, released Sunday, authorizes roughly $8 billion more than the Trump administration requested and outlines major …

The Trump administration said Tuesday it has reached a proposed settlement with Missouri to formally end the “Saving on a Valuable Education” repayment plan, a major federal student loan program created under President Joe Biden. The Education Department announced that under the agreement — which still requires court approval — …

Democrat Eileen Higgins won Miami’s mayoral race on Tuesday, NBC News projected, breaking nearly three decades of Republican control of the office and delivering another key victory for Democrats ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Higgins, a former Miami-Dade County commissioner, secured 59% of the vote to 41% for Republican …

Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina sharply criticized House Republican leaders on Monday, arguing in a New York Times op-ed that the party’s internal dysfunction has rendered Congress ineffective and risks costing the GOP its majority. Mace, a two-term Republican who has frequently broken with her party’s leadership, wrote that …