The tensions between the national, online grassroots and local party activists are bringing unusual drama to a crucial House race.
May 14, 2024 06:00 AM
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May 06, 2024 12:29 PM
President Joe Biden “reiterated his clear position on Rafah” on a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, the White House said. The call took place on Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day.
May 06, 2024 12:29 PM
May 06, 2024 11:17 AM
Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Monday that he’s running for another six-year term at age 82. He said in a video that he “has been, and will be if reelected, in a strong position to provide the kind of help that Vermonters need in these difficult times,” noting his committee assignments.
May 06, 2024 11:17 AM
May 06, 2024 09:40 AM
Judge Juan Merchan found former President Donald Trump in contempt of violating a gag order again — and warned that the consequences could get more serious. “It’s important you understand the last thing I want to do is put you in jail,” the judge said Monday. Trump’s love of posting has created a problem in the courts, as NOTUS’ Calen Razor reported.
May 06, 2024 09:40 AM
May 03, 2024 04:48 PM
Donald Trump’s former aide Hope Hicks testified for nearly three hours on Friday during the former president’s New York criminal trial, addressing the “Access Hollywood” tape, Trump’s family, relationships with the media and much more.
May 03, 2024 04:48 PM
May 03, 2024 02:28 PM
Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, were indicted and taken into custody on Friday. They allegedly accepted nearly $600,000 in bribes from a company controlled by Azerbaijan and a bank in Mexico. Cuellar has said they are innocent.
May 03, 2024 02:28 PM
May 03, 2024 11:44 AM
After NBC News reported that authorities are expected to indict Rep. Henry Cuellar on Friday, the Texas Democrat put out a statement proclaiming his innocence. “I want to be clear that both my wife and I are innocent of these allegations,” he said. “Everything I have done in Congress has been to serve the people of South Texas.” He said he will continue his reelection bid and predicted a win in November.
May 03, 2024 11:44 AM
May 03, 2024 08:48 AM
The Biden administration is expanding access to health insurance under the Affordable Care Act to some “Dreamers,” or young people who came to the U.S. as kids, as part of a rule to be introduced Friday. The Department of Health and Human Services estimated that 100,000 recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program would enroll.
May 03, 2024 08:48 AM
May 02, 2024 11:14 AM
President Joe Biden vowed on Thursday to protect both free speech and the rule of law. “There’s the right to protest, but not to cause chaos,” he said during remarks announced shortly ahead of time. Biden replied “no” when asked whether the National Guard should intervene in campus protests.
May 02, 2024 11:14 AM
May 02, 2024 09:41 AM
Former President Donald Trump confirmed that he asked to go to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a key part of testimony he previously tried to discredit. “I said, ‘I’d like to go down there because I see a lot of people walking down,’” he said Wednesday. “They said, ‘Sir, it’s better if you don’t.’ I said, ‘Well, I’d like to.’” He said he then let it go.
May 02, 2024 09:41 AM
May 01, 2024 05:38 PM
The House voted Wednesday to pass a bill that would require the Department of Education to follow the definition of antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. Some Democrats were staunchly opposed, as NOTUS reported, but the bill easily passed in a 320-91 vote.
May 01, 2024 05:38 PM
May 01, 2024 02:57 PM
The Arizona Senate has the votes to repeal a near-total abortion ban that’s been on the books since the 1860s. Two Republicans joined with Democrats to support repeal, which will next go to Gov. Katie Hobbs for a signature.
May 01, 2024 02:57 PM
May 01, 2024 09:21 AM
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday that she’ll force a vote next week on her motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. It’s expected to fail; Democrats already said they will vote to table it.
May 01, 2024 09:21 AM
May 01, 2024 09:20 AM
Florida’s ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect on Wednesday, signed into law last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The state Supreme Court cleared the way for the law to go into effect last month.
May 01, 2024 09:20 AM
April 30, 2024 02:55 PM
After years of debate, the DEA will officially propose to move pot from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. Once it is reviewed and confirmed by the White House, the rescheduling will make it easier for multiple industries to work with pot, from businesses to medical research.
April 30, 2024 02:55 PM
April 30, 2024 10:22 AM
At least some drama appears to be fading away. “We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Motion to Vacate the Chair,” House Democratic leaders said in a joint statement this morning. “If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed.”
April 30, 2024 10:22 AM
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Mar 26, 2024
Ex-RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel Out at NBC News
NBC News has cut ties with former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel just days after announcing her role as a paid contributor. NBCUniversal News Group Chair Cesar Conde apologized to staff for the decision to bring McDaniel on board in an internal memo: “I approved it and take full responsibility,” Conde wrote.
