New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday that President Trump had assured him in a phone call of the forthcoming release of a Columbia University student who had been detained on campus earlier in the day. “In our meeting earlier, I shared my concerns about Columbia student Elaina Aghayeva, who was detained by ICE this…

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday that President Trump had assured him in a phone call of the forthcoming release of a Columbia University student who had been detained on campus earlier in the day. “In our meeting earlier, I shared my concerns about Columbia student Elaina Aghayeva, who was detained by ICE this…

After the unannounced meeting at the White House, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump had also promised to release a Columbia student detained by ICE.

Vanguard Group agreed to pay several U.S. states $29.5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it worked with other index-fund managers to pressure coal companies to reduce output.

As mourners pay their respects Thursday to the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson as he lies in state at his Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s Chicago headquarters, a number of states have lowered or will lower their flags to half-staff in honor of the deceased civil rights activist. The governors of at least a dozen states, including Jackson’s…

As mourners pay their respects Thursday to the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson as he lies in state at his Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s Chicago headquarters, a number of states have lowered or will lower their flags to half-staff in honor of the deceased civil rights activist. The governors of at least a dozen states, including Jackson’s…

The family of a sanctioned United Nations human rights investigator on Wednesday sued the Trump administration for sanctioning her over her criticism of Israel’s military actions in Gaza, arguing that the sanctions violate her First Amendment rights. U.N. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese’s husband, Massimiliano Cali, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Washington. They argued…

The family of a sanctioned United Nations human rights investigator on Wednesday sued the Trump administration for sanctioning her over her criticism of Israel’s military actions in Gaza, arguing that the sanctions violate her First Amendment rights. U.N. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese’s husband, Massimiliano Cali, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Washington. They argued…

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Thursday slammed Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) proposal for a national moratorium on data centers, deeming the idea as an intentional “surrender” to China amid their rapid development of artificial intelligence. “A moratorium on data centers would — would be like, we might as well wave the surrender flag to China…

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Thursday slammed Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) proposal for a national moratorium on data centers, deeming the idea as an intentional “surrender” to China amid their rapid development of artificial intelligence. “A moratorium on data centers would — would be like, we might as well wave the surrender flag to China…

Vice President JD Vance says the Trump administration is putting nearly $260 million in Medicaid funding for Minnesota on hold over fraud concerns. NBC News’ Monica Alba explains what this means for residents currently enrolled in Medicaid.

FBI Director Kash Patel has fired at least six agents tied to the 2022 search of President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. NBC News’ Monica Alba reports on the firings of agents and other employees.

The former first lady and secretary of state sat for a deposition with a GOP-led panel following a monthslong legal fight with Congress.

Virginia Democrats in the U.S. House are urging voters to support a constitutional amendment that would permit redistricting ahead of the midterm elections after a state judge recently imposed a temporarily block on the referendum. The judge’s emergency injunction remains in effect until March 18, past the beginning of the early voting period starting on…

Virginia Democrats in the U.S. House are urging voters to support a constitutional amendment that would permit redistricting ahead of the midterm elections after a state judge recently imposed a temporarily block on the referendum. The judge’s emergency injunction remains in effect until March 18, past the beginning of the early voting period starting on…

NASA brought Crew-11 home from the International Space Station early due to a medical event.

NASA brought Crew-11 home from the International Space Station early due to a medical event.

The firings are part of a rolling barrage of retribution aimed at those who worked on the two federal prosecutions of President Trump.

The university’s acting president said the school believes that agents made misrepresentations to enter a residential building.

Alternative für Deutschland politician Markus Frohnmaier is among the announced guests at the Alliance of Sovereign Nations conference next week in Washington.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Thursday unveiled a legislative package intended to mitigate fraud a day after the Trump administration paused $259.5 million in Medicaid funds for the North Star State.  Walz’s package would create a new statute that increases penalties for public fraud by 20 percent and extend statutes of limitations to seven…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Thursday unveiled a legislative package intended to mitigate fraud a day after the Trump administration paused $259.5 million in Medicaid funds for the North Star State.  Walz’s package would create a new statute that increases penalties for public fraud by 20 percent and extend statutes of limitations to seven…

The president has sought to end the program, known as Temporary Protected Status, for various migrants as part of his mass deportation efforts.

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert sent a photo of the closed-door proceeding to a conservative influencer.

Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

The state of the union is strong, in President Donald Trump’s telling, but also predatory and dangerous

Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act subsidizes fossil fuels by an average of $3.5 billion each year, according to a new report from Senate Budget Committee Democrats. An analysis that was first shared with The Hill tabulated both official and unofficial estimates of the impacts of the bill’s pro-fossil fuel policies and averaged them over a 10-year period. The report only looks at provisions…

Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act subsidizes fossil fuels by an average of $3.5 billion each year, according to a new report from Senate Budget Committee Democrats. An analysis that was first shared with The Hill tabulated both official and unofficial estimates of the impacts of the bill’s pro-fossil fuel policies and averaged them over a 10-year period. The report only looks at provisions…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the conference isn’t “unified” on using the rarely used tool as he faces increased pressure from the right.

Three summaries of interviews the FBI conducted in 2019 with a woman who had accused Trump of sexual assault are missing from the files, it has been reported.

Rep. James Comer told reporters that it’s “very possible” that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is called to testify in the House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Mortgage rates fell below 6 percent on Thursday for the first time in more than three years, marking an opening for homebuyers as inflation cools. Currently, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is averaging 5.98 percent, down .03 points from last week, according to Freddie Mac. Last year, the rate averaged 6.76 percent. “This lower rate environment…

Mortgage rates fell below 6 percent on Thursday for the first time in more than three years, marking an opening for homebuyers as inflation cools.  Currently, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is averaging 5.98 percent, down .03 points from last week, according to Freddie Mac.  Last year, the rate averaged 6.76 percent.  “This lower rate environment…

A number of prominent figures have stepped down or are facing investigations after their communications with Jeffrey Epstein and his former longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, were released last month.

When a political activist is murdered on a college campus, the American people expect the FBI to move immediately.

When a political activist is murdered on a college campus, the American people expect the FBI to move immediately.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders wants to build a huge, pricey prison to hold the inmates incarcerated under her tough-on-crime agenda, and she hopes to oust fellow Republicans on Tuesday to do it.

Preservationists had sought to stop the $400 million project, saying it lacked the required reviews.

And mainstream media wonders why so many Americans hate them? 

And mainstream media wonders why so many Americans hate them? 

Sports personality Stephen A. Smith said Wednesday that President Trump has been “playing” Democrats “like a fiddle” for more than a decade, pointing to comments in Trump’s State of the Union address about immigrants living in the country illegally. “And he’s making the claim that you hate him so much, you’re devoid of objectivity, and…

Sports personality Stephen A. Smith said Wednesday that President Trump has been “playing” Democrats “like a fiddle” for more than a decade, pointing to comments in Trump’s State of the Union address about immigrants living in the country illegally. “And he’s making the claim that you hate him so much, you’re devoid of objectivity, and…

U.S. and Iranian officials on Thursday made “significant progress” in negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, said Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi as the threat of war looms over the Middle East. Oman served as a mediator between the U.S. and Iranian officials for the latest round of talks, which took place at the Omani diplomatic…

U.S. and Iranian officials on Thursday made “significant progress” in negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, said Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi as the threat of war looms over the Middle East.  Oman served as a mediator between the U.S. and Iranian officials for the latest round of talks, which took place at the Omani diplomatic…

The two political opposites plan to discuss housing affordability in an unannounced meeting.

The two political opposites plan to discuss housing affordability in an unannounced meeting.

Across the country, Republicans and Democrats have found bipartisan agreement on regulating artificial intelligence and data centers. But it’s not just big tech aligning the two parties.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Thursday the Trump administration lacks a “clear objective” with respect to its pressure campaign toward Iran.  “The president hasn’t made the case to the American public, and they don’t have a clear objective,” Kaine said on MS NOW. “This looks like Iraq, which was a disaster, but without the work…

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Thursday the Trump administration lacks a “clear objective” with respect to its pressure campaign toward Iran.  “The president hasn’t made the case to the American public, and they don’t have a clear objective,” Kaine said on MS NOW. “This looks like Iraq, which was a disaster, but without the work…

The European Commission says it is assessing whether the peer breached its code of conduct while its trade envoy.