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The United Nations’s top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change. nbcnews.com/science/climat…
Mike Gordon, a former prosecutor for the Capitol rioters, was terminated without explanation. Now he's pushing back, suing the Trump administration with other fired DOJ employees. nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
The Trump administration sued New York City over its “sanctuary” laws, the latest effort to crack down on localities that try to shield undocumented immigrants from federal detainment efforts. nbcnews.com/politics/trump…
BREAKING: FCC approves Skydance’s $8 billion merger with CBS News parent Paramount after both companies made concessions to President Trump. nbcnews.com/business/busin…
The Trump administration says it does not consider DACA a "form of legal status in this country," though current recipients are legally allowed to remain in the U.S. nbcnews.com/news/latino/tr…
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan expresses alarm at the increase in threats against the judiciary but said judges should not be intimidated, urging them to focus on their jobs as arbiters of the rule of law. nbcnews.com/politics/supre…
JUST IN: President Trump signs an executive order prohibiting “third party, pay-for-play” payments to college athletes, a move the White House intends to curb “bidding wars” that have roiled college sports in recent years. nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announces he won’t run for re-election next year, a move that will set off a wide-open race to replace him in one of the nation’s most closely divided battleground states. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-…
A man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump last year in South Florida can represent himself during his trial, a federal judge rules. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m…
Across several committees, House Democrats brought up amendments on whether the government’s files on Jeffrey Epstein should be released. It did not matter the focus of the panel, from oversight issues to financial services, Democrats forced the issue. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
Paramount announced Wednesday that the creators of “South Park” had agreed to produce 50 new episodes over the next five years. Hours later, “South Park” excoriated Paramount in the premiere episode of its 27th season. nbcnews.com/business/media…
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's top intelligence official, leveled allegations against Obama that no U.S. spy chief has ever made against a former president or administration. nbcnews.com/politics/natio…
UPDATE: The House Oversight Committee will subpoena the Justice Department to release files tied to the case of Jeffrey Epstein. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
JUST IN: House Oversight subcommittee votes to subpoena DOJ for its complete Epstein files, with the names of victims redacted. nbcnews.com/politics/trump…
Once fighting a lonely battle against President Trump, GOP Rep. Thomas Massie has found an issue that is winning him more Republican friends and political allies than he’s had all year: his push to release the Jeffrey Epstein files. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
NEW: Tesla reports that both revenue and profits fell in the second quarter of the year compared to a year earlier, the second-straight negative earnings report from the company. nbcnews.com/tech/elon-musk…
JUST IN: House Oversight Committee subpoenas Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to testify from prison. nbcnews.com/politics/trump…
BREAKING: Back-to-back rulings order Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be released from federal custody while he awaits trial on human smuggling charges, and block his detention by immigration authorities. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/j…
BREAKING: Federal judge denies a DOJ request to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury transcripts in Florida. The ruling is separate from a request that the DOJ has pending related to a grand jury in the Southern District of New York, where Epstein was ultimately indicted.…
Rogers lost a close race for Senate last year as Trump carried the battleground state in the presidential contest. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-…