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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · Jul 23

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…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. The non-binding opinion, which runs to over 500 pages, was hailed as a turning point in international climate law.

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · 8 h

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…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. Mike Gordon, who had been senior trial counsel in the Capitol Siege Section, which prosecuted Capitol rioters, was terminated without explanation. Now he's pushing back.

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · 9 h

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…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. The lawsuit is the administration's latest effort to crack down on laws that limit local officials' cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · 13 h

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…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. The deal opens the door to major changes at CBS News, with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr saying, "Americans no longer trust the legacy national news media to report fully, accurately, and fairly. It is...

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · 13 h

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…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. The Trump administration said it doesn't consider DACA a "form of legal status in this country," though current recipients are legally allowed to remain in the U.S.

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · 14 h

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…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. President Donald Trump and his allies have been frequent critics of judges and at times have called for the impeachment of those who rule against him.

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · 15 h

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…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. The president's executive order would prohibit "third-party, pay-to-play" payments to college athletes, the White House said.

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · 17 h

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-…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. The 73-year-old Democrat's decision not to seek a third term will set off a wide-open race to replace him in the closely divided battleground state.

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · 18 h

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…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. Ryan Routh, 59, is scheduled to stand trial in September, a year after prosecutors say a U.S. Secret Service agent thwarted his attempt to shoot Trump as he played golf.

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · 19 h

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…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. The House left a day early for a summer break that Sen. Chuck Schumer has dubbed "the Epstein recess" as Democrats try to capitalize on a major pain point for Republicans.

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · 20 h

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…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. In the season premiere of the profane animated series, Jesus Christ urges South Park’s townspeople to settle a legal dispute with Trump — or else they’ll “end up like Colbert.”

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · Jul 24

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…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. No previous U.S. spy chief has made such an allegation against a chief executive. Democrats dismissed it as "a weak attempt at distraction" from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · Jul 24

UPDATE: The House Oversight Committee will subpoena the Justice Department to release files tied to the case of Jeffrey Epstein. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. Three Republicans joined Democrats in an 8-2 vote to approve a motion to issue a subpoena to the Justice Department for the release of files tied to Jeffrey Epstein.

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · Jul 23

JUST IN: House Oversight subcommittee votes to subpoena DOJ for its complete Epstein files, with the names of victims redacted. nbcnews.com/politics/trump…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. Live updates: Trump to give AI remarks; Obama blasts president over 'treason' accusations

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · Jul 23

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…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. After opposing Donald Trump’s megabill, Massie now has the MAGA wind at his back by pressuring the president for more disclosures on Jeffrey Epstein.

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · Jul 23

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…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. Tesla reported Wednesday that both revenue and profits fell in the second quarter of 2025 compared to a year earlier.

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · Jul 23

JUST IN: House Oversight Committee subpoenas Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to testify from prison. nbcnews.com/politics/trump…

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · Jul 23

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…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. Minutes after the ruling in Tennessee, a second federal judge in Maryland issued an order to prevent Abrego from being apprehended by ICE in Tennessee.

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · Jul 23

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.…

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NBC Politics@NBCPolitics · Jul 23

Rogers lost a close race for Senate last year as Trump carried the battleground state in the presidential contest. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-…

NBCPolitics's tweet card. Rogers lost a close race for Senate last year as Trump carried the battleground state in the presidential contest.

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