Most Americans don’t see the value in a four-year degree in higher education, according to a new poll. An NBC News survey found 63 percent of people saying a bachelor’s degree is “not worth the cost because people often graduate without specific job skills and with a large amount of debt to pay off,” while...
Since Governor Greg Abbott launched his campaign for re-election, he's been highlighting policies that could have wide-ranging effects on Texans. He's highlighted a new plan to provide property tax relief, and his words are a key part of the court battle over the state's congressional maps.
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee said late Saturday they are seeking “full accounting” of an early September U.S. military attack against an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean after a report alleged that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered U.S. troops to “kill everybody” aboard the vessel. “This committee is committed to providing...
A Russian drone strike killed at least three people in Ukraine’s capital early Saturday morning while wounding at least 29 others, according to The Associated Press. Two individuals were killed in Kyiv, while the other death occurred in the broader region, the Kyiv City Military Administration announced. The Kremlin strikes consisted of both missiles and...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) denied Sunday that President Trump told her not to run for Senate or governor in her home state in 2026. “That is absolutely not true,” Greene told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Actually, I never had a conversation at all with the president about running for...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) claimed Sunday that President Trump is “losing his MAGA base” over files related to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as controversy surrounding the disgraced financier heats up. “You know why Trump is losing his MAGA base on this?” Khanna asked NBC News’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.” “The reason he’s...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Sunday that President Trump’s recent criticism put her "life in danger." The president pulled his endorsement of Greene late Friday, the culmination of a back-and-forth online feud. Trump also called the conservative firebrand a “traitor” on his Truth Social platform Saturday, remarks that Greene called “so extremely wrong.” “Those...
The millions of Americans who are recreational marijuana users should not be prohibited from exercising their Second Amendment rights. But people who are convicted of multiple DUIs should lose their guns rights for some number of years.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Sunday defended Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) after the New York Democrat came under fire over the end of the government shutdown. “Chuck has been an effective leader. Remember, when Chuck was Majority Leader during the Biden administration, he produced a string of legislative wins with a bare majority,...
President Trump over the weekend pardoned two individuals charged in connection with the investigation into the 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol. The president issued pardons for Suzanne Ellen Kaye, who served an 18-month sentence for threatening to shoot FBI agents amid an investigation into her involvement in the riots, and Daniel Edwin Wilson, who...
The rift between President Trump and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) escalated over the weekend, as the House eyes a vote this week on the files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The duo traded jabs on social media, with Trump ultimately withdrawing his support for Taylor Greene's 2026 reelection bid. The Georgia...
Pocketbook issues and “affordability” dominated the election contest in New York City, as well as the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. The 2026 midterms could well follow the same script, with the same results.
Canada has lost its measles elimination status nearly three decades after it achieved the distinction, under circumstances that closely resemble what’s happened in the U.S. this year. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) notified the Public Health Agency of Canada last week that the country no longer holds a measles elimination status, meaning the region...
Hundreds of thousands of military personnel were set to return to work this week after the government shutdown ended Thursday following a historic 43 days. But furloughed civilian defense employees, who haven’t received a paycheck in weeks despite being ordered back to the office, still have to wait several days for back pay. Paychecks for...
Republicans are at odds over an effort to unwind a controversial provision tucked into the bill to reopen the government that would allow senators to sue for substantial sums if they aren’t notified when federal law enforcement seeks their phone records. The provision has fueled classic tensions between the House and the Senate, prompted an...
