Democrats Mamdani and Spanberger face voter backlash over rising costs despite affordability pledges, raising political stakes for the party ahead of the midterms.
Montana AG Austin Knudsen accused New York AG Letitia James of pushing an activist agenda, as Republican states challenge her state's effort to expand gun maker liability.
The Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) website has placed an advisory blaming Senate Democrats for the impending absence of food assistance benefits on its website. Starting Nov. 1, it is likely that over 40 million low-income beneficiaries will not receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) aid. The USDA, which runs the program, is threatening to withhold...
The impact of gutting federal agencies will be felt by Americans throughout the country, while falling disproportionately on lower-income individuals and families — millions of whom voted for him.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that the U.S. and China will likely avoid 100 percent American tariffs on Chinese good after negotiators settled on a plan for a possible trade agreement. Bessent told NBC News’ Kristen Welker that “after two days of negotiations” with Chinese International Trade Representative Li Chenggang in Malaysia, a “framework”...
President Trump on Sunday signed a flurry of trade agreements and deals outlining cooperation on critical minerals with key Asian partners as he kicked off his trip to Asia. Trump arrived in Malaysia, where he is attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and oversaw a peace agreement signing between Cambodia and Thailand. Following that...
President Trump on Sunday attended a ceremony to formalize a peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia to put to rest a border dispute, giving the president a platform to bolster his image as a global peacemaker. “On behalf of the U.S., I’m proud to help settle this conflict and forge a future for the region,”...
More than 40 million low-income food stamp beneficiaries are expected to receive less help with grocery bills — or no help at all — in the coming days. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funding, which Congress has already allocated for...
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s mounting controversies are testing the willingness of Democratic voters and politicians to support a compromised candidate who could be their best option to defeat Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) next year. Platner has been hit with a string of negative headlines in recent days. Most notable was the revelation that he...
President Trump is testing pressure points within the GOP with a series of particularly bold moves that have shown just where some Republicans are willing to draw a line on certain issues. Farm state Republicans have expressed concern about Trump’s idea to import beef from Argentina as U.S. cattle ranchers face economic headwinds. Meanwhile, New...
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro on Saturday slammed President Trump’s effort to receive a $230 million payment from the Department of Justice (DOJ) as compensation for the various federal probes into his conduct. “I think that it’s rife with conflicts of interest,” Shapiro told NewsNation’s Batya Ungar-Sargon. “I cannot see a world in which that does...
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) has taken the polling lead over Democratic primary challenger Graham Platner in the Pine Tree State's 2026 Senate race, according to a survey released Saturday. The SoCal Strategies Maine Poll found Mills garnering 41 percent support from likely voters surveyed, while Platner received 36 percent. A fifth of respondents were...
President Trump on Saturday slapped Canada with a 10 percent tariff on top of its current rate after an advertisement lobbying against tariffs aired during the World Series. The Canadian ad, which has angered the president, features different parts of speech former President Ronald Reagan gave in 1987 about “free and fair trade” when announcing...
President Trump on Saturday said the lack of progress toward peace between Russia and Ukraine amid their more than three-year war is “very disappointing.” The president has attempted to chart a course for peace since the start of his second administration after making a pledge to end the war in a day on the campaign...
As federal workers remain in limbo amid the government shutdown, President Trump is traveling to Asia in an effort to unpack key foreign policy topics at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summits. Trump is also set to meet with high-ranking counterparts during stops in Malaysia, Japan and South...
