Gov. Doug Burgum (R-N.D.), a 2024 presidential candidate, appears to have qualified for the upcoming second GOP primary debate, an NBC News analysis found. The Republican National Committee (RNC) has the final say in who makes the debate stage, so nothing is final until the committee makes an announcement determining qualified participants next week. Polling...
An increase in COVID-19 cases has spawned a corresponding flare-up of conspiracy theories around the virus, a phenomenon that experts warn will only get worse as the 2024 election approaches. The White House and President Biden’s reelection campaign will now be tasked with promoting awareness and the latest vaccines while also countering misinformation spread by...
Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn attended a festival in Plains, Ga., a week ahead of his 99th birthday next Saturday. The former president and first lady were seen in a video posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, in what appeared to be a Black SUV at the Plains Peanut...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) released a statement Saturday calling on Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to resign following an indictment. “He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence under our system, but he is not entitled to continue to wield influence over national policy, especially given the serious and specific nature of the allegations,” Fetterman’s statement said. ...
As Tropical Storm Ophelia buffets the mid-Atlantic coast with rain and wind, more than 30,000 people in Virginia and North Carolina are without power, according to PowerOutage.us. The stormmade landfall in North Carolina early Saturday morning and is expected to trek up the coast, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). “A continued northward motion...
While in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson shared details of his next endeavor: combating climate change. The billionaire British businessman announced Monday that his newest investment would be in his coalition, Planetary Guardians — composed of 14 world leaders who say they are taking a “whole planet”...
Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) announced Saturday that he will primary Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) after the senator was indicted on corruption charges Friday. “After calls to resign, Senator Menendez said ‘I am not going anywhere.’ As a result, I feel compelled to run against him,” Kim said on X, formerly Twitter. “Not something I expected...
The increasing threat of a government shutdown, potentially just a week away, will likely be the focus of the Sunday news shows after a busy week. The federal government is scheduled to run out of money at the end of the month unless Congress can pass a budget or temporary funding measures in time. The...
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ.) should resign after he was indicted on alleged federal bribery charges. "Yeah, very much so," McCarthy said Saturday at the Capitol. McCarthy joins calls from many Democrats, including Congressional colleagues and state officials, for Menendez to resign. Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) was the first congressional...
The Mississippi River is facing a crisis of saltwater making its way up the waterway from the Gulf of Mexico. Drinking water in some parts of Louisiana is facing a risk from the salt water, resulting in the Bayou State’s Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) saying he is only a number of days away from...