Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, White House reporter Katherine Doyle reports from a New York courtroom on Donald Trump’s whirlwind day on the… Continue reading Takeaways from Trump’s roller-coaster day in court: From the Politics Desk
Nebraska guard Keisei Tominaga opens up on viral crying moment after Cornhuskers loss
College basketball star Keisei Tominaga says there should be more room for emotion in sports. “I think it should be more celebrated,” Tominaga, a 23-year-old University of Nebraska guard originally from Japan, said after he went viral for openly crying after his Cornhuskers lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Nebraska, a No.… Continue reading Nebraska guard Keisei Tominaga opens up on viral crying moment after Cornhuskers loss
Shohei Ohtani says his interpreter stole money from his account and ‘told lies’
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani spoke to the media on Monday for the first time since his former interpreter became wrapped up in an alleged sports gambling scandal. Ippei Mizuhara, 39, was fired last week as Ohtani’s translator after attorneys for the Japanese phenom say he was the victim of a “massive theft.” The… Continue reading Shohei Ohtani says his interpreter stole money from his account and ‘told lies’
Ocasio-Cortez Has A Snarky Response To James Carville's 'Preachy Females' Insult
“A suspicion of mine is that there are too many preachy females” affecting the culture of the Democratic Party, Carville, a Democratic strategist, said. Source link
The DOJ is investigating dozens of threats against election workers
The Department of Justice is investigating dozens of threats made to election workers, federal officials said Monday, and has charged 20 individuals so far. “These are the first responders of democracy and we will continue to investigate and prosecute those who would threaten to do them harm,” said Gary Restaino, U.S. Attorney for the District… Continue reading The DOJ is investigating dozens of threats against election workers
Amid book bans, DEI cuts and ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws, 7 states will mandate LGBTQ-inclusive curricula
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, signed a law last week that includes a mandate for the state’s public schools to teach LGBTQ history, as red and blue states continue to diverge on whether schools should expose kids to gay and transgender identities. The new law, Senate Bill 5462, mandates that the state’s school districts… Continue reading Amid book bans, DEI cuts and ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws, 7 states will mandate LGBTQ-inclusive curricula
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs homes raided amid allegations of sexual assault and illegal activity
LOS ANGELES — Sean “Diddy” Combs is a subject of a federal investigation amid a wave of civil lawsuits that have been filed against the rap music mogul since November, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News. Three women and a man have been interviewed by federal officials in Manhattan and three other… Continue reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs homes raided amid allegations of sexual assault and illegal activity
DeSantis Signs One Of The Country’s Strictest Bans On Kids’ Social Media Use
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday signed one of the country’s strictest laws cracking down on minors’ access to social media, setting up a likely First Amendment challenge from the companies that host those platforms. The new law will take effect Jan. 1 of next year and bans social media accounts for all children… Continue reading DeSantis Signs One Of The Country’s Strictest Bans On Kids’ Social Media Use
Doctors fear restricted access to the abortion pill mifepristone
About two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the court on Tuesday will revisit the issue of reproductive rights, this time contemplating whether to limit access to mifepristone, the first of two pills used in medication abortion. Ahead of oral arguments and eventual ruling, doctors and patient advocates are expressing alarm about… Continue reading Doctors fear restricted access to the abortion pill mifepristone
Chinese hackers responsible for two ‘malicious’ cyber campaigns against UK
Chinese state affiliated hackers were responsible for two malicious cyber-attack campaigns targeting UK parliamentarians and democratic institutions, Oliver Dowden told the Commons. The Deputy Prime Minister said that the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, had identified a Chinese state-affiliated hacking group responsible for infiltrating the IT systems of the UK Electoral Commission… Continue reading Chinese hackers responsible for two ‘malicious’ cyber campaigns against UK