Tateona Williams and children In response to public anger over the freezing deaths on February 10 of two-year-old A’millah Currie and nine-year-old Darnell Currie Jr., the Democratic mayor of Detroit, Mike Duggan, commissioned Deputy Mayor Melia Howard to review the city’s emergency shelters and the attempts of the mother, Tateona Williams, to find relief through…
WASHINGTON — A government watchdog wants more than 5,000 probationary employees to be reinstated at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the latest example of resistance to President Donald Trump ‘s efforts to downsize the federal workforce. The Office of Special Counsel made the request Friday and disclosed it Tuesday. If the request is granted by…
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a “pause” Monday to military aid shipments to Ukraine with immediate effect, which his administration said was aimed at forcing all sides to peace talks. As Henry Ridgwell reports from London, European leaders have said it is vital to continue weapons shipments to Kyiv — but there are doubts over…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration said on Tuesday it was considering selling some of the U.S. government’s most iconic properties, including the headquarters of the Department of Justice, the FBI and the building that once housed Trump’s luxury hotel. The General Services Administration (GSA), which manages federal properties, said it had identified 443 properties…
In an interview with The New Yorker, the editorial director of The New York Times opinion section railed against former President Joe Biden’s immigration policy, saying it was “never what most American voters wanted.” David Leonhardt, who has been running the Times’ “The Morning” newsletter for the last five years, told The New Yorker’s Isaac…
In an NBC interview published January 14, 2025. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denied any Iranian plot to assassinate President Trump in retaliation for the January 2020 killing of IRGC Qods Force commander Qassem Soleimani, saying that “Iran has never attempted to nor does it plan to assassinate anyone. At least as far as I know.”…
UNITED NATIONS — The United States made clear Tuesday that it will no longer automatically support core United Nations platforms, including sustainable development and global goals that include eliminating poverty during a vote at the U.N. General Assembly. “Therefore, the United States rejects and denounces the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development and the sustainable development…
Stocks racked up more losses on Wall Street Tuesday as a trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners escalated, wiping out all of the gains since Election Day for the S&P 500. The Trump administration imposed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico starting Tuesday and doubled tariffs against imports from China.…
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 White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. President Donald Trump is addressing a joint session of Congress tonight. We spoke with voters in a key battleground state about…
Donald Trump‘s first joint address to Congress as the 47th president of the United States on Tuesday night is being met with resistance from Democrats on Capitol Hill. But it’s the elected Black members, particularly Black women, of Congress who are working to lead and shape the opposition to Trump’s agenda. Ahead of Trump’s State…