Former Rep. Barney Frank, champion of Wall Street reform and LGBTQ trailblazer, dies at 86
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As Trump has usurped power, a weak Congress has diminished its own relevance
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Gavin Newsom takes a populist turn on AI ahead of a possible 2028 presidential run
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NBC News spoke to 13 farmers across Iowa this week. Eleven voted for Trump in the past and still largely back him, hoping “to God,” as one put it, “that he follows through” on his promises by the end of his term.
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Vance told @henryjgomez.bsky.social that he is on a "crazy" diet RFK recommended to him — “a lot of protein” and “fermented foods writ large, so, you know, yogurt, cheese and things like that.”
Also deleted X off his phone for Lent and hasn't put it back on yet.
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NEW — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger said she'll be issuing an executive order tomorrow giving guidance on what state workers can do if there are federal agents at polling places, harassing or intimidating voters on election day
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz faces backlash for running in a district long represented by Black Democrats
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Brett Kavanaugh is playing a big role in Maine Senate race. Dem voters mad about Collins' vote for him, Dem super PAC to run abortion ads, and a Platner accuser was part of efforts to help to confirm Kavanaugh
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Amanda Terkel
Millions of Americans are paid through government programs to care for disabled family members.
Now that lifeline is under attack on multiple fronts: Trump’s $1 trillion Medicaid cuts, strained state budgets & growing attacks from the right framing the programs as wasteful.
My story on the fallout
Sen. Susan Collins’ 2018 vote to confirm Kavanaugh is a fresh source of anger for Democrats, who point to his key vote to overturn Roe v. Wade — even though she indicated he wouldn’t.
NEW: 7 years ago, on this day, Joe Biden predicted a Republican “epiphany” where the party abandons Trump after 2020.
Many primary voters bought into it. But the prophecy failed.
Now Democrats are moving on to a more combative style of politics.
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After they bought into a prophecy that failed to materialize, Democratic voters are now demanding less compromise and more combat against the GOP as they lose hope for a gentler politics.
President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” state budget turmoil and new attacks on paid family caregiving have people fearing financial ruin as they fight to keep loved ones out of institutions.
NBC News spoke to 13 farmers across Iowa this week. Eleven voted for Trump in the past and still largely back him, hoping “to God,” as one put it, “that he follows through” on his promises by the end ...
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Black Democrats running in the South Florida district are considering coalescing to force a one-one-one matchup against the well-funded congresswoman.
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In an interview Tuesday with NBC News, the vice president said he is glad the pope tackled the topic. Vance also discussed why X remains off his phone after he deleted it for Lent.
