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Senate Democrats call for USDA funding for local food banks, schools to be restored
Senate Democrats called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restore funding to local food banks and schools, after it canceled $1 billion in food purchase programs throughout the country. In a letter Monday, Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff (Calif.), Ben Ray Luján
Trump targets Biden pardons; deportations scrutinized
🍀 Plus: Conor McGregor visits the White House {beacon} Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️ I have corned beef cooking on the stove and will definitely be making soda bread later. In today's issue: Trump tries deeming Biden's pardons void Schumer postpones his book tour Conor
The Eric Adams case may end in a corrupt miscarriage of justice
The strange official corruption case of New York City Mayor Eric Adams is about to draw to an abominable close.
Trump: Iran will be held responsible for ‘every shot fired’ by Houthis
President Trump on Monday vowed to hold Iran responsible for shots fired by the Houthis, after U.S. airstrikes took out multiple leaders from the military group this weekend. “Let nobody be fooled! The hundreds of attacks being made by Houthi, the sinister mobsters and thugs
Trump Border Czar Openly Brags About Defying Courts on Deportations
Trump’s border czar proudly proclaimed that their administration could care less about what federal judges have to say about their hardline immigration policies. “I wake up every morning loving my job because I work for the greatest president in the history of my life, and
NASA: Astronauts stuck at space station to return Tuesday
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are set to return to Earth Tuesday evening after a nine-month stint at the International Space Station. NASA said Sunday that it met with SpaceX, Elon Musk’s spacecraft company, to “assess weather and splashdown conditions” off the
White House fountain gets green makeover for St. Patrick's Day
The White House is going green — dyeing the fountain on the North Lawn an emerald hue to mark St. Patrick's Day. The swap to a bright green color in the water of the fountain at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. could be seen Monday during the annual holiday aimed at celebrating Irish
Jeffries: Schumer and I agree on 'overwhelming majority of issues'
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) downplayed any disunity between him and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), saying Sunday that they agree on the “overwhelming majority of issues.” “Chuck and I agree on the overwhelming majority of issues moving
Almost half think Trump sympathizes with Russia in Ukraine war: Survey
President Trump is expected to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about ongoing negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, despite nearly half of American voters believing he favors Russia over Ukraine.
Early Trump actions, Project 2025 'have a lot in common,' former chief says
The former leader of Project 2025 says the initial actions from the Trump administration aligns pretty closely with the conservative Heritage Foundation’s vision for the president’s return to the White House. Paul Dans, who led the project until he resigned as leader in July
Who speaks for the Catholic Church in the US?
As Catholics choose sides, their ears are often attuned to those who reflect their views while shutting out the voices of others whom they frequently demean as heretics.
Watch live: Leavitt briefs White House press corps after deportations to El Salvador
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief the press and take questions Monday, coming quick on the heels of a weekend effort to deport dozens of Venezuelans. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday that hundreds of members of the Tren de Aragua gang have
Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Hit Some of Country’s Top Nuclear Scientists
Several nuclear scientists, bomb engineers, and safety experts critical to national security were among the cuts made by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. The New York Times reports that more than 130 members of a top secret agency, the National Nuclear Security
Harvard expanding free tuition in diversity push
Harvard University announced Monday it will expand free tuition to more students, a move adopted by other schools since the Supreme Court ruled affirmative action could no longer be used in college admissions. Harvard said students from families making less than $200,000 per
Homan on deportation flights: ‘I don’t care what the judges think’
Border czar Tom Homan said he doesn’t care what the judges think about the deportation flights of Venezuelan gang members as the administration faces a legal battle over the flight. “I’m proud to be a part of this administration. We’re not stopping,” he said Monday on “Fox &
18 percent rate economy as 'excellent' or 'good': Poll
Eighteen percent of Americans give a positive rating to the current state of the economy, according to a survey released Sunday. In the NBC News poll, 1 percent of respondents say they would rate the current state of the economy as “excellent,” and 17 percent say they would
Trump is tackling every ‘emergency’ except the important one — climate change
While Team Trump dwells inside their bubble of false facts and alternative realities, the rest of America is experiencing a relentless succession of tragedies. The human and economic costs are devastating.
HUD, Interior announce plan to use federal land for affordable housing
Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner and Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced on Monday plans to identify federal lands where affordable housing could be built. Turner and Burgum will launch the Joint Task Force on Federal
Schumer Cancels Multiple Book Tour Stops After Shutdown Surrender
What is Chuck Schumer hiding from? The Senate minority leader has postponed several tour appearances this week in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New York, and Philadelphia for his upcoming book Antisemitism in America: A Warning . “Due to security concerns, Senator Schumer’s book
Trump Insists He Was Being “Sarcastic” About Major Campaign Promise
One month before the election, 70 percent of Americans felt that foreign affairs comprised either a “very important” or “extremely important” component of their vote. But as it turns out, Donald Trump’s repeat campaign promises to end the war in Ukraine “in 24 hours” were just
What is Tren de Aragua, Venezuelan gang targeted by Trump for deportations?
Tren de Aragua, commonly known as TdA, is the Venezuelan gang targeted by President Trump in recent mass deportations. On Saturday, Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, the first time it’s been used since World War II. It allows the president to have sweeping powers to
White House says it will eliminate national monuments — then scrubs the announcement
The White House said Friday night that it would eliminate protections from millions of acres declared by former President Biden as national monuments — but later scrubbed that language from its fact sheet. In a fact sheet on an executive order issued late Friday, the Trump
Schumer: Democrats have 'a real direction now'
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who has been the target of scathing criticism from members of his own party after voting for a Republican-drafted stopgap spending bill that cut many nondefense programs, says things are looking good for the Democratic Party,
Commerce Official Gives Elon Musk Middle Finger Over Starlink
A top official at the Commerce Department warned in a scathing resignation letter that Elon Musk intends to get rich at the expense of rural Americans. Evan Feinman, the former director of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, or BEAD, which provides grants to
Schumer postpones book tour amid backlash over funding vote
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) has postponed his book tour scheduled this week in Baltimore, New York, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia amid an intense backlash from fellow Democrats over his controversial vote to advance a House Republican-drafted funding
The overlooked threat: America’s northern border
President Trump's administration must devise and implement a plan now to secure the U.S.-Canada border, as human smugglers are taking advantage of the largely undefended land and illegal crossings are poised to skyrocket.
Hochul: Congestion pricing is 'working'
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul presented President Trump with data showing that the controversial traffic congestion program, congestion pricing, is working, and is helping to reduce traffic congestion and increase retail sales in New York City.
Ocasio-Cortez leads poll of Democrats on which leader 'best reflects' party's 'core values'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) narrowly leads in a poll of Democrats on which political leader "best reflects" the “core values” of the party. In a CNN survey released Sunday, Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents are asked to name one person, when “thinking
Trump praises Jeff Bezos's moves with Washington Post
President Trump is offering rare praise of a media executive, Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, alluding to a slew of changes he has made to the newspaper in recent months. "I find it to be that the media hasn't changed that much,"
Trump Doubles Down on Right to Use Japanese Internment Law
Trump over the weekend invoked a sparsely used 18th century law to carry out mass deportations—and after outrage, justified doing so because we are in a “time of war.” On Saturday, the president used the Alien Enemies Act of 1798—untouched since the War of 1812 and the Japanese
Trump says he’ll protect women but fails the Tate test
Why is the U.S. government going out of its way to help this guy?
Trump Supporter Questions His Vote After ICE Detains Immigrant Wife
Some Trump voters are waking up to the fact that the president’s aggressive anti-immigration politics affects them, too. Bradley Bartell, a Wisconsin Trump voter, has been second-guessing his support for the MAGA leader since ICE agents deported his Peruvian wife Camila Muñoz.
Hochul: No intentions to ‘allow’ ICE to ‘just take people off the streets’ in NY
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said she has no intentions to “allow” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to “just take people off the streets.” Hochul joined MSNBC’s the Rev. Al Sharpton on Sunday, where she discussed her recent conversation with President Trump over ways
ACLU challenges White House claim it did not defy court order on Venezuelan migrants
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) questioned Monday whether the White House violated a court order directing it to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Saturday barred the Trump administration from carrying out
Trump Kicks Off Constitutional Crisis With Doctor’s Deportation
The Trump administration openly defied a court order and deported a Brown University professor and kidney transplant specialist. Dr. Rasha Alawieh traveled to her native Lebanon to visit relatives last month, and was detained on Thursday upon her return to the U.S. A District
Brown University doctor deported despite judge's order
An assistant professor from Brown University’s medical school with a valid visa was deported from the U.S. despite a judge’s order that she was not to be removed. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin, an appointee of former President Obama, was set to hold a hearing Monday after
Democrats, This Is the Worst Possible Time for a Civil War
For what seemed to be the first time over the weekend, the Trump administration openly defied a judge’s order. The administration loaded 238 alleged Venezuelan gang members onto two airplanes Saturday night headed for El Salvador. While the plane was in the air, a judge ordered
Congress must save the good journalists at VOA
President Trump's sudden decision to shut down US government-funded entities such as the Voice of America is understandable, but it is crushing for a number of journalists there who have not destroyed their own credibility.
Crockett on possibly supporting Ocasio-Cortez over Schumer: US may not even 'have elections' by then
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Sunday did not address directly whether she would support Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in a hypothetical primary challenge against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in 2028, saying instead there might not even be
Deadly Tornado Rips Through Midwest Days After Trump Gutted Key Agency
A violent tornado outbreak over the weekend sent millions bracing in the Midwest and South and killed at least 40 people, just days after Donald Trump’s administration ordered another round of massive layoffs at the country’s severe weather tracking agency. The National Oceanic
Trump Goes Full Dictator With Announcement on Biden Pardons
The Trump administration is working tirelessly to undo the accomplishments of President Joe Biden—including the ex-president’s pardons. “The ‘Pardons’ that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND
Pardon me? Clemency for Derek Chauvin would be nuts.
President Trump is being urged by influential right-wing podcaster Ben Shapiro to pardon Derek Chauvin, the white policeman convicted of killing a black man by kneeling on his neck for nearly ten minutes, which would amount to "blatant disrespect" for the rule of law and risk
House Democrat on party’s low approval: ‘We’ll take back the majority in 2026’
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said she believes her party will take back the House majority in 2026 despite receiving its lowest approval rating in decades. DelBene joined MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart on Sunday and was
Most Democrats want party to mainly focus on stopping GOP agenda: Survey
Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents in a new poll say they want the party to focus on pushing back on the Republican agenda — not on working across the aisle. In the CNN survey released Sunday, a majority — 57 percent — of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents
Tech partnership can make US, UK economies great again
We need to think MEGA – Make our Economies Great Again – for all our prosperity and security.
Trump doubles down on reciprocal tariffs: ‘April 2 is a liberating day’
President Trump doubled down on reciprocal tariffs, calling their planned April 2 implementation date a “liberating day.” “April 2 is a liberating day for our country,” Trump said to reporters on Air Force One on Sunday evening. “We’re getting back to some of the wealth that
House Republicans targeting 26 Democrats on initial midterm list
The National Republican Congressional Campaign (NRCC) rolled out a list of 26 vulnerable House Democrats it plans to target in the 2026 midterms. The list includes California Reps. Josh Harder, Adam Gray, George Whitesides, Derek Tran and Dave Min, and Florida Reps. Darren
Trump to attend Kennedy Center board meeting after takeover
President Trump will visit the Kennedy Center on Monday for a tour and to attend a board meeting weeks after overhauling the cultural institution's leadership and installing himself as its chairman. Trump is slated to visit the Kennedy Center at 3 p.m. EDT, according to the
Concerns over economic chaos are weighing on Trump’s approval rating
A slew of new polls show that Trump’s approval rating has steadily declined amid a fast-paced and turbulent rollout of his economic agenda.