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EXCLUSIVE

EXCLUSIVE

Former official targeted by Trump says the president is trying to silence critics

“You don’t need a permission slip in the United States to criticize the president,” Miles Taylor told NBC News in an exclusive interview. 
Miles Taylor during interview
Miles Taylor during interview
33m ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won't seek the top Democratic seat on the House Oversight Committee

After speaking to colleagues, the progressive New York congresswoman said she believed Democrats would favor a more senior member in the role, as they did in the previous race.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez politics political politician
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez politics political politician

Trump administration says Harvard will receive no new grants until it meets White House demands

The president has threatened to end the Ivy League school's tax-exempt status as an educational institution.
Harvard-Subway-Shooting
Harvard-Subway-Shooting

Jon Voight met with Trump before president proposed tariffs on foreign film productions

Voight, whom Trump tapped as one of three special ambassadors to the film industry, said the president “will help us make Hollywood great again.”
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Donald Trump, Jon Voight politics political politician

GOP dealt a blow in the battle for the Senate: From the Politics Desk

Plus, the Trump administration spends big bucks on the airwaves touting its mass deportation campaign.
Brian Kemp speaks at a press conference
Brian Kemp speaks at a press conference

Trump hasn't said who funded his presidential transition effort despite pledging to disclose donors

The White House didn't respond to multiple questions about when the transition would disclose who funded it.
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
5h ago

Trump's call to reopen Alcatraz as a prison could be stymied by roadblocks

The island that once housed some of the country's most notorious names has been a popular tourist draw for decades. Rebuilding a prison there would be costly, experts say.
The clouds and fog shroud the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island
The clouds and fog shroud the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp passes on running for a key Democratic-held Senate seat

Kemp, a Republican, was considered a strong potential candidate. Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff is running for re-election in 2026 in a state Trump carried last year.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State speech
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State speech

Trump announces the 2027 NFL draft will be in Washington

The president said that the draft would be held on the National Mall.
President Donald Trump reacts after posing with family members of victims in the January 1 attack on Bourbon Street and emergency responders prior to Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025.
President Donald Trump reacts after posing with family members of victims in the January 1 attack on Bourbon Street and emergency responders prior to Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025.
7h ago

Immigration

Immigration

DHS to pay $1,000 to undocumented immigrants who self-deport

The Department of Homeland Security announced it will provide travel assistance and a $1,000 stipend to those who use the CBP Home App to leave the United States.
A person holds a phone.
A person holds a phone.
8h ago

Trump set to raise millions from crypto and meme coin this month

The first event, a $1.5 million-per-plate fundraiser set for Monday, is among the priciest political fundraisers in recent memory.
Donald Trump speaks
Donald Trump speaks

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