Ryan Routh, the man taken into custody after an alleged assassination attempt on Trump, had been a vocal supporter of his before growing radically disillusioned
STUART, Fla. — The man arrested after an apparent attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump followed sheriff’s directions and was taken into custody without
President Biden speaks about Trump, Project 2025 and LGBTQ rights in a historic interview with the Washington Blade, one of the country’s oldest LGBTQ news
Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski of Portage County used anti-immigrant rhetoric and denounced both the vice president and her supporters in a public Facebook post.
The Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee has launched a five-figure digital advertising campaign on Monday in New York’s fourth congressional district urging Haitian Americans
Former President Donald Trump plans to visit Springfield, Ohio, “soon,” a source familiar with the planning said.
False rumors about Haitian immigrants eating pets that were boosed by Donald Trump and JD Vance are threatening to unravel Springfield, Ohio.
The person taken into custody in connection with the incident in West Palm Beach, Florida, was identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, three senior law
Some families who lost loved ones to fentanyl say Trump’s tough talk on drugs resonates with them.
Tariffs are costs imposed on goods imported from other countries, but just how effective are they, and at what point do they start hurting the
One person is in custody after shots were fired Sunday in what the FBI is calling an apparent second “attempted assassination” of former President Donald
There are growing threats in Springfield, Ohio against the Haitian immigrant community following comments made by former President Trump and J.D. Vance. NBC News’ Maggie
One person is in custody after shots were fired Sunday in what the FBI is calling an apparent second “attempted assassination” of former President Donald
The FBI is investigating what it says is another apparent “assassination attempt” on former President Trump. The latest incident renews focus on the Secret Service
Sen. JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, on Sunday backed away from comments he made in August saying that Trump would veto a
Sen. JD Vance told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday that “I don’t like those comments” when asked about far-right activist Laura Loomer’s remarks
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Sunday decried former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield were eating dogs and other pets as
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign thinks its new get-out-the-vote strategy will serve as a silver bullet to capture key battleground states.
Donald Trump allies are worried that the former president’s ties to right-wing activist Laura Loomer could cost him votes in key battleground states.
Grace Fischer survived the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School by staying quiet and huddled, as her first grade teacher softly read “The Nutcracker.”
The Harris campaign is especially focused on reaching undecided Latino voters who may be persuaded by some of former President Donald Trump’s economic message.
From drones to drugs, House lawmakers sought to portray themselves as tough on China as they returned to work this week.
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, said on Saturday that it would be “very hard” for the Trump campaign to win in November if
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that mail ballots that are improperly dated won’t be counted in November, a move that could have major implications in
The former president later tried to distance himself from Loomer, saying in a Truth Social post “I disagree with the statements she made,” without specifying
Florida, the nation’s largest swing state is — for now, at least — turning into one of its most unseen.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump are back on the campaign trail days after their debate. NBC’s Vaughn Hillyard reports for TODAY.
New threats are emerging in Springfield where the Haitian community held a meeting online about false rumors that Haitian immigrants have been stealing and eating
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are back on the campaign trail after their debate. Harris is set to kick off a campaign blitz in Pennsylvania,
Even though it is already illegal and rare, eight states put constitutional amendments designed to prevent noncitizens from voting on the November ballot.
The rumor mill about immigrants attacking household pets got its start in thinly sourced anecdotes shared at government meetings and on social media. But it
Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Saturday he is being investigated for collecting a whale specimen.
A Delaware judge ruled that Newsmax published false claims about Smartmatic. Now a jury will decide whether the news outlet defamed the voting machine company.
Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, and Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton, will campaign for Kamala Harris ahead of the 2024 election.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Bomb threats on Friday forced the evacuation and closure of public schools and municipal buildings for a second consecutive day, as the
Nebraska law prohibits abortion after 12 weeks, with some exceptions. One measure would undo that law, the other would codify it in the state’s Constitution.
Peter Skandalakis, who leads the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, said Friday that he considered the matter closed.
No one can keep former President Donald Trump away from Laura Loomer.
The two American astronauts stranded on the International Space Station through February said Friday they plan to vote in the November election from space.
Donald Trump’s ties to far-right activist Laura Loomer are worrying his Republican allies ahead of the 2024 election against Kamala Harris.
President Joe Biden is launching a new phase of his presidency this week.
Some families who lost loved ones to fentanyl say Trump’s tough talk on drugs resonates with them.
Tariffs are costs imposed on goods imported from other countries, but just how effective are they, and at what point do they start hurting the
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, currently aboard the International Space Station due to issues with their Boeing Starliner capsule, say they’ll still be voting
Springfield, Ohio Mayor Rob Rue joins Meet the Press NOW as his town remains at the center of former President Donald Trump’s false claims about
Cook Political Report Editor Jessica Taylor joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the senate electoral landscape, and why they moved Montana’s senate race toward
Former President Trump is doubling down on his vow not to participate in another general election debate. Meanwhile, some Trump allies are urging him to
The raids on the homes of members of the nation’s oldest Latino civil rights group as part of an election investigation by Texas Attorney General
Many Americans await federal financial aid to help pay for air conditioning and heating as summer rages on in some parts of the U.S., while
Shares of Trump Media surged after majority shareholder Donald Trump said he is not selling his stake in the Truth Social parent company.
Jarring though the story of eating pets sounded, it’s emblematic of Trump’s fixation during the campaign with tales of unwitting innocents being … well, eaten.
The turnout and energy in Charlotte and Greensboro are encouraging signs for Democrats, who hope to flip the state blue for the first time since
A Delaware judge ruled that Newsmax published false claims about Smartmatic. Now a jury will decide whether the news outlet defamed the voting machine company.
Around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, tens of millions of television viewers watched as Donald Trump spread an unsubstantiated and racially charged rumor running wild online.
As Kamala Harris pivots to the center in the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election, the agenda she’s using to convey a pragmatic streak
Despite a heavy Republican and Democratic presence at the 76th annual Navajo Nation parade, Indigenous Arizonans gathered there said they felt disenfranchised and detached from
Kamala Harris plans to increase her engagement with the media, while Donald Trump says he won’t participate in another presidential debate.
Karine Jean-Pierre was asked for President Joe Biden’s response to a racist post in which Loomer targeted Vice President Kamala Harris’ Indian heritage.
Former President Donald Trump said at a campaign rally Thursday that he would eliminate taxes on overtime pay if he wins a second term in
Florida, the nation’s largest swing state is — for now, at least — turning into one of its most unseen.
NBC News campaign embed Alex Tabet reports from Arizona, where campaigns are looking to reach Native American voters in the crucial battleground state.
Authorities in Springfield, Ohio evacuated city hall and other buildings including an elementary school after receiving a bomb threat. It is not clear who made
Former President Trump today said he won both presidential debates and will not do a third, as Vice President Harris is calling on him to
Former President Trump today said he won both presidential debates and will not do a third, as Vice President Harris is calling on him to
President Joe Biden on Thursday commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, hailing it as his “proudest legislative accomplishment” during his more
New York Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned Thursday amid a federal investigation into the department’s nightclub enforcement, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are set to hold separate fundraisers for Kamala Harris in Los Angeles next Friday,
Low-income families who are robbed of their grocery funds may no longer get reimbursed if Congress doesn’t act by Sept. 30.
FBI arrests two brothers in assault on New York Times photographer during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
WASHINGTON — Sen. JD Vance suggested that it could be in Republicans’ best interest to threaten a government shutdown ahead of an impending funding deadline,
A state district judge struck down North Dakoat’s abortion ban, saying that the state constitution creates a “fundamental right” to access abortion before a fetus
The judge in election interference case against Donald Trump and several co-defendants in Georgia has thrown out three counts in the indictment — including two
The Department of Homeland Security designated the Jan. 6, 2025, vote count as a national special security event, putting it on par with Inauguration Day
Former President Donald Trump repeated a broad range of false claims, internet rumors and outlandish conspiracy theories during Tuesday night’s presidential debate, many of which
President Joe Biden is launching a new phase of his presidency this week.
Some families who lost loved ones to fentanyl say Trump’s tough talk on drugs resonates with them.
Chuck Todd, Molly Ball, Ashley Etienne and Mike Dubke join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable with their takeaways from the Harris-Trump debate.
It was the headline that practically stole the show after the Harris-Trump debate — Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. Savannah Sellers looks
After last night’s debate, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump appeared together at ceremonies in New York marking the 23rd anniversary of
During the debate, former President Trump made unfounded claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating cats and dogs. The town’s city manager has
Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for president may boost voter registration beyond Democrats’ “wildest dreams.”
Former President Donald Trump attended a Sept. 11 remembrance stop alongside Laura Loomer, a conspiracy theorist who has pushed a false narrative that the terrorist
President Joe Biden’s plan to block a bid for U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel of Japan could complicate efforts to strengthen ties with a key
From conspiracy theories to flubbed facts, here’s where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris erred during their presidential debate.
House Republicans pulled their plan to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month tied to a Trump election bill, saying they need
Donald Trump, who tried to push Kamala Harris into debating him by publicly accepting multiple invitations while her campaign insisted on first negotiating the terms,
Donald Trump called again in his debate with Kamala Harris to repeal and replace Obamacare, re-opening a fight many Republicans tried to avoid.
A few of the voters who remain undecided in the 2024 election were moved by Tuesday’s debate — but it might take more than a
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump shook each other’s hands in a show of civility at a ground zero ceremony commemorating the
A panel of undecided voters from Arizona and Pennsylvania weigh in on the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Jim Sasser, who represented Tennessee for 18 years in the U.S. Senate and served for six years as ambassador to China under President Bill Clinton,
Like the nation as a whole, the economic fortunes of the counties poised to decide November’s election are starting to show early signs of distress.
Former President Donald Trump refused to say he wanted Ukraine to win the war against Russia during his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.
Donald Trump spent much of the debate staring forward, while Kamala Harris eyed him quizzically and occasionally spoke directly into the camera.
Former President Donald Trump, during Tuesday’s presidential debate, pushed the baseless claim about Haitian immigrants in Ohio eating dogs and other pets.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump clashed in their first presidential debate Tuesday in Philadelphia, less than two months before Election Day.
Watch highlights from the first 2024 presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in Philadelphia. The two candidates faced off
Former President Trump repeated a debunked claim about Haitian immigrants harming household pets in Ohio which moderators replied to with a fact-check.
Former President Donald Trump accuses Vice President Kamala Harris of copying President Joe Biden’s economic plans.
Harris underscored the importance of helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia, suggesting that Putin would be “sitting in Kyiv” if Trump were president. She tells
During the presidential debate, Harris called Trump out for “Project 2025,” saying it’s a dangerous plan that Trump plans on implementing. Trump fired back, stating
Harris said military leaders she’s spoken with consider Trump a “disgrace.” Trump responded by claiming the Hungarian prime minister supports him for president and suggests
Vice President Harris and former President Trump shook hands, in what was their first interaction, at the start of the presidential debate.
Harris criticized Trump, urging voters to attend one of his rallies, where he rambles about Hannibal Lecter and conspiracies like windmills causing cancer. She added
Former President Trump suggested that Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats were responsible for the assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally in July. He
Vice President Harris and former President Trump went back and forth on the issue of abortion during the presidential debate. Harris mentioned miscarriages that she
Trump said he would not sign a federal abortion ban Tuesday night during a presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, saying he did not
Pop superstar Taylor Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential candidacy on Tuesday night after the high-stakes debate with former President Donald Trump, calling the
NBC News’s Tom Llamas and Hallie Jackson break down the first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
NBC News’ Chuck Todd comments on the chances of another debate while Steve Kornacki reflects back on Donald Trump’s post-debate 2016 polling patterns.
PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump found out Tuesday night that he’s got a much tougher rival on his hands now.
From conspiracy theories to flubbed facts, here’s where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris erred during their presidential debate.
Kamala Harris got under Donald Trump’s skin during their first presidential debate of the 2024 election.
Former President Donald Trump repeated debunked rumors related to Venezuelan gangs in a Colorado town during Tuesday night’s presidential debate.
Vice President Harris criticized former President Trump for questioning her racial identity, remarking it was a ploy to divide Americans.
Former President Donald Trump declined to say he regrets his actions during the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6 while Vice President Kamala Harris
NBC News’s Tom Llamas, Garrett Haake, and Peter Alexander examine former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris’ performance during their first debate together.
Former President Donald Trump said he plans to vote yes on a ballot measure in Florida to legalize marijuana, his clearest stance so far on
The North Carolina Supreme Court ordered the removal of former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from state ballots ahead of the general election.
House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avoid a government shutdown and pass a Donald Trump-backed voting bill is facing opposition from conservatives.
Ex-President Donald Trump has become increasingly explicit in vowing to use the Justice Department to prosecute political foes he accuses of corruption and cheating if
Police in Springfield, Ohio, said they had received no credible reports of immigrants harming pets, contradicting a claim by JD Vance.
Some families who lost loved ones to fentanyl say Trump’s tough talk on drugs resonates with them.
NBC News Correspondent Shaquille Brewster reports from Madison, Wisconsin on the rapidly growing population of Dane County and how both Democrats and Republicans are trying
NBC News Senior National Security Correspondent Courtney Kube explains the new report from Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Biden Administration’s withdrawal
Former President Donald Trump has intensified his threats to retaliate against his political opponents and those he believes are corrupt. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard reports.
Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Philadelphia for Tuesday night’s debate with former President Donald Trump. NBC News’ Peter Alexander reports on what the candidates
Trump’s remarks escalated existing claims by conservatives that educators are “grooming” or “indoctrinating” children to become gay or transgender.
As the presidential candidates likely spar over immigration in the debate, sanctions by Trump and Biden didn’t push Maduro to accept fair elections.
Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney encouraged anti-Trump Republicans and independents Sunday to consider voting for Vice President Kamala Harris, saying it’s “not enough” to write
In a 2019 then-Rep. Tulsi Gabbard gained attention for her stinging criticism of Kamala Harris’ record. Now, she’s helping Trump prep for Tuesday’s debate.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, headlined the national dinner for the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ organization.
The Democratic House battle to replace Rep. Annie Kuster in New Hampshire has centered reproductive rights and the influence of outside money.
Former Gov. Nikki Haley said former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance, of Ohio, should change the way they speak about
Justice Elena Kagan on Monday outlined how the Supreme Court’s new ethics code could be improved if it had an enforcement mechanism, rejecting claims that
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that former independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will remain on the battleground state’s presidential ballot.
As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are getting ready for their first debate, NBC News has new reporting on how both of the candidates are
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Sunday called Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision to moderate her views on fracking and “Medicare for All” “pragmatic,” saying that
Kamala Harris is looking to neutralize a glaring vulnerability that has jeopardized her prospects since she replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee: voter frustration
President Joe Biden is launching a new phase of his presidency this week.
Kamala Harris’ past debate appearances going back to 2010 provide some clues on how she plans to make her case against Trump and for her
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says on Meet the Press that he would go higher than Vice President Kamala Harris’ proposed 28% capital gains tax for
Khizr Khan — whose son died fighting in Iraq — exclusively tells NBC News Washington Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor that he is endorsing VP Kamala Harris
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Meet the Press reacts to former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) endorsement of Vice President
A national effort is underway to rally evangelical voters around Harris, signaling the Democrats’ intent to try to peel off Latino evangelicals from Trump’s base.
Nine Chicago-area mayors sent a letter to President Joe Biden Friday seeking a pardon for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
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