Politics

by Choe Sang-Hun on May 24, 2022 at 11:52 pm

The tests came as President Biden wrapped up a trip to the region with a promise to deter the North’s nuclear and missile threat.

by Nick Corasaniti on May 24, 2022 at 11:35 pm

Unlike Pennsylvania, no states voting on Tuesday have a law that prevents election officials from processing absentee ballots before Election Day.

by Helene Cooper on May 24, 2022 at 11:28 pm

A committee established by Congress has selected names commemorating a diverse array of American warriors, as the military continues to examine its history with race.

by Matthew Goldstein on May 24, 2022 at 11:17 pm

A draft document contains the names of dozens of hedge funds and others behind the $1 billion private investment announced in December.

on May 24, 2022 at 11:10 pm

The order would direct all federal agencies to revise their use-of-force policies and create a national registry of officers fired for misconduct.

by Maya King on May 24, 2022 at 11:04 pm

Stacey Abrams, whose failed run for governor in 2018 propelled her to national stardom in Democratic politics, ran unopposed in her primary.

by Leah Askarinam and Blake Hounshell on May 24, 2022 at 11:00 pm

Will Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” candidates accept defeat? Can Democrats find reasons for hope? And for other Republicans, what’s the price of Trump’s cold shoulder?

by Glenn Thrush on May 24, 2022 at 10:07 pm

U.S. prosecutors said the settlement followed “a multiyear scheme to manipulate benchmarks used to set prices for oil at two of our country’s busiest ports.”

by Alan Rappeport and Eshe Nelson on May 24, 2022 at 10:05 pm

The Biden administration’s escalation of sanctions could lead to Russia’s first default on foreign debt in a century.

by Zolan Kanno-Youngs on May 24, 2022 at 8:44 pm

Ahead of a summit with Australia, India and Japan, an off-the-cuff vow to defend the island militarily against China complicates diplomacy, particularly for Australia.

by Katherine Pompilio on May 24, 2022 at 6:39 pm

Subscribe to receive this newsletter directly to your inbox. A new Justice Department policy requires federal agents to intervene if they witness other law enforcement officials using […]

by Sean Keenan on May 24, 2022 at 6:30 pm

on May 24, 2022 at 6:00 pm

The coordinated bomber flights were the first training activity the two nations had done together since President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ordered the invasion of Ukraine.

by Seung Min Kim, Caroline Anders on May 24, 2022 at 4:01 pm

On Tuesday, Biden said his remarks were not meant to signal a policy change, but they have caused quite a stir in Asia.

by Stewart Baker on May 24, 2022 at 3:42 pm

This week’s Cyberlaw Podcast covers efforts to pull the Supreme Court into litigation over the Texas law treating social media platforms like common carriers and prohibiting them from […]

by Peter Baker on May 24, 2022 at 1:33 pm

Offhand remarks that vary from the official talking points have become a feature of the Biden presidency, even as they leave his staff scrambling to spin them away afterward.

by Cristiano Lima, Aaron Schaffer on May 24, 2022 at 12:54 pm

The courtroom has become the central theater for the GOP's offensive against Silicon Valley.

by Maya King on May 24, 2022 at 12:29 pm

Alabama, Arkansas and Texas are also holding primaries and runoff elections that will offer new hints of where voters stand on national issues and Donald Trump’s standing in the Republican […]

by Maxine Joselow, Vanessa Montalbano on May 24, 2022 at 12:18 pm

Outside the spotlight, several staffers in the White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy are quietly helping to craft President Biden's climate agenda, including three new detailees announced […]

by Azi Paybarah on May 24, 2022 at 12:08 pm

The beneficiaries of Mr. Trump’s nods include four Republican candidates in Georgia and others in Arkansas and Texas.

by Joseph Marks, Aaron Schaffer on May 24, 2022 at 12:02 pm

That’s making it harder to prevent hacks and help victims, a congressional report finds.

by George Croner on May 24, 2022 at 12:01 pm

April is “reporting season” regarding the annual activities of the U.S. intelligence community under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) with both the Office of the Director […]

by Carrie Cordero, Asha M. George on May 24, 2022 at 12:01 pm

The present moment is ripe to reform biodefense efforts concerning homeland security. First, the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine demonstrate both the actual harms and potentially […]

by Rachel Roubein, McKenzie Beard on May 24, 2022 at 11:56 am

Monkeypox is very different from covid.

by Azi Paybarah on May 24, 2022 at 11:47 am

The candidates endorsed by former President Donald J. Trump have succeeded in many of their early primaries, with some notable exceptions.

by Leigh Ann Caldwell, Theodoric Meyer, Tobi Raji on May 24, 2022 at 10:58 am

This year's midterm primaries could be especially brutal for the conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition.

by Jen Patja Howell on May 24, 2022 at 9:01 am

For years, Russia has both officially and unofficially used cyber tools to ruthlessly advance its international agenda. For this reason, many expected Russia's recent invasion of Ukraine to also kick […]

on May 24, 2022 at 9:00 am

With 8,200 crossings daily, an informal pipeline of shelters and other way stations to house and feed migrants has become central to the government’s response plan.

on May 24, 2022 at 2:50 am

The changes, the first to the department’s use-of-force policy in 18 years, follow the murder of George Floyd and other incidents of police brutality.

by Neil Vigdor on May 24, 2022 at 2:15 am

David McCormick, a former hedge fund chief, is trying to close the gap against Dr. Mehmet Oz in the undecided Republican primary contest.

by Maya King on May 24, 2022 at 1:41 am

Both Republicans peppered their speeches with repeated jabs at Stacey Abrams, the likely Democratic nominee for governor.

by Katherine Pompilio on May 23, 2022 at 8:01 pm

Subscribe to receive this newsletter directly to your inbox. A senior member of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was assassinated on Sunday, reports the New York Times. According to a […]

by Laurence H. Tribe on May 23, 2022 at 3:55 pm

Since Russia began its horrific invasion of Ukraine, there has been a concerted global effort to identify lawful ways to freeze, and to seize and use in assisting Ukraine, assets of Vladimir […]

by Dave Clarke, Caroline Anders on May 23, 2022 at 3:48 pm

Was the vote a resurgence within McConnell's party of the foreign policy worldview he prefers or something like its last gasp?

by Katherine Pompilio on May 23, 2022 at 3:18 pm

Event Announcements Monday, May 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. ET: The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace will host an online event entitled “Wahhabism and the World: Understanding Saudi […]

by Gabriel Schoenfeld on May 23, 2022 at 1:11 pm

In the three months since Russia began its war of aggression, the character of the country has been changing before our eyes. Its much-vaunted military has been exposed as not only weak, […]

by Aaron Schaffer on May 23, 2022 at 1:00 pm

Experts say it’s long overdue, but some are calling for broader changes.

by Vanessa Montalbano on May 23, 2022 at 12:40 pm

The effects of climate change are advancing at a pace no one could have anticipated in California, as the state enters its third consecutive summer of a painful drought.

by Rachel Roubein, McKenzie Beard on May 23, 2022 at 12:25 pm

Tomorrow's primary runoff election in Texas will be telling.

by Joseph Marks, Aaron Schaffer on May 23, 2022 at 11:46 am

Cyber analogies almost always cause more confusion than clarity

by Leigh Ann Caldwell, Theodoric Meyer, Tobi Raji on May 23, 2022 at 10:57 am

In today’s edition … The Post’s Cleve R. Wootson Jr. on how two years after George Floyd’s death, there has been little movement on police reform in Washington … House […]

by Mark Leibovich on May 23, 2022 at 10:00 am

The Maryland governor is on a crusade to bring back Reaganism when his party’s embrace of Trumpism has never looked stronger.

by Jen Patja Howell on May 23, 2022 at 9:01 am

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, known by its initials as SIGAR, released an interim report last week on the reasons for the collapse of the Afghan army. To break down […]

by Katherine Pompilio on May 22, 2022 at 11:38 pm

Bryce Klehm announced the release of episodes 1 and 2 of Allies, a Lawfare and Goat Rodeo podcast series that traces the U.S.’s efforts to protect Afghan interpreters, translators and other […]

by Hadley Baker on May 22, 2022 at 11:08 pm

Editor’s Note: This audio was provided by the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics. Today on Lawfare No Bull: Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco spoke at the University of […]

by Henrik Larsen on May 22, 2022 at 2:01 pm

Editor’s Note: NATO faces many challenges in the years to come. Russia, of course, is at the top of the list of concerns, but the growing role of China will also shape NATO members’ […]

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 22, 2022 at 2:00 pm

This Sunday, we bring you a collection of exit interviews. We’ll talk to members of Congress who are packing up and leaving Washington this year for greener pastures. Chuck speaks with Sen. Pat […]

by Elaine Godfrey on May 22, 2022 at 11:00 am

Kristina Karamo was an unknown poll worker who claimed the 2020 election was fraudulent. Now she’s the Republican candidate for secretary of state.

by Herb Lin on May 21, 2022 at 12:01 pm

On May 13, the State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection of Ukraine published a notice alleging that “Russia’s special services” are targeting Ukrainian […]

by Katherine Pompilio on May 20, 2022 at 8:58 pm

Subscribe to receive this newsletter directly to your inbox. A court in Kyiv formally approved the Ukrainian prosecutor general’s request to arrest former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, […]

by Catarina Buchatskiy on May 20, 2022 at 4:58 pm

On April 13, I found myself sitting in my hotel room in Lviv, Ukraine, listening to air raid alarms go off as I fought on a front of my own in the Ukrainian war against Russia.  My front was […]

by Adam Harris on May 20, 2022 at 11:37 am

Senator Elizabeth Warren on why she believes that student debt should be canceled, and how to prevent a debt situation like this from happening again

by Jen Patja Howell on May 20, 2022 at 9:01 am

Congress this week held its first public hearing on unidentified flying objects in more than 50 years, as the House Intelligence Committee’s Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, […]

by Alvaro Marañon on May 19, 2022 at 6:59 pm

The Department of Justice announced a revision to its policy for charging cases under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The CFAA permits prosecutors to address cyber-based crimes. For the […]

by Katherine Pompilio on May 19, 2022 at 5:40 pm

Subscribe to receive this newsletter directly to your inbox. The first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes in Ukraine admitted to killing an unarmed civilian, reports the Wall Street Journal. In […]

by Amichai Cohen, Yuval Shany on May 19, 2022 at 1:26 pm

On May 4, the Israeli Supreme Court, sitting as a High Court of Justice (HCJ), issued its long-awaited judgment in Abu Aram v. Minister of Defence—a dispute concerning the designation of an […]

by David Priess on May 19, 2022 at 1:14 pm

This week, Shane Harris speaks to Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman, who co-created the new Showtime series “The Man Who Fell to Earth.” It’s about an alien, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, […]

by Steve Floyd on May 19, 2022 at 12:01 pm

On Feb. 20, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to celebrate initial power generation trials. Ethiopians rejoiced as their decades-old dream neared […]

by Raffaela Wakeman on May 19, 2022 at 12:01 pm

In March, European Union President Ursula von der Leyen and U.S. President Joe Biden announced that they had agreed to a Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework. This follows nearly two years of […]

by Jen Patja Howell on May 19, 2022 at 9:01 am

On May 12,  the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit allowed an aggressive new Texas law regulating social media to go into effect. The law, known as HB20, seeks to restrict large social […]

by Rohini Kurup on May 18, 2022 at 8:35 pm

The Justice Department on May 16 updated its indictment of Thomas Barrack, a former adviser to former President Trump, to include new claims of his alleged efforts to attempt to influence the Trump […]

by Ronald Brownstein on May 18, 2022 at 4:33 pm

The movement no longer depends on Trump himself.

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 15, 2022 at 2:08 pm

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown joins Meet the Press to discuss the latest on the investigation into the Buffalo shooting. New York Governor Kathy Hochul talks about the state’s response. […]

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 13, 2022 at 4:00 pm

Meet the Press takes over the NBC News Washington Bureau to stage a full-day war game between the U.S. and China

by Russell Berman on May 13, 2022 at 9:00 am

And what that reveals about attitudes toward Afghan refugees

by Elaine Godfrey on May 12, 2022 at 4:01 pm

Demonstrators have largely given up on changing the Supreme Court justices’ minds. But they’re still showing up.

by Ronald Brownstein on May 11, 2022 at 10:00 am

Biden’s agenda is stuck. His party hasn’t figured out how to replace it.

by The Atlantic on May 10, 2022 at 10:00 am

What could Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion mean around the country? Three Atlantic writers weigh in.

by John Hendrickson on May 9, 2022 at 9:00 am

How did it come to this?

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 8, 2022 at 2:19 pm

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves joins Meet The Press to discuss the expected overturn of Roe v. Wade. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel talks about the state's response to the news. […]

by Russell Berman on May 6, 2022 at 9:00 am

The most powerful Republicans in West Virginia are backing a local favorite seeking reelection to Congress. But the former president’s wrath could sink him.

by Ronald Brownstein on May 5, 2022 at 11:00 am

As abortion rights are rolled back in certain states, the gap between the country’s two dominant political coalitions will widen.

by Elaine Godfrey on May 4, 2022 at 10:00 am

If Roe v. Wade is overturned, 22 states have abortion bans that would quickly become law. Many of those bans contain no exemptions for rape or incest.

by Olga Khazan on May 3, 2022 at 10:00 am

Understanding when to abandon beliefs and when to recommit to them can help us ride out this pandemic and prepare for the next one.

by David Catanese on May 2, 2022 at 10:00 am

Tim Ryan might be a dream Democratic candidate in Ohio. But he will need a lot of luck.

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 1, 2022 at 2:56 pm

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) discusses American support for Ukraine. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas talks about Title 42 and the immigration crisis. Jonathan […]

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 29, 2022 at 4:00 pm

National Democrats have raised alarms about support slipping in rural America over the last two decades.

by Ronald Brownstein on April 28, 2022 at 11:00 am

Criminal-justice reform takes time, but voters might be running out of patience.

by Adam Harris on April 27, 2022 at 10:30 am

What happens when schools are no longer the central business of school boards?

by Mark Leibovich on April 27, 2022 at 10:00 am

His record is clear. Some nervy Republican challenger should say so.

by Russell Berman on April 25, 2022 at 2:18 pm

Why a GOP takeover in this fall’s midterms is not quite a sure thing

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (Kristen Welker) on April 24, 2022 at 4:53 pm

Kristen Welker guest hosts Meet the Press to discuss the continuing war in Ukraine and fractures in both parties ahead of the midterms.

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 22, 2022 at 4:00 pm

To solve the climate crisis, cities and states are taking the lead where national governments are missing their targets.

by Russell Berman on April 18, 2022 at 9:00 am

If Congress won’t approve more COVID funding, should the president go it alone?

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 17, 2022 at 2:22 pm

NBC News Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley reports on the latest in Ukraine. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer joins Meet the Press exclusively to talk about Putin’s state of mind and the […]

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 15, 2022 at 4:00 pm

After years of protests and attempted reforms, a new lawsuit on race in football is putting a spotlight on the disparities in coaching and team ownership.

by Olga Khazan on April 14, 2022 at 11:00 am

Some pundits say that talking with little kids about sex and gender primes them to be taken advantage of. Sex-ed researchers say that the opposite is true.

by John Hendrickson on April 13, 2022 at 7:44 pm

Roughly four hours after an unusual push-alert dragnet, Frank James was captured. Did policing just change?

by Elaine Godfrey on April 11, 2022 at 11:00 am

“You play King of the Hill enough times and eventually you get pushed off your perch.”

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 10, 2022 at 2:22 pm

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers join Meet The Press for exclusive interviews. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan talks about […]

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 8, 2022 at 4:00 pm

From social media to AM radio, misinformation in Spanish-speaking communities is on the rise, outpacing the problem in English-language media.

by Russell Berman on April 7, 2022 at 9:42 pm

As those around the president fall ill, the White House—and the nation—must adjust expectations.

by Olga Khazan on April 7, 2022 at 11:00 am

Nabbing a billionaire’s large boat is more complicated than you might think.

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 3, 2022 at 2:55 pm

Secretary of State Antony Blinken discusses Ukraine and the American response. In an exclusive interview, Hillary Clinton talks to Chuck Todd about the Russian war on Ukraine and NBC News […]

by Russell Berman on April 3, 2022 at 11:00 am

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine should be a GOP darling. What went wrong?

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 1, 2022 at 4:00 pm

The explosion of cryptocurrency has states chasing a new gold rush and Washington scrambling for a response.

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on March 27, 2022 at 2:37 pm

Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova talks about the war in Ukraine. NBC News Correspondent Richard Engel reports from Ukraine. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Sen. Cory Booker […]

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on March 25, 2022 at 4:00 pm

On the frontline of the hottest culture war, Meet the Press travels to Florida where books, gender and history are all on the local ballot.

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on March 20, 2022 at 2:24 pm

NBC News Correspondent Richard Engel reports from the front lines in Ukraine and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg talks about the international response to the war. Sen. Chris Murphy […]

by MeetThePress@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on March 13, 2022 at 2:24 pm

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan talks about the Biden administration's response to the ongoing Russian invasion. Richard Engel, NBC News Chief foreign correspondent, reports from the front […]