Politics

by Jonathan Weisman on June 4, 2023 at 3:30 am

Eight presidential hopefuls, with Donald Trump absent, spoke at an annual political rally in Des Moines to highlight their conservative bona fides.

by Emily Cochrane on June 4, 2023 at 2:36 am

The law, one of the first aimed at curbing drag performances in front of children, had been on hold for nearly two months as the legal battle went on.

by Shane Goldmacher on June 4, 2023 at 1:15 am

The Florida governor’s campaign said it had around 40,000 donors in May, an average of more than $200 per donor — a figure far higher than is typical for a campaign heavily funded by […]

on June 3, 2023 at 10:57 pm

M. Evan Corcoran recorded recollections of his legal work last year for Donald Trump. The recording is now in the hands of prosecutors, unnerving some aides to the former president.

by Jesus Jiménez on June 3, 2023 at 9:41 pm

In a voice mail message, the man told the senator that he was “a dead man walking,” according to federal court documents. He was angry about the blocking of military promotions, […]

on June 3, 2023 at 8:51 pm

A Supreme Court ruling barred Oklahoma from prosecuting crimes committed by Native Americans on tribal land, but some Black tribal members are still being prosecuted because they lack “Indian […]

on June 3, 2023 at 6:50 pm

Now that the bill is law, the nation will not risk running out of money to pay its obligations for two years.

by Mark Leibovich on June 3, 2023 at 4:25 pm

The ultimate performative politician doesn’t seem to enjoy the in-person performance of politics.

on June 3, 2023 at 1:26 pm

He swung back at Donald Trump. He vowed to vanquish the “woke mob” and turn the country into mega-Florida. He had normal encounters with voters that didn’t become memes.

by Julian E. Barnes and David E. Sanger on June 3, 2023 at 1:41 am

The nuclear order established during the Cold War is under more stress than at any point since 1962, but efforts to negotiate with Beijing are unlikely to succeed anytime soon.

by Michael D. Shear on June 3, 2023 at 12:49 am

The president addressed the nation from the Oval Office on Friday evening, after congressional passage of legislation to prevent economic calamity.

by Alan Feuer and Maggie Haberman on June 2, 2023 at 11:58 pm

Prosecutors issued a subpoena for a description of military options for Iran mentioned by the former president during an interview. But Mr. Trump’s legal team said they could find no such […]

by Jim Tankersley on June 2, 2023 at 11:35 pm

Negotiations to prevent a government default reaffirmed that the big drivers of future deficits are all off the table in a divided Washington.

by Katie Glueck on June 2, 2023 at 11:06 pm

Republican presidential candidates hoping to join the first G.O.P. primary debate on Aug. 23 must have a minimum of 40,000 unique donors to their campaign.

by Neil Vigdor on June 2, 2023 at 10:10 pm

Mr. Garvey, 74, a Republican, said he would decide in the next few weeks whether to run for the seat of Senator Dianne Feinstein, who is retiring.

by Zach Montague on June 2, 2023 at 9:51 pm

A federal judge veered toward leniency with more junior members of the group who were involved in the attack on the Capitol, issuing lighter sentences than prosecutors had sought.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on June 2, 2023 at 9:48 pm

President Biden celebrates a bipartisan debt ceiling deal as Republican presidential frontrunners former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sparred on the campaign trail. Large companies […]

by Elizabeth A. Harris and Alexandra Alter on June 2, 2023 at 6:12 pm

A lawsuit says the edict “forces bookstores and libraries to self-censor in a way that is antithetical to their core purposes.”

by Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush on June 2, 2023 at 6:05 pm

The Justice Department informed the former vice president of its decision days before he was expected to announce his campaign for president.

by Neal E. Boudette on June 2, 2023 at 6:01 pm

The automakers paid the federal government for falling short of efficiency standards for cars and trucks in recent years.

by Neil Vigdor on June 2, 2023 at 5:17 pm

Michael Haley, a major in the South Carolina Army National Guard, served in Afghanistan in 2013.

by Alan Rappeport on June 2, 2023 at 2:50 pm

The incoming president will be under pressure to juggle the global institution’s ambitions to combat climate change and fight poverty.

by Benjamin Wittes on June 2, 2023 at 2:26 pm

Alicia Wanless is one of the pioneers of the idea of information ecology, the notion that we should think about information and disinformation as part of a complex ecosystem, the management of which […]

by Tim Alberta on June 2, 2023 at 1:00 pm

CEO Chris Licht felt he was on a mission to restore the network’s reputation for serious journalism. How did it all go wrong?

by Konstantinos Komaitis on June 2, 2023 at 12:16 pm

Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act in the United States is a transformative and meaningful regulation. Created to shield internet companies from liability regarding the content their […]

by Jason Healey on June 2, 2023 at 12:16 pm

Editor’s Note: This piece is the first in a two-part series about White House cybersecurity policies. Part 2 of this series will be published in the coming days. Twenty-five years ago, on May […]

by Jen Patja Howell on June 2, 2023 at 9:01 am

It is often said that “Russia is a country with an unpredictable past.” Such distortions of history can lead to trouble, as the world witnessed last year when Vladimir Putin justified his […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on June 1, 2023 at 9:19 pm

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) is barnstorming early states, facing new questions about his campaign's strength and strategy. Adm. John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator for the National […]

by Stewart Baker on June 1, 2023 at 8:18 pm

In this bonus episode of the Cyberlaw Podcast, I interview Jimmy Wales, the cofounder of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a rare survivor from the Internet Hippie Age, coexisting like a great herbivorous […]

by Katherine Pompilio on June 1, 2023 at 4:24 pm

On May 31, CNN reported that federal prosecutors investigating the unlawful removal of classified documents from the White House to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence have obtained an audio […]

by Jen Patja Howell on June 1, 2023 at 4:01 pm

This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by their Brookings and Lawfare colleague Molly Reynolds to talk all things Congress in the week’s national security news, including: Shattering […]

by Rachel Ziemba on June 1, 2023 at 12:16 pm

A review of Agathe Demarais, “Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests” (Columbia University Press, 2022), and Daniel McDowell, “Bucking the Buck: US […]

by Sujit Raman on June 1, 2023 at 12:16 pm

If bipartisan agreement in the United States is rare, in at least one area, it is increasingly clear: “economic security is national security.” As global events have pushed Europe and the […]

by Jen Patja Howell on June 1, 2023 at 9:01 am

The war in Ukraine is approaching a pivotal moment. Russia remains in control of the hotly contested city of Bakhmut. But the ruthlessly effective mercenary forces of the Wagner Group—the same […]

by Russell Berman on June 1, 2023 at 1:30 am

GOP leaders are starting to recognize that what the government funds is more popular than they like to claim.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 31, 2023 at 9:12 pm

Despite opposition and outrage, the deal to raise the debt ceiling is finally heading to a House vote. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg says no one got their full “wish list” in […]

by Jordan Schneider on May 31, 2023 at 8:50 pm

Michele Flournoy, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy under Obama, CNAS founder, and co-founder of WestExec Advisors, returns to ChinaTalk to discuss: How the Biden Administration is trying to […]

by Stewart Baker on May 31, 2023 at 6:52 pm

This episode of the Cyberlaw Podcast features the second half of my interview with Paul Stephan, author of The World Crisis and International Law. But it begins the way many recent episodes have […]

by Herb Lin on May 31, 2023 at 12:16 pm

It has been widely reported that ChatGPT, a popular artificial intelligence chatbot, sometimes makes things up in response to user inquiries, and that these “hallucinations” (most people […]

by Julia Handle, Louis Jarvers on May 31, 2023 at 12:15 pm

Extremists make use of the internet just like everybody else does—only with different intentions. From sharing of information on “classic” websites and active recruitment in closed […]

by Jen Patja Howell on May 31, 2023 at 9:01 am

On Sunday, May 28, Turkey held a bitterly contested run-off election, with incumbent presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdoğan winning reelection against opposition candidate Kemal […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 30, 2023 at 9:23 pm

With less than a week to go until the government defaults, the House Rules Committee is debating whether or not to send the deal to the floor for a vote. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) says she […]

by Robert Chesney on May 30, 2023 at 7:40 pm

The Strauss Center at the University of Texas at Austin seeks an emerging leader in technology law and policy to join its team as an in-residence Technology Scholar in […]

by Bruce D. Brown, Gabe Rottman on May 30, 2023 at 6:46 pm

Editor’s Note: This piece explores how the Justice Department’s revised News Media Guidelines would likely have been applied in past cases of overreach, which may provide some insight for […]

by John A. Emmons on May 30, 2023 at 4:56 pm

Event Announcements Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. ET: The Center for Strategic and International Studies will host a discussion of the role of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence […]

by David Priess on May 30, 2023 at 1:29 pm

From the birth of the republic, American presidents have communicated with the public in one form or another. The frequency and exact nature of such efforts have varied quite a bit over time due to […]

by Brandon Broukhim, Sasa Jovanovic on May 30, 2023 at 12:42 pm

Background On May 19, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) authorized the release of an unsealed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) memorandum opinion and order from […]

by Jen Patja Howell on May 30, 2023 at 9:01 am

Tim Mak was an NPR reporter in Kyiv since the beginning of the full-scale invasion last year. He recently stepped down and started his own Substack from the Ukrainian capital, called The […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 29, 2023 at 9:18 pm

Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle remain unsatisfied with President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's debt ceiling deal as the default deadline nears. Rep. Dusty Johnson […]

by Jacob Ware, Ania Zolyniak on May 28, 2023 at 2:01 pm

Editor’s Note: The storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was one of the most searing acts of political violence in U.S. history. Often labeled as terrorism, it raises the question of […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 28, 2023 at 1:00 pm

On a special edition of Meet the Press, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), chair of the Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on the Federal Courts, and former Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) discuss […]

by Russell Berman on May 27, 2023 at 11:30 am

How AI could save politics—if it doesn’t destroy it first

by John A. Emmons, Avery Schmitz on May 26, 2023 at 7:34 pm

Benjamin Wittes sat down with Roger Parloff on the Lawfare Podcast to discuss the sentencing of Elmer Stewart Rhodes III and Kelly Meggs, two Oath Keepers leaders who were convicted of seditious […]

by Justin Sherman on May 26, 2023 at 1:17 pm

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just charged that Premom, the fertility tracking app, shared hundreds of thousands of users’ information, unencrypted, with third parties. These include the […]

by Shalini Bhargava Ray on May 26, 2023 at 12:16 pm

The Biden administration announced on May 16 a new border rule that creates new pathways for lawful entry and limits access to asylum for unauthorized entrants. Although the rule takes important […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 25, 2023 at 9:11 pm

Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith discusses the future of artificial intelligence and guardrails for AI tools like ChatGPT. Former Head of Sovereign Ratings at S&P John Chambers warns […]

by Russell Berman on May 25, 2023 at 5:10 pm

All of the public feuding is good, actually.

by Ronald Brownstein on May 25, 2023 at 4:35 pm

The budget clash, in many ways, represents the fiscal equivalent to the battle over cultural issues raging through Republican-controlled states.

by Jerusalem Demsas on May 25, 2023 at 11:00 am

And why local governments hate it

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 24, 2023 at 9:17 pm

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) officially files the paperwork and is preparing to announce he's running for president. Ken Cuccinelli reacts to the anticipated bid and former Gov. John Kasich […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 23, 2023 at 9:22 pm

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is set to announce a presidential run in an event on Twitter with Elon Musk. Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) discusses ongoing debt ceiling negotiations ahead of a June […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 22, 2023 at 9:32 pm

Debt ceiling negotiations continue as President Biden returns from Asia early ahead of a looming June default deadline. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) discusses his 2024 presidential bid with NBC […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 21, 2023 at 2:12 pm

Gov. Roy Cooper (R-N.C.) exclusively joins Meet the Press to discuss the impacts the abortion discussion will have on the presidential election. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) also joins exclusively to […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 19, 2023 at 9:12 pm

Former U.S. Amb. to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch discusses Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s global outreach for support in Ukraine’s war. Symone Sanders-Townsend, Nicholas Wu and Danielle […]

by Elaine Godfrey on May 19, 2023 at 11:35 am

As state auditor—and his party’s only elected politician in statewide office—Rob Sand is in the Republicans’ sights. But his eyes are on higher things.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 18, 2023 at 9:48 pm

More GOP-led statehouses make moves toward restricting abortion. G7 leaders meet in Japan. A Supreme Court ruling essentially sidesteps the issue of whether internet companies should no longer be […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 16, 2023 at 9:26 pm

Congressional leaders voice their frustration after wrapping up a meeting at the White House on debt ceiling negotiations. Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) discusses why President Biden and congressional […]

by Russell Berman on May 16, 2023 at 3:00 pm

The president said he would not negotiate with Republicans on the debt ceiling. But that’s exactly what he’s now doing.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 15, 2023 at 9:19 pm

Border communities prepare for migrant surge following the end of Title 42 restrictions. Negotiations over the debt limit are set to continue as the “X-date” draws closer. Special Counsel […]

by Elaine Godfrey on May 15, 2023 at 4:07 pm

Vivek Ramaswamy has burst into the Republican primary race with ultra-Trumpy politics and super-tall hair.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 14, 2023 at 2:17 pm

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) exclusively joins Meet the Press as his party divides over the debt ceiling fight and President Biden’s border policies. Former Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) discusses […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 12, 2023 at 9:23 pm

Migrants attempt to seek asylum at the southern border following the end of Title 42. President Biden and congressional leaders postponed a meeting to discuss the debt limit as talks continue behind […]

by Elaine Godfrey on May 12, 2023 at 10:00 am

Warren Hern has been performing late abortions for half a century. After Roe, he is as busy with patients as ever.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 11, 2023 at 9:40 pm

As Title 42 is set to lift at midnight ET Thursday, Rep. Vincente Gonzalez (D-Texas) criticizes the Biden administration's approach at the border, and El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser discusses the strain […]

by John Hendrickson on May 11, 2023 at 3:00 am

In an unhinged town hall, Donald Trump repeated familiar lies and tested new talking points.

by Ronald Brownstein on May 10, 2023 at 4:09 pm

Potentially the most consequential shift has come from the Biden administration.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 9, 2023 at 9:25 pm

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) discusses ongoing budget negotiations between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as national debt default looms. Former President Trump plans to appeal a […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 8, 2023 at 9:18 pm

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) discusses how border communities are preparing for the end of Title 42 and responds to dual tragedies in Texas — a car ramming in Brownsville and a mass shooting […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 5, 2023 at 9:33 pm

A migrant surge is expected at the southern border with the expiration of Title 42, a pandemic-era policy that blocked migrants from crossing the southern border. Former Secretary of Defense and […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 4, 2023 at 9:45 pm

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) calls for an ethics standard for the Supreme Court following additional revelations about Justice Clarence Thomas’ financial dealings with megadonor Harlan Crow. White […]

by Russell Berman on May 4, 2023 at 2:00 pm

Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor would know.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 2, 2023 at 9:31 pm

As the countdown to a potentially disastrous government default continues, Republicans are demanding spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt limit. Representative Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) calls […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on May 1, 2023 at 9:14 pm

First Republic Bank is sold to JP Morgan in the second largest U.S. bank failure in history. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy remain in stalemate over the debt limit. Brendan […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 30, 2023 at 2:24 pm

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas exclusively joins Meet the Press to discuss border security ahead of Title 42 expiring. Entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate Vivek […]

by McKay Coppins on April 29, 2023 at 11:21 am

The Arizona senator attempts to explain herself.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 28, 2023 at 9:30 pm

President Biden and former President Trump need each other to survive on the campaign trail. The clock is ticking on a potential government default if House Republicans and the White House fail to […]

by Elaine Godfrey on April 28, 2023 at 11:45 am

If the former ambassador is having trouble figuring out a position that pleases both anti-abortion partisans and ordinary voters, so are her GOP rivals.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 27, 2023 at 9:30 pm

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) discusses Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt limit bill and Disney’s suit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Former President Donald Trump heads to New Hampshire. […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 25, 2023 at 9:35 pm

President Biden officially announces he is running for re-election. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) discusses Biden’s campaign strategy as the 2024 race shapes up to be a re-run of 2020. Rep. Steve […]

by Ronald Brownstein on April 25, 2023 at 5:54 pm

“They hate the other guy.”

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 24, 2023 at 9:20 pm

President Joe Biden indicates that a 2024 announcement could come soon. The House of Representatives is set to vote on the debt limit this week, but Speaker Kevin McCarthy may not have the votes he […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 23, 2023 at 3:04 pm

Gov. Chris Sununu (R-N.H.) joins Meet the Press to discuss the state of the Republican Party heading into the 2024 presidential election cycle. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) discusses President […]

by Mark Leibovich on April 22, 2023 at 11:30 am

My very strange and angry breakfast with the former governor

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 21, 2023 at 9:14 pm

President Biden and former President Donald Trump could face off again in 2024. The Supreme Court is set to rule on an abortion pill case that may impact abortion access and electoral politics across […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 20, 2023 at 9:27 pm

Former Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) and former Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.) discuss Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ likely match up with former President Donald Trump in the GOP presidential primary. […]

by Elaine Godfrey on April 19, 2023 at 11:00 am

And it doesn’t care if American voters don’t agree with it.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 18, 2023 at 9:28 pm

Reps. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) and Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) discuss how a divided Congress can come together to pass a debt ceiling plan. Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems reach a $787.5 million […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 17, 2023 at 9:24 pm

House Republicans rally around former President Donald Trump, defending him against the charges he faces in New York. Tensions mount between Republicans and the White House as the threat of exceeding […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 16, 2023 at 2:15 pm

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) joins Meet the Press to discuss a Texas judge’s controversial ruling on the abortion pill mifepristone. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) talks about the Republican […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on April 14, 2023 at 9:27 pm

The Supreme Court temporarily blocked a Texas ruling that would have pulled Mifepristone, a common abortion drug, off the shelves across the country. Potential 2024 presidential candidate Gov. Ron […]