At least a half-dozen potential 2028 contenders have either personally faced political violence, lost friends in such plots or had to manage political unrest in their states. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202... by @natashakorecki.bsky.social @jonallendc.bsky.social

They assaulted officers with a flagpole, a stun gun and more. One pepper-sprayed an officer who later died. On his 1st day in office, Trump pardoned them all. “Trump is OK with violence, as long as it’s done in his name," cap police officer tells us. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Trump administration planning major increase of Guantánamo deportations, including citizens of Britain, France and other allies www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Few interviews have meant more to me over the years than talking to Temple Grandin. Grandin helped transform the world's understanding of autism. At this moment in our discourse, I thought it was an important voice for the public to hear. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Party leaders who long tiptoed around Joe Biden’s health and questions around his senility now seem to be settling on a new tack in explaining the 2024 loss to Donald Trump: It’s all Biden’s fault. www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe... by @natashakorecki.bsky.social

Kamala Harris sharply condemned President Trump's first 100 days in office, saying he pushed America to the brink of a constitutional crisis, devastated the economy and abandoned world allies. www.nbcnews.com/politics/kam...

Unlike most presidents, Trump has traveled little in his first 100 days. He has spent 12 of the 14 weekends at one of his own properties. On 9 of those, he has overnighted at Mar-a-Lago, where he can often be found playing golf www.nbcnews.com/politics/don... by @natashakorecki.bsky.social

In his first 100 days, President Trump upends American life during the week, then heads to his personal properties (parts of 40 days out of 100) usually to golf. “It’s like a gambler who bet it all on black and then walks away when the roulette wheel spins." www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

New: Dems across the spectrum are increasingly acknowledging they can’t be seen as institution-defenders and are saying there’s a need to “build something new” post-Trump W/ @natashakorecki.bsky.social and Alexandra Marquez www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

From shaming Hillary Clinton to sharing strikes: Pete Hegseth's shift on handling sensitive info www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru... by @natashakorecki.bsky.social

Biden goes after Trump on Social Security in his first public post-presidency speech www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe...

Federal workers cast Trump's many Mar-a-Lago trips as working from home “It’s about who’s making the rules,” one federal worker said of the president ordering employees back to the office even as he’s spent nearly every weekend in Florida. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

NBC News spoke with a half dozen pregnant women who recently lost their jobs as part of the Trump administration's layoffs across the federal government. via @janetimm.bsky.social and @natashakorecki.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Pregnant women, some in their third trimester, are among the thousands of fired federal workers now searching for jobs. They face complex challenges with insurance, access to prenatal care and stress on their babies. @janestreet.bsky.social me & team www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

“Mr. Duffy said the young staff of DOGE was trying to lay off air traffic controllers. What am I supposed to do? Mr. Duffy said. I have multiple plane crashes to deal with now, and your people want me to fire air traffic controllers?”

The 'Los Angeles Times' has removed its new AI-powered “insights” feature from a column after the tool tried to defend the Ku Klux Klan.

New: Gov. JB Pritzker's ubiquitousness the last few weeks comes at a moment when Democrats nationally are stumbling for their footing. In an information climate dominated by Trump and Musk, Pritzker is emerging as a leading oppositional voice. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

8 months pregnant and an above-the-knee amputee, Anna Conn, a CDC worker from NC was among the fed workers abruptly fired. Her health insurance stops just before her due date. @NBCNews zooms in on the real people behind DOGE mass firings under Trump. www.nbcnews.com/specials/fed...

Elon "Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, often at critical moments, a Washington Post analysis has found, helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

21 U.S. DOGE Service staffers resign over a refusal to 'jeopardize Americans' sensitive data,' letter says www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

Sen. Bernie Sanders condemns Trump's embrace of Putin, calling it: "an extremely sad moment in American history." "We saw the president of the United States aligning himself with the dictator of Russia, Vladimir Putin." 2.3M views in less than 24 hrs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKBM...

Big swings, big misses: DOGE struggles to back up its outsized claims Elon Musk and President Donald Trump continue to tout their cost-cutting and fraud-finding efforts, but high-profile claims aren't holding up to scrutiny. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

Despite DOGE, Trump's agenda calls for adding trillions of dollars to U.S. debt www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contracts at the Department of Education and USAID and other agencies are being nuked from orbit.

Senator Cassidy seemed to be begging Kennedy to help him get to yes today, but “Your past of undermining confidence in vaccines with unfounded or misleading arguments concerns me.” New from @natashakorecki.bsky.social and me (follow her so she posts more here pls!) www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Autism community fears RFK Jr. would set back decades of progress www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi... via @nbcnews.com @natashakorecki.bsky.social

The four DNC chair candidates all say the party needs to do a big post-mortem on what went wrong in 2024 www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...