NEW: White House officials are "ecstatic" at their long winning run at the Supreme Court. Details on their aggressive legal strategy here: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

Yankees games, home renovations, sleeping in a castle, playing golf: Since his inauguration, Trump has been fashioning a presidency aligned with his preferences, taking presidential diversions in new directions. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Trump and Republicans find themselves on the other side of the cancel culture wars. Previously a voice for the canceled, they are now the ones canceling. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don... by @henryjgomez.bsky.social

Possible slogans discussed include “Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors.” There is talk of using Turning Point USA chapters as recruitment centers.

'We will do it in Charlie's name': Stephen Miller vows vengeance for Kirk's murder www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

New @nbcnews.com project: Use this map to see the childhood vaccination rates for the place where you live, and then see how that figure has changed over time. www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...

"No way." "I want an $800,000 refund." “I just don’t see that’s where I’m going to spend my money.” Dems who were once major Biden donors or bundlers balk at donating to his presidential library www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe... by @natashakorecki.bsky.social @jonallendc.bsky.social

NEW: Nine months ago, Elon Musk's nascent, DOGE effort killed off a beloved pediatric cancer initiative in the govt funding fight. I circled back to see where those bills now stood. What I discovered was less scandalous but no less depressing. www.thebulwark.com/p/elon-musk-...

GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who is pushing for a stock trading ban in Congress, has invested $250,001 to $500,000 in a private equity firm focused on oil and energy. Her office says it's not a "stock." But it illustrates the limitations of a stock trading ban: www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Fascinating new results on Gen Z from the @nbcnews.com Decision Desk poll -- views on family and marriage www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

🚨EXCLUSIVE: Federal judges tell NBC News the Supreme Court has got to do a better job of explaining emergency rulings, with frequent decisions in favor of Trump at least appearing to validate harsh criticism of the judiciary at a time of rising threats: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

NEW - Social Security whistleblower Charles Borges has submitted his "involuntary resignation," saying he has faced "intolerable" work conditions since coming forward with his concerns that DOGE put Americans' personal data at risk www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

WASHINGTON — You could get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich, the saying goes, but, in Washington, a federal grand jury just declined to indict a man for throwing a salami sub. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Watching this 10-year-old kid talk about how his friend was shot when he was lying on top of him (and basically saved him) is just so awful. Said they practice shooter drills every month. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

In the early hours of Tuesday, there was a shooting in southeast DC, breaking the 12-day streak. @jonallendc.bsky.social went and talked to people around the block where it happened about the Trump crackdown and whether they've seen more law enforcement. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

It's the golden age of Josh! Multiple guys named Josh run for president. There's Josh Allen. Josh wine is a top-seller. Record # of Joshes as govs (they even have a Josh group chat!) and in Congress. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... Read the definitive Josh story by @allansmith.bsky.social and me

SCOOP — Acting ICE director tells @nbcnews.com that agents won't be at D.C. schools on the first day — but may be going forward www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Within the last few weeks, the Trump administration has targeted foes with a new allegation: Mortgage fraud www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

BREAKING: Texas House passes GOP redistricting plan after a weekslong standoff. Here’s what’s next as the gerrymandering war spreads to other states.

SCOOP: As the National Guard takes over the streets of DC, military officers are now going to be detailed to prosecute civilian criminal cases for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

NEW — A group of Texas Democrats are returning to the state House in Austin, where they will spend the night on the statehouse floor — the latest step in broader protest over Republican plans to redraw congressional districts in the state. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

First, Texas House Democrats refused to meet in their legislative chamber in an act of resistance. Now, one of them won't leave. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... by @natashakorecki.bsky.social

President Trump says he and Russian President Putin spoke last week about what they see as the problems with mail-in voting. Since then, Trump has pushed again for the U.S. to end the practice.

Washingtonian: The 12 Best Subs to Throw at Federal Agents Eater DC: Jose Andres Offers Lunch Special on Federalist Pig Sandos The 51st: Your Rights After You've Sandwiched a Fed, Explained WCP: Darrow's Page 4 Sandwich Shots Axios: EXCLUSIVE: Fed Saddened by Sandwich

NYC opens first-in-the-nation homeless shelter for transgender people Ace’s Place will offer 150 beds and services including counseling, financial literacy workshops and a work-study program in the culinary arts. For @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...

@natashakorecki.bsky.social talked to Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto about her spat with Sen. Cory Booker, and what it says about where the Democratic Party is headed www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Elon Musk gives millions to Republican super PACs ahead of the midterms www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

BREAKING - Kamala Harris not running for CA gov www.nbcnews.com/politics/202... by @natashakorecki.bsky.social

The list of 2028 presidential hopefuls is longer than you think. Just ask Hawaii Gov. Josh Green. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

NEW scoop from @nbcnews.com — Hegseth has privately discussed the idea of running for office next year in Tennessee, according to two people who have spoken directly with him about it. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

NEW: Republicans in nearly 20 states + Congress are writing bills to ban “weather modification.” “It’s not a conspiracy theory,” PA Sen. Camera Bartolotta said. “All you have to do is look up.” Dems see it as “absolutely” the GOP’s latest response to climate change www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Renaming the Kennedy Center for Donald and Melania Trump would violate the law that created it www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

we have another woso missed connection with the wildest twist I never saw coming

When Obama's office put out a statement denouncing the "treason" allegations, it didn't mention Epstein because, a former Obama official said, it was "below the dignity of the former president." www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru... by @natashakorecki.bsky.social

An AI slop factory apparently tried to rewrite our article about AI not replacing workers en masse, but hit the paywall... so just summarised the paywall. If this is the robot that takes my job I'll be v embarrassed

Republicans plan to use the threat of impeachment as a key midterm issue — even as Democrats say they're not at all focused on it www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

Notable: Trump UN nominee Mike Waltz was on track to fail by a tie vote in committee, but Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen cast a decisive vote to rescue him. 12-10, he advances to the full Senate.

"REAL THREAT": The Trump administration's announcement that it will prioritize stripping people of US citizenship has sparked alarm that the process could be weaponized against political opponents. One potential target: Zohran Mamdani. More details: www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

WATCH: Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky, vows that President Trump's threats to primary him will not only fail but "backfire tremendously" and cost Republicans the House majority.

It’s over

Some different chyrons here! (HT @allansmith.bsky.social)

Clinton emails, Russiagate: Amid Epstein fallout, the Trump administration turns to MAGA's other greatest hits www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru... by @ryanjreilly.com @henryjgomez.bsky.social

Before Jeffrey Epstein's arrest, Steve Bannon filmed about 15 hours of footage for a documentary on him. It's never been released. Epstein's brother told @nbcnews.com he wants to see it. Bannon is saying he'll release the documentary "early next year" www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

NEW — Trump has grown weary of defending Bondi's handling of the Epstein files, wants her to take responsibility for cleaning up the mess, people familiar with WH deliberations tell @NBCNews www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru... by @garretthaake.bsky.social @jonallendc.bsky.social

Former DNC chair Jaime Harrison is launching a podcast — and one of his first guests is Hunter Biden www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

NEW from @ryanobles.bsky.social — Rep. James Comer, the lead investigator into Biden's use of the autopen, signed letters related to the investigation with a digital signature www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Former Jan. 6 committee lawyer launches Democratic bid for Congress in a Florida district Trump won www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Democrats have put aside any qualms they had about the Epstein files and now are going all out to hit Trump on the issue www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

A look at Tucker Carlson and the MAGA rift with Trump... @allansmith.bsky.social interviewed Tucker: "I like Trump. I campaigned for Trump. But I’ve got my views." Says he doesn't believe DOJ has “much relevant information about Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Louisiana loves Trump but needs Medicaid. How does a deep-red state reconcile the two? Dispatch from Louisiana by Peter Nicholas and @spettypi.bsky.social talking to voters there reckoning with the "big, beautiful bill" www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...