A rare bipartisan victory. A rare example of this Republican-led Congress being able to tout a tangible achievement on lowering costs, a high-salience issue on which voters give Trump low marks… And Trump distances himself from the bill and diminishes its importance.

Being a working parent in June is like playing Frogger and losing

An NBC News poll shows that Americans are committed to the nation’s founding ideals but widely feel that schools are not sustaining them. The poll of 3,000 adults found that 80% think the United States puts too little emphasis on civic education, or the teaching of government and democracy.

allow me to answer my hate mail here: yes, i fact checked biden (and obama and dozens of presidential candidates in both parties) www.google.com/search?sca_e...

New York's entire vibe today is like a class about to give the substitute teacher a breakdown

There's a book that's helping parents fight back against tech in schools, but the research isn't as clear-cut as the self-published book claims www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...

NEW: John Cornyn is undone by past Trump misgivings, after decades as a loyal party man His pro-Trump voting record is unassailable. But that’s not enough. He occasionally criticized Trump's more controversial actions when others stayed quiet. Trump never forgot. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

NEW: Randi Weingarten, the head of AFT, the second largest teachers union, is calling for screen time limits and a ban on student-facing AI in elementary schools She told me her thinking evolved in the past few months www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...

A Noticias Telemundo investigation documented a marked increase in cases of people posing as federal agents to rob, intimidate and even injure and rape immigrants. nbcnews.to/49rICOl

Vance told @henryjgomez.bsky.social that he is on a "crazy" diet RFK recommended to him — “a lot of protein” and “fermented foods writ large, so, you know, yogurt, cheese and things like that.” Also deleted X off his phone for Lent and hasn't put it back on yet. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jd-...

the cassidYOLO era has begun

NEW: Trump endorses Ken Paxton in the GOP Senate primary in Texas, a blow to Sen. John Cornyn a week before the runoff.

"The Supreme Court has frequently admonished judges not to interfere in election cases when the process is already underway, but it is now being accused of doing exactly that in recent decisions favoring Republicans in redistricting fights." www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

Pennsylvania's auditor general, a Republican, audited 210,000+ new voter registrations under Gov. Shapiro's new motor voter system to see if noncitizens were registering to vote. They found one. One. And that was because a PennDOT staffer erred. It was fixed before the driver left the office.

How the White House tried — and failed — to push a candidate out of a Republican state Senate primary in Indiana @janetimm.bsky.social got audio recordings of the White House officials' pressure campaign on a candidate in Indiana www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

The amazing lengths the Trump administration will go to enact the retribution agenda against non-conformist Republicans extends to a state Senate race in Indiana via @janetimm.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

The House may be at stake this fall but, Trump allies are pouring 6 million into statehouse Republican primaries in Indiana It's a revenge tour: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Trump casts a mail ballot again in Florida even as he calls the method 'cheating' www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... by @janetimm.bsky.social

New w @janetimm.bsky.social: In the feds' first call with states since gutting CISA's election programs, they promised no ICE at polling places, but weirdly refused to reaffirm states run elections, per people on the call.

When all the working parents get through the fourth cold and second flu, the snow melts, our kids are in school for more than two days, and we eat something other than the crusts of a PB+J for breakfast... it's so over for the rest of y'all, we'll be unstoppable

That unusual invite from the FBI on election security was the first time some state election chiefs had ever heard from the administration — ever www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

Days after a tense gathering in Washington, D.C., laid bare growing acrimony between President Donald Trump's administration and state election officials, the FBI invited those same officials to discuss "preparations" for the midterm elections. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

A big escalation in Trump's election talk: www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

I need some top notch Crossplay opponents. Have you beat all your friends already? Try me: nytimes.onelink.me/B892/it4n560l

I'm at a DC conference of state election officials (NASS), where in less than an hour someone from government might speak! Trump admin asked this week for AG Bondi and DHS chief Noem to speak. NASS reworked sched to add a 3pm event titled "DOJ, DHS, DNI". That's all we know.

the best thing i've read on what it's like to dramatically cut sugar after a lifetime of eating ~ whatever sounds good ~ (which i've done and am sorry to say is worth it!!) cooking.nytimes.com/article/our-...

Hand-counting ballots is time-consuming, expensive, and error prone. But some Republicans are going for it anyway: www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

Democrats added at least 10 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, building on the party's wins in the top statewide elections and more broadly across the country, AP projects.

"A whole lot of this is illegal" www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele... via @janetimm.bsky.social

(1) If it’s a statutory challenge: convince Congress to pass a law. (2) If it’s a constitutional challenge: try to amend the Constitution. (3) If that fails: rally voters to elect politicians to do (1) and/or (2). (4) If that also fails: question whether he is wildly popular.

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...

Can someone explain to me why there is no camp in the last two weeks of August? I understand it's a common vacation time but... the complete lack of options for working parents is WILD

DOGE implied it had slashed $100,000,000 in diversity trainings at the Agriculture Department. The actual savings was $121,000. @janetimm.bsky.social has the receipts: www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

Many of DOGE’s “wall of savings” and canceled contracts include many eye-popping “receipts.” There’s just one problem, @janetimm.bsky.social writes: Many of the so-called receipts aren’t receipts. They’re negotiated agreements with known government contractors, who might provide future services.

"Amateur hour in their federal government" "They’re throwing out the baby with the bathwater" "Really scary" "Mathematically impossible" "Humiliating mistake" www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

Appreciate both @janetimm.bsky.social's reporting and her nod to the start of spring training. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

Can someone make the FSA eligibility rules make sense

Biden has issued preemptive pardons for Milley, Fauci and people who worked on the Jan 6 committee, plus cops who testified before it.

Stacey Abrams' New Georgia Project "will pay $300,000 for illegally supporting her 2018 gubernatorial campaign — the largest fine ever assessed for violating Georgia campaign finance laws." www.ajc.com/politics/ele...

Minnesota state House Democrats to stage walkout to bar new GOP speaker www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele... by @janetimm.bsky.social

New year, new partisan gridlock in state government: Today in Minnesota, state House Dems all left town while Republicans tried to conduct business without the usual quorum www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

States consider cell phone restrictions in schools — and even fines to students who disobey www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

If you're waiting on the Jack Smith report, why not instead read this deep dive that me + @janetimm.bsky.social did a few months back on what the Trump folks did in Detroit in 2020. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Check out our @nbcnews.com starter pack, with journalists and reporters from around the world.

WASHINGTON — Jan. 6, 2025. Election certification day on Capitol Hill.

Guys, C-SPAN is momentarily in a state of lawless anarchy.

US tax credit for a new Cybertruck: $7,500 US tax credit for a new e-bike: $0

Biden blocks Nippon Steel from acquiring U.S. Steel www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...

Yup! www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

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