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...

omg it worked

Between a nasty virus and my kid's school break, I just took my longest time off work in...five years. What great end of year stories did I miss?

40% of counties in the U.S. were decided by 50 or more points in 2024. That represents a four-fold increase from 2000. www.nbcnews.com/politics/she...

Trump Tower III and Trump International Beach Resorts are among 35 Miami buildings sinking at “unexpected” rates, according to a new study amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...

The rise of "Fartcoin" is a stop-the-world-I-want-to-get-off type situation www.nbcnews.com/business/per...

The ultimate “we have to study the vaccines” goal according to anti-vaxx folks? They say they won’t be satisfied until scientists randomly deny polio and other vaccines to children and see what happens. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...

BREAKING: FBI missed 'basic step' when gathering intel in the lead-up to Jan. 6, DOJ watchdog finds www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

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I fact checked @meetthepress.bsky.social's interview with Donald Trump: www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...