Of Politics and the Courtroom

After the hearing, Trump mashed law and politics together by holding a campaign-style news conference where he attacked some of the judges in his cases, expressed disappointment in his lawyers as they ... Read More

Here’s why Trump’s lawyers are in court for the election interference case.

The judge has to begin sorting out which parts of the indictment of the former president must be tossed out because of a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. She’s seeking input on how to do ... Read More

The Confidence Man in American Politics

He faced 23 counts, including multiple charges ... about the confidence man in American business, few have considered the confidence man in American politics. Yet our political institutions ... Read More

Trump falls back on grievances as he slides in the polls: From the Politics Desk

For instance, Trump held a news conference at his Bedminster, N.J., golf club today after holding ... to shape state politics — and maybe even the national political scene — for years to ... Read More

Meet the press? Hold that thought. The candidate sit-down interview ain't what it used to be

She spoke on the same afternoon that her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, gave a news conference at his ... across to potential voters today. This lessens the need to directly ... Read More

The big question Harris has yet to answer: From the Politics Desk

an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, "Meet the Press ... Read More

Gov. JB Pritzker was Biden's man in the Midwest. Where's that leave him with VP Harris?

JB Pritzker was Biden's man in the Midwest. After Biden quit the race and Harris became the nominee, Pritzker's political future ... Text with the USA TODAY elections team. Read More

OnPolitics: Nixon resigned 50 years ago. The political world has never been the same.

Nixon entered the Oval Office, stared into a television camera and performed an act that still echoes in today's very different political world ... senior national news reporter at USA TODAY. Read More

What those who served with them say about the VP nominees’ time in the military

While they’re on opposite sides of the political spectrum, Walz and Vance share a key attribute that is increasingly rare in politics today: For the first time in nearly 30 years, two enlisted ... Read More

How to reclaim your phone and block unwelcome political text messages

If you're receiving those unwelcome political text messages from fundraisers ... number but may be less effective if the sender uses multiple numbers. As a last resort, you can contact the ... Read More

What Is Political Violence?

Democracy requires that we make political choices free from bullying ... stories of civil disobedience in the face of life-threatening violence in this country and internationally. Read More

NYPD: 42-year-old man shot multiple times in Bed-Stuy

Police are investigating a shooting that happened in Bed-Stuy on Friday, leaving a 42-year-old man in critical condition. According to the NYPD, the victim was shot in his arm, both legs and his ... Read More