State Department map of Africa mislabels every country at AIDS conference

The State Department said that it took “full responsibility” for the confusion caused and that the map was produced by a team member who hastily changed the slide deck.

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Democrat Ben Wikler explores a 2028 run for Senate in Wisconsin

Some Democratic insiders are rankled by the former state party chair’s ambitions and national book tour, with one saying it feels like he’s “whistling past the graveyard.”

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Wisconsin Democratic candidate David Crowley disavows his old crude and caustic ‘Dirt McGirk’ Twitter account

Crowley contends others also had access to the Twitter burner account and says he did not post incendiary messages about women and race, as well as derogatory LGBTQ references.

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Wisconsin Democratic candidate David Crowley disavows his old crude and caustic ‘Dirt McGirk’ Twitter account

Crowley contends others also had access to the Twitter burner account and says he did not post incendiary messages about women and race, as well as derogatory LGBTQ references.

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Voter files explained: Demystifying the widely available data Trump cited in his speech

President Donald Trump said China had obtained hundreds of millions of voter registration records. Such data is already widely available from states and companies, sometimes for a fee.

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Could Graham Platner face legal trouble over his former girlfriend’s sexual assault allegation?

There is no known criminal investigation into the former Maine Senate candidate, but experts told NBC News what a potential case could look like.

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Democrats launch a mad dash to replace Graham Platner by a critical deadline

Campaign volunteers have literally been taping over old Graham Platner signs to quickly repurpose them for new candidates.

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Democratic rising stars who spoke at the party’s 2024 convention keep losing

Mallory McMorrow, Jack Schlossberg and Jasmine Crockett are among the Democrats who spoke at Kamala Harris’ nominating convention, only to fall short in primaries this cycle.

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Who could replace Graham Platner as Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee?

Platner is facing renewed pressure to drop out of the race before a Monday deadline to replace him on the ballot after he was accused of sexual assault. He denies the allegation.

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Once an ally, progressive influencer Cheyenne Hunt turns her focus against Graham Platner

Hunt rescinded her endorsement of the Maine Democratic Senate candidate last month, and now she’s involved in an an effort directly opposing him

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Michael Whatley’s Michigan roots largely disappear from his bio as he runs for Senate in North Carolina

Whatley, the former chair of the Republican National Committee, moved to North Carolina when he was in high school. He frequently says he is a “son” of the state and “grew up” there.

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Supreme Court to weigh rights of federal prison inmates to sue over lack of medical treatment

The justices have regularly made it harder for people to sue federal officials for alleged constitutional violations.

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Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh takes on a starring role in Maine’s Senate race

Sen. Susan Collins’ 2018 vote to confirm Kavanaugh is a fresh source of anger for Democrats, who point to his key vote to overturn Roe v. Wade — even though she indicated he wouldn’t.

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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz faces backlash for running in a district long represented by Black Democrats

Black Democrats running in the South Florida district are considering coalescing to force a one-one-one matchup against the well-funded congresswoman.

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Farmers in Iowa are struggling in Trump’s economy, but many say they still support him

NBC News spoke to 13 farmers across Iowa this week. Eleven voted for Trump in the past and still largely back him, hoping “to God,” as one put it, “that he follows through” on his promises by the end ...

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Gavin Newsom takes a populist turn on AI ahead of a possible 2028 presidential run

AI is becoming a dominant political issue, with many on the right and the left coalescing around concerns about the rapid growth of the industry.

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Vance calls Pope Leo’s AI warnings ‘profound’

In an interview Tuesday with NBC News, the vice president said he is glad the pope tackled the topic. Vance also discussed why X remains off his phone after he deleted it for Lent.

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Former Rep. Barney Frank, champion of Wall Street reform and LGBTQ trailblazer, dies at 86

The most prominent gay member of Congress of his generation, the Democrat represented southern Massachusetts in the House for more than 30 years.

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Virginia executive order coming on voter intimidation

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Families caring for disabled relatives face unthinkable choices as Medicaid cuts loom

President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” state budget turmoil and new attacks on paid family caregiving have people fearing financial ruin as they fight to keep loved ones out of institutions.

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Seven years after Biden predicted a GOP ‘epiphany’ over Trump, Democrats are moving on

After they bought into a prophecy that failed to materialize, Democratic voters are now demanding less compromise and more combat against the GOP as they lose hope for a gentler politics.

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Supreme Court faces new criticism for redistricting decision so close to the 2026 elections

Justices have said judges should not interfere in election disputes so close to the primary process, but their own rulings have triggered a frenzy to draw new congressional maps.

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Chief Justice John Roberts says American public wrongly views the justices as ‘political actors’

During remarks at a judicial conference, Roberts bemoaned what he characterized as misconceptions about the Supreme Court held by the American public.

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Kamala Harris wants the DNC to release its autopsy report of the 2024 campaign

Amid turmoil over the Democratic Party’s future, Harris has been privately sounding out confidants about her own prospects.

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