NEW: Two-term Republican Senator Bill Cassidy lost his Louisiana primary last night after crossing President Trump He took aim at Trump -- though not by name -- during his concession speech... our latest for @Todayshow buff.ly/GRzJHle buff.ly/GRzJHle

Sen. Bill Cassidy Loses Louisiana Primary After Opposing Trump

Two-term Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana lost his seat in Saturday’s primary election. Sen. Cassidy voted to convict President Trump for his actions on January 6th, defying his party and…

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NEW this morning: President Trump back at the White House after a multiday diplomatic tour in Beijing he called a "great success" -- no formal agreements were reached Our latest reporting for @todayshow @nbcnews www.today.com/video/trump-... www.today.com/video/trump-...

Trump Calls Beijing Summit a 'Success' as Results Remain Unclear

President Donald Trump arrived back in Washington, D.C. after a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping which was designed to thaw relations between the United States and China. The two leaders…

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6.5 years ago I moved to DC as a baby reporter. Thrilled to share I’ll now be covering both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue — continuing as a correspondent on Capitol Hill & joining our stellar White House team. Honored to tell the stories that matter with my @nbcnews.com family. (Enjoy the throwback)

NEW: The Trump admin's decision to freeze federal funds for two major infrastructure projects in NY could impact Republicans' efforts to gain control of the Governor's mansion in Jersey www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

Frozen federal tunnel funds hit New Jersey's race for governor

Democrat Mikie Sherrill slammed the White House's decision to freeze funds amid the government shutdown. Republican Jack Ciattarelli's campaign placed the blame on Sherrill.

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scoop: Sen Chris Murphy is donating 100k from his political fund to Indivisible — the latest in a series of donations he says total ~1m to progressive organizing groups taking on the Trump admin Murphy said fellow Dems should take notes to “meet the moment” www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Sen. Chris Murphy sends funds to anti-Trump organizing groups

The Connecticut Democrat has distributed nearly $1 million this year to groups organizing against the Trump administration.

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NEW: Democrats are ramping up efforts to investigate Tom Homan over bribery allegations In a letter obtained 1st by NBC, Senate Homeland Cmte Dems led by Peters, Slotkin & Gallego urged AG Bondi to “immediately” release tapes & docs related to the probe www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Senate Democrats urge DOJ to release files related to border czar Tom Homan bribery investigation

Homan was investigated for allegedly accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents last year after indicating he could help win government contracts, which the White House has denied.

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President Trump is expected to sign a deal TOMORROW to facilitate the sale of TikTok from a Chinese-based company to a group of American investors, two senior White House officials tell @nbcnews.com. All parties, including China, agreed to the terms, they say. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Trump expected to sign a TikTok deal on Thursday

This structure will comply with a bipartisan law passed in 2024 that sought to ban TikTok if the platform were not sold to U.S.-based owners this year.

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Happening now: Sen. Chris Murphy says the Trump administration is “choosing to exploit” the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk “to weaponize the federal government to destroy Donald Trump's political opposition.”

SCOOP: Amid intense polarization, alleviating the rising cost of child care for millions of families is an area Republicans & Democrats could find common ground And that’s why a bipartisan group of Senators is working to expand a key grant program: www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Bipartisan Senate group releases new bill to help increase affordable child care

The new legislation seeks to address rising child care costs by granting funding to states to help families who currently make too much money to qualify for assistance.

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Democratic Gov Josh Shapiro is keynoting the Eradicate Hate summit in Pittsburgh, a group founded in the wake of the Tree of Life shooting He was introduced by former Gov Corbett, who shared that as a lifelong Republican, he and Shapiro agree on one thing: violence needs to end

Sen. Bernie Sanders out with one of the strongest statements from any elected official about the assassination of Charlie Kirk and disturbing rise in political violence x.com/sensanders/s...

Sen. Bernie Sanders on X: "The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a disturbing rise in political violence that threatens to hollow out our public life. A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation. No more political violence. https://t.co/SR71FJkiDz" / X

The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a disturbing rise in political violence that threatens to hollow out our public life. A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation. No more political violence. https://t.co/SR71FJkiDz

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GOP Rep Don Bacon says he wishes President Trump would unite the country after Kirk shooting “But he’s a populist, and populists dwell on anger… I have to remind people, we had Democrats killed in Minnesota too, right?”

Speaker Johnson told us not many lawmakers took advantage of enhanced security $ over the summer, but after yesterday, members & spouses are scared They’d need to hire 5k (more) officers to secure all members, which isn’t possible, he said “You have to change the human heart”

NEW: Former Meta employees say they saw child abuse in VR before company blocked research In an exclusive interview with NBC News, one of the whistleblowers told me social media platforms are so unsafe, parents should keep their kids off of them — period www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

Former Meta employees say they saw child abuse in VR before company blocked research

The former employees testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law.

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TOMORROW: GOP & Democratic staff on the House Oversight Committee, including lawyers, will meet with the Epstein Estate in NY to view *unredacted* materials, like the Birthday book The House investigation is plowing ahead… @nbcnews.com

Epstein survivors on the Hill say they have been “discussing creating our own list of names” Lisa Phillips: “We know the names. Many of us were abused by them. Together as survivors we will confidentially compile the names that were regularly in the Epstein world.”

🧵 Myrtle Beach — Rep Nancy Mace, holding her 1st town hall since announcing her run for Governor (and one of her only town halls this year), says she will “walk into every lions den” and talk to anyone The event is ticketed (free) but those who aren’t supportive of Mace are being asked to leave

NEW: Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin tells Democrats to 'go nuclear' in redistricting fight We went to her only town hall of the recess… and talked to the rising Democratic star about the future of the party & more www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin urges fellow Democrats to 'go nuclear' in redistricting fight

Slotkin told NBC News that she, like many Democrats, wants nonpartisan congressional maps. But if Republicans redraw the lines in Texas, Democrats should go on offense.

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WATCH: I traveled to rural parts of Missouri to hear from patients and providers directly Their message to lawmakers considering Medicaid cuts that would impact their funding? "There is no more fat to trim" www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...

‘We will see loss of life’: How GOP Medicaid reforms could threaten rural hospitals

NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Julie Tsirkin reports from rural Missouri, where some hospital leaders warn that Republicans’ Medicaid reforms could force closures and jeopardize care in underserv...

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Sen Tillis circulated a doc to Senate GOP last night outlining how the Medicaid provisions in their sweeping bill could hurt states, particularly red ones He estimates 600k people in his state could lose coverage but hasn’t said he’d oppose the bill www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis circulates document outlining potential damage from Medicaid provisions in Trump's big bill

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Today: Primary election for NJ governor. @newsjul.bsky.social has the latest.

NEWS: Trump-backed Jack Ciattarelli wins GOP primary for New Jersey governor We're at his election night party where he is expected to address supporters any minute... Meanwhile Rep Mikie Sherrill leads the pack on the Dem side but race hasn't been called www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

Trump-backed Jack Ciattarelli wins GOP primary for New Jersey governor

NBC News projects a Republican primary win for the former state legislator, who has pitched himself as the Republican best positioned to win in November.

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🧵It’s Primary Eve in the New Jersey Gubernatorial race, but a big focus is what’s happening across the country in LA… at least among the Democratic candidates & voters that we spent time with today

NEWS: Schumer's event tonight promoting his book on Antisemitism was interrupted by pro-Palestinian/anti-Israel protests The event went on as planned Schumer said: “The founding fathers said we might disagree on our views, but we should debate them and treat each other civilly"

NEW -- FDA Chief Dr. Marty Makary on new vaccine guidelines: "I think the decision should be between a doctor and a pregnant woman" Admin hasn't released data behind the move On this, Makary opposes "the idea that the government has to tell you what to do" www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

FDA chief says pregnant women should decide on Covid vaccine with doctors

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to revoke the Covid vaccine recommendation for pregnant women has raised alarm among OB-GYNs.

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GOP leadership taking a victory lap after passing Trump’s Budget bill with narrow majority Whip Tom Emmer: “Don’t doubt House Republicans” Rep Lisa McClain: “Thank God for House Republicans” Speaker Johnson says media & Democrats “have been proven wrong” All tout Trump’s help

BREAKING: House GOP passes Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” to extend 2017 tax cuts & includes no tax on tips & overtime But it also makes changes to Medicaid & repeals or phases out several clean energy tax credits 215-214-1 Two Republicans opposed, now it’s the Senate’s turn

House expected to vote early this morning on GOP budget bill Leader Jeffries is on the floor now, sharing stories from Americans in GOP districts who rely on social benefits “If your representatives won’t fight for you, we will fight for you,” he says as Dems applaud behind him

NEWS: Senate advances the GENIUS Act, which would provide regulatory framework for stablecoin issuers A long way to go (+ ? future in the house, which has its own version) but a HUGE step after 1st attempt failed Dems who voted no supported it today w/ promise of amendment vote