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NASA is hiring new astronauts to go to the moon

The astronauts will participate in the agency's next big mission — to help establish "sustainable exploration" on the moon by 2028.

03/03/2020

USA

Looking for Obama's hidden hand in candidates coalescing around Biden

Pressure increases on Mike Bloomberg as candidates exit the race and back Joe Biden.

02/03/2020

USA

Biden rallies establishment in bid to turn back Sanders

Analysis: At the last possible moment, former rivals are coalescing behind the former vice president to try to blunt Bernie Sanders' edge heading into Super Tuesday.

02/03/2020

USA

Pete Buttigieg to endorse Joe Biden for president

The former South Bend mayor's backing came less than a day after he ended his own presidential bid.

02/03/2020

USA

President Trump appears to have boxed in the Senate by nominating Ratcliffe as intel chief

The Senate must confirm as DNI a Texas congressman who inflated his resume, or leave in place an acting director without significant intel experience.

02/03/2020

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Some parts of California had no rain in February — and are already seeing wildfires

The National Weather Service confirmed that February was the driest on record for San Francisco, Sacramento and other cities around the Northern Sierra foothills.

02/03/2020

USA

Netanyahu pulls ahead but remains one seat shy of governing majority, exit poll suggests

The third Israeli election in under 12 months once again turned into a neck-and-neck race between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz.

02/03/2020

USA

Euroviews. Trump's concerning coronavirus response betrays his White House's biggest flaws ǀ View

For President Donald Trump, the coronavirus represents a personal threat: to his brand, to the economy he claims to be growing, and to his self-professed understanding of how society works.

02/03/2020

USA

Amy Klobuchar drops out of presidential race, will endorse Biden

Amy Klobuchar is dropping out of the presidential race, a campaign official confirmed on Monday.

02/03/2020

USA

Euroviews. Trump’s fragile mental health must be handled with as much care as the coronavirus outbreak ǀ View

As the contagion of the coronavirus spreads around the globe, dealing with Donald Trump's fragile mental health raises many of the same questions of how it should be contained.

02/03/2020

USA

Supreme Court won't touch bump stock ban

Bump stocks allow a shooter to fire continuously with a single pull of the trigger and figured prominently in the Las Vegas mass shooting in 2017.

02/03/2020

USA

Bloomberg rips Sanders for boycotting AIPAC, calls his bigotry comments 'dead wrong'

The Vermont senator had said the pro-Israel lobbying group provides a platform "for leaders who express bigotry and oppose basic Palestinian rights."

02/03/2020

USA

Supreme Court will take up challenge to Obamacare's individual mandate

The Supreme Court said Monday that it will take up a legal challenge to Obamacare, agreeing to hear the case in its new term that begins in October. That means the program will continue for at least another year.

02/03/2020

USA

The Democratic presidential contest increasingly looks like a two-person race

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

02/03/2020

USA

Super Tuesday: Everything you need to know

More delegates will be allocated on Super Tuesday than any other day on the presidential primary calendar.

02/03/2020

USA

Third time's a charm? Israelis head to the polls — again

Ahead of a criminal trial on corruption charges, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a challenge once again from retired military chief Benny Gantz.

02/03/2020

USA

Gunman takes hostages at upscale mall in Manila, Philippines

The gunman is a disgruntled former security guard who had been removed from his job at the mall, San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora said.

02/03/2020

USA

North Korea fires unidentified projectiles

The nation begins to resume weapons demonstrations after a months-long hiatus possibly forced by the coronavirus crisis in Asia.

02/03/2020

USA

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg to suspend campaign

The announcement comes after a poor showing in South Carolina's Democratic primary.

02/03/2020

Sport

Tyson Fury could face rematch with American Deontay Wilder

Heavyweight WBC world champion Tyson Fury could face a rematch with American Deontay Wilder later this year according to Wilder's US promoter

01/03/2020

USA

Contested convention talk heats up after Biden's big South Carolina win

"Look, you don't change the rules in the middle of a game," Biden said.

01/03/2020

USA

Campaign's next phase: Go big to win or hang on for dear life

Half the states will vote this month, forcing candidates to raise massive amounts of money and compete in dozens of places at once.

01/03/2020

USA

Democrats, Trump allies clash over coronavirus response

Meanwhile, top Democrats criticized the president over his handling of the outbreak.

01/03/2020

USA

Greta Thunberg responds to cartoon appearing to show her being assaulted

On Saturday, Thunberg tweeted: "They are starting to get more and more desperate... This shows that we're winning."

01/03/2020

USA

Warren boxed herself in on Sanders, now she's struggling to take him on

The Massachusetts Senator is still trying to find ways to challenge a front-runner she shares common policy ground with.

01/03/2020

USA

Trump reignites Bloomberg feud, says billionaire on 'a very dark and lonely path'

"The real politicians ate them up and spit them out!" he said of billionaires Bloomberg and Tom Steyer.

01/03/2020