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Iowa caucus app was rushed and flawed from the beginning, experts say

"Someone was not paying attention or on a deadline," said one analyst who was able to examine the app.

06/02/2020

USA

Trump allies revel in end to 'hoax' impeachment, Democrats say vote 'normalized lawlessness'

California Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democrat, called Wednesday's vote a "miscarriage of justice on the floor of the United States Senate."

06/02/2020

USA

CIA's Haspel applauds during Trump's State of the Union speech, surprising some intel officials

In the Obama and Bush admins, CIA directors did not attend the SOTU. But Trump made the CIA director a cabinet post, meaning Gina Haspel was invited.

05/02/2020

USA

Call of the wild? African penguins share some linguistic patterns with humans.

Researchers found that, as outlined in Zipf's law of abbreviation, vocal sounds that penguins use the most tend to be shorter.

05/02/2020

USA

Donald Trump acquitted in Senate impeachment trial

The vote in the US Senate fell largely along partisan lines between Democrats and Republicans.

05/02/2020

USA

After Iowa 'gut punch,' Biden sharpens criticism of Sanders and Buttigieg

The former vice president got more pointed about the two frontrunners coming out of Iowa.

05/02/2020

USA

Iowa meltdown, Trump bump are 2020 warning signs for Democrats

Analysis: In this week's caucus mishap, many of the Democratic Party's vulnerabilities were displayed — just as the strength of the president's position came into sharp relief.

05/02/2020

USA

Full text: Romney's speech on why he'll vote to convict Trump of abuse of power

Read his full remarks as prepared for delivery.

05/02/2020

USA

NBC News, MSNBC announce 5 moderators for Democratic debate in Las Vegas

The event will take place on Feb. 19 at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas, just days ahead of the Nevada caucuses.

05/02/2020

USA

Plane breaks into pieces after skidding off runway in Istanbul

Passengers had to be evacuated through cracks in the plane, local media report.

05/02/2020

USA

Astronomers want to see a supernova. A dimming star is giving them hope.

Betelgeuse has created a sense of suspense in the astronomy world, which is hoping to someday observe a nearby supernova in real time.

05/02/2020

USA

Trump impeachment: Sen. Doug Jones says he will vote to convict

The GOP majority in the Senate is expected to acquit the president on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

05/02/2020

USA

Conservatives blast Pelosi for tearing up a copy of Trump's State of the Union address

Vice President Mike Pence told "Fox and Friends" he "wasn't sure if she was ripping up the speech or ripping up the Constitution."

05/02/2020

USA

The takeaway from Iowa: Buttigieg, Sanders won their respective ideological lanes

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.

05/02/2020

USA

Avalanche kills at least 21, leaves others trapped in eastern Turkey

The team of rescue workers sent to find two people missing in an earlier avalanche.

05/02/2020

USA

The 2020 State of the Union, visualized

A by-the-minute breakdown of what President Donald Trump talked about in his third State of the Union speech.

05/02/2020

USA

Coronavirus updates: The latest news on the outbreak and the global response

As global death toll from novel coronavirus reaches 492, here is the latest.

05/02/2020

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Trump declines to shake Pelosi's hand

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared to rip up a copy of Donald Trump's State of the Union speech as she stood behind him.

05/02/2020

USA

Turkey's Erdogan says Syrian forces in Idlib must pull back this month

Erdogan was speaking two days after eight Turkish military personnel were killed by shelling in Idlib

05/02/2020

USA

Party divisions on display as Trump gives annual speech

Divisions between the two major parties in the US were on display as Trump hailed an "American comeback" and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ripped up his speech in the background.

05/02/2020

USA

Trump's State of the Union was an 80-minute victory lap

Analysis: He never mentioned impeachment. But as he addressed Congress Tuesday night, the triumphalist tone was unmistakeable.

05/02/2020

USA

What's true and what's false in Trump's State of the Union address

Here's what the president got right, wrong and in between in his third such address to Congress.

05/02/2020

USA

10 coronavirus cases found from cruise ship quarantined in Japan

About 3,700 people aboard the cruise ship will be quarantined in Japan for up to two weeks, officials said.

05/02/2020

USA

Why more than one candidate could declare victory in Iowa

The Iowa Democratic Party is releasing three sets of results, all at once, for the first time.

05/02/2020

USA

Michigan Gov. Whitmer, in Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union, says GOP taking health care away

The gains in the stock market that the president touts haven't helped average Americans, she says.

05/02/2020

USA

Iowa's muddled vote count was a debacle, but not for Joe Biden

Analysis: Biden may benefit from Monday's chaos, but the party may be in danger of a long slog that could endanger unity against Trump in the fall.

05/02/2020