USA

Mnuchin says Treasury won't meet deadline for Trump's taxes

The treasury secretary says he has "serious issues" with whether the request is proper.

11/04/2019

USA

Trump pushes the bounds of his power

Analysis: As a newly emboldened president takes action, the left and right both see the president they've always thought was there.

10/04/2019

USA

'Unfounded, irresponsible': Dems rip Barr remark about 'spying' on Trump campaign

Pelosi and party leaders on the Hill attacked the attorney general after his testimony about the Mueller investigation.

10/04/2019

USA

The acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is leaving

Trump pulled Ron Vitiello's nomination to lead ICE last week because he said he wanted to go in a "tougher" direction. Now Vitiello will leave the agency.

10/04/2019

USA

Texas lawmakers consider death penalty for women who get abortions

The bill, introduced by Republican Rep. Tony Tinderholt, would hold women who have abortions and the physicians who perform them criminally liable.

10/04/2019

USA

Sen. Sanders unveiled a new 'Medicare For All' bill. Allies wonder how he'll get it passed.

Progressive activists are demanding are calling on candidates to explain who they will keep their promises.

10/04/2019

USA

Attorney General Barr seems to embrace GOP talking points on Mueller Russia probe

Analysis: Barr appeared to endorse a widespread GOP view that the Mueller probe may have involved inappropriate surveillance of the Trump campaign.

10/04/2019

USA

Trump blasts Mueller investigation as 'attempted coup'

"This was an attempted coup. This was an attempted take down of a president. And we beat them," Trump said.

10/04/2019

USA

In the 2020 field, Bernie Sanders stakes out his own ground

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.

10/04/2019

USA

Border crossings by undocumented migrants in March hit 12-year high

Officials said crossings by families hit record highs. More than 53,000 people traveling as part of families were apprehended, up from 36,000 in February.

09/04/2019

USA

Feds take down $1 billion fraud scheme in 'Operation Brace Yourself'

An international telemarketing network lured hundreds of thousands of elderly or disabled patients into a criminal scheme, prosecutors said.

09/04/2019

USA

Trump admin wants to make asylum harder by putting CBP agents in charge

The White House wants to make it harder for migrants to get asylum by putting border agents in charge of interviews.

09/04/2019

USA

Almost half of Homeland Security's senior leadership is in flux

Twelve of 30 positions in the department's leadership chart are being filled on a nonpermanent basis.

09/04/2019

USA

Mnuchin: White House lawyers spoke with Treasury Dept. about request for Trump tax returns

The Treasury secretary told a House subcommittee that he had not personally spoken to Trump or to anyone at the White House about the request.

09/04/2019

USA

Netanyahu's party admits it hired 1,200 people to secretly film Arab community polling stations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing a tight re-election battle, seeks to become Israel's longest-serving prime minister.

09/04/2019

USA

Barr to testify before Congress for first time since Mueller summary

While the attorney general's prepared opening statement focused on his department's 2020 budget, Democratic lawmakers planned to press him Tuesday on Russia probe results.

09/04/2019

USA

Trump rages at own policies — and John Kelly

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.

09/04/2019

USA

John McCain's beloved dog dies in 'tragic accident'

Burma, the family's Chesapeake Bay retriever, stayed by the late senator's side following his death.

09/04/2019

USA

California Rep. Eric Swalwell enters 2020 presidential race with focus on guns

Swalwell, best known for speaking out on Russia, is the latest candidate to join a field that is expected to be the largest ever.

09/04/2019

USA

Trump labels Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terror group

The move is expected to further isolate Iran and could have widespread implications for U.S. personnel and policy in the Middle East and elsewhere.

08/04/2019