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What key swing voters want from their candidates: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign ... Read More

Trump administration news: Boat strikes under scrutiny, president hosts Kennedy Center Honors

President Donald Trump continues working toward a Ukraine peace deal abroad, while scrutiny grows over his administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats. Follow for live updates. Read More

Time running out for Trump, lawmakers to fix soaring health care costs

Millions of Americans will see a big jump in prices after year's end – if a bipartisan agreement remains elusive to keep costs down. Read More

The issue that's scrambling both parties: From the Politics Desk

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said in September that he fears “our democracy and many others could frankly collapse under the weight of both the economic and the spiritual impacts of advanced AI.” And ... Read More

Wall Street strategist explains today’s political rage with a poverty line that should be $140,000 and the ‘Valley of Death’ trapping people below it

"If the crisis threshold—the floor below which families cannot function—is honestly updated to current spending patterns, it lands at $140,000." ... Read More

Elon Musk Officially Launches New Political Party: Here's What It Will Be Called

It's no longer just talk. After weeks of floating the idea following the very public and very acrimonious blowup of his relationship with President Donald Trump, Elon Musk has now started a third ... Read More

How Jesse Jackson set the stage for today’s political landscape

I have a picture of Jesse Jackson on the wall of my office. Actually, it’s a mug shot. It was taken in 1999. Jackson, then in his 50s, had just been arrested while protesting the expulsion of Black ... Read More

For Republicans, it’s crunch time on health care

For Republicans, it’s crunch time on ObamaCare. GOP leaders return to Capitol Hill this week facing a year-end deadline on Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies without a unified plan for how ... Read More

More than 33% of young Americans believe political violence can be justified in certain cases: poll

A significant portion of young Americans believe there are cases when political violence is acceptable, according to a troubling survey released Monday. More than one-third of Americans under the age ... Read More

Nancy Pelosi prided herself on cold calculation. She knew it was time

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Growing up in a political household, Pelosi said one of her greatest skills was learning to count votes She was ... Read More