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Democrats hold a key edge in the November elections: 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

Democrats' shutdown question: Where's Trump?: From the Politics Desk

Within New York City, a Fox News poll last month found that 49% of Democratic voters had a favorable view of socialism, compared to 35% who had an unfavorable view. Meanwhile, 41% of Democrats viewed ... Read More

October 21, 2025: Government shutdown and Trump administration news

The impasse to reopen the government has hit day 21 with little sign lawmakers are close to reaching a compromise. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance is visiting Israel to bolster the ceasefire deal. Read More

More federal agency websites publicly blame 'Radical Left' for the government shutdown

WASHINGTON — At least eight federal agencies are publicly blaming the government shutdown on Democrats or the left, a move critics say misuses U.S. government websites in a partisan messaging war. Read More

Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton indicted

John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser-turned-adversary, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland. Bolton, who has been under investigation for alleged ... Read More

Justice Department fires prosecutor falsely tied to Comey case in social media post

(CNN) — The Trump administration fired the top national security prosecutor in the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia after a social media post by a right-wing activist and ... Read More

US judge blocks Trump from sending any National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon

Gov. Gavin Newsom previously said he would sue the Trump administration over the deployment of 300 California National Guard personnel to Oregon. Read More

Comey pleads not guilty as lawyers signal intent to argue Trump foe's case is politically motivated

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a criminal case that has highlighted the Justice Department's efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump, with lawyers for ... Read More

'Cancer doesn't care': Patients pushed past divisive politics to lobby Congress

Hundreds of volunteer advocates put partisan differences aside and pressed Congress to help people with cancer. The advocacy came just before the stalemate that has shut down the federal government. Read More