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3 takeaways from our new poll: 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

The GOP's move to take Mamdani national: From the Politics Desk

Recent public polling in the New Jersey governor’s race has shown Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill leading Republican Jack Ciattarelli by varying degrees. Like many campaigns in the last decade, ... Read More

Will the Senate vote today on government shutdown? They plan to. See shutdown updates

Despite murmurs of a bipartisan deal to end the government shutdown, betting odds on Polymarket as of 8 a.m. on Nov. 7 show that 54% think that the shutdown will end Nov. 16 or later. The predicted ... Read More

US judge blocks National Guard deployment to Portland; appeal by Trump likely

Guard troops can't be deployed to Portland, a federal judge ruled. The Trump administration is expected to appeal. Read More

Will Seattle mayoral race be an indicator of a national political trend?

“It's hard to take a race like this in isolation,” said longtime local political strategist Sandeep Kaushik. He also hosts two different podcasts: “Seattle Nice” and “Blue City Blues,” which have ... Read More

How SNAP became a political pawn in the government shutdown | The Excerpt

SNAP, America’s food safety net, has become a bargaining chip in Washington’s standoff. Reporter Sarah D. Wire explains what’s at stake. Read More

Polarizing political events are leading Americans to increasingly call for a national divorce

The United States government has been shut down for nearly a month, yet another indication that the political system has become deeply dysfunctional. President Donald Trump has blamed the Democrats ... Read More

Trump's National Guard deployments aren't random. They were planned years ago

President Donald Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard to help with mass deportations — and possibly invoking the ... Read More

Federal judge issues permanent injunction barring President Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Portland

A federal judge in Oregon on Friday issued a permanent injunction barring the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard on the streets of Portland in response to protests against the ... Read More

Scandals & Soundtracks: Texas & National Politics This Week

In this week's Party Politics, Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina break down the latest headlines: new fundraising numbers in the Texas Senate race, talk of Harris County possibly flipping red ... Read More