A Tennessee school board member who hugged a teenage girl and called her “hot” at a public meeting last month has been charged with assault, court records show. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The charge of assault — physical contact stems from an incident on…
President Donald Trump flexed the strength of his party-transforming political movement again Tuesday, continuing the successful process of eliminating political enemies within the GOP this month. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. At the same time, Trump’s low approval ratings and the war with Iran have…
State Sen. Christine Drazan has won the Republican nomination for governor of Oregon, NBC News projects, setting up a rematch this fall against Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Drazan emerged from a 14-candidate GOP primary field to advance to the general…
Political operative and longtime Trump ally Michael Caputo filed the first known claim for the Justice Department’s new “anti-weaponization” fund Tuesday, seeking $2.7 million in restitution. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Caputo, who was a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services during…
Top House Democrats are condemning a Texas Democratic candidate days after she took to social media to say she’d turn an immigration detention center into a “prison for American Zionists” if she won. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York…
Sen. Tommy Tuberville won the Republican primary for governor of Alabama Tuesday, NBC News projects, making him the clear favorite to win the general election this fall in the ruby-red state. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The winner this fall will replace outgoing Republican Gov….
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and state Treasurer Stacy Garrity will face off this fall in a ticket-topping race for governor in the nation’s largest swing state. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The matchup being set is no surprise, as both cleared the fields in their…
Rep. Andy Barr, riding an endorsement from President Donald Trump, has won the Republican primary in the race for retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell’s seat in Kentucky, NBC News projects. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Barr, a seven-term congressman, prevailed over former state Attorney General Daniel…
Ed Martin has been one of the biggest supporters of Jan. 6 defendants in the Trump administration. The conservative activist called for “die-hard true Americans” to work until their “last breath” to “stop the steal” of the 2020 presidential election in a speech at the Capitol on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021. Martin got…
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Welcome to one of the biggest primary days of…
