Shot down: Kristi Noem doesn’t make the cut for Trump’s VP shortlist
South Dakota governor and confessed dog killer Kristi Noem has been struck from Donald Trump’slatest list of potential running mates, according to a report.
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George Clooney called White House to complain about how they portrayed Amal’s ICC work
George Clooney reportedly called one of Joe Biden’s top aides last month to rebuke the administration for its reaction to an international arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — a case the famed actor’s wife backed.
Possibility of ranked-choice voting in Colorado faces a hurdle with new law
DENVER (AP) — As a Colorado group gathers signatures to put a measure on the ballot installing ranked-choice voting in the state, Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Thursday that would impose another hurdle for the new system if the measure is passed.
Records tumble across Southwest US as temperatures soar well into triple digits
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Records tumbled across the U.S. Southwest on Thursday as temperatures soared past 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) in some areas, and the region’s first heat wave of the year was expected to maintain its grip for at least another day.
Former officers who defended the US Capitol on Jan. 6 visited the Pa. House. Some GOP members jeered
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A visit to the Pennsylvania House floor by two former police officers who helped protect the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot of 2021 drew boos and walkouts by some Republican legislators this week.
Biden's big ad advantage won't last forever: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill.
Ex-NJ attorney general testifies Sen. Bob Menendez confronted him twice over a pending criminal case
NEW YORK (AP) — A former New Jersey attorney general testified Thursday at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial that the Democrat twice tried to discuss a pending criminal case with him, requests he considered “pretty unprecedented.”
A new Nebraska law makes court diversion program available to veterans. Other states could follow
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Facing his fifth drunk driving offense in 25 years, Robert Jackson of Olathe, Kansas, was given a choice: go to court and take a possible jail sentence, or commit to a diversion program that keeps military veterans out of jail.