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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s attempts to avoid a government shutdown just became more complicated after former President Donald Trump stepped in to endorse the tactics of far-right House Republicans, who prefer to see a funding lapse than compromise with the Democratic-led Senate and White House. Trump, the front-runner …

WASHINGTON — There’s a creeping fear inside President Joe Biden’s circle that the greatest threat to his re-election may come less from the Republican nominee and more from minor-party spoiler candidates. In a new national NBC News poll, Biden is tied with former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the …

The tentative agreement caps five straight days of negotiations, including the appearance on Thursday of Disney’s Bob Iger, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav and Comcast’s NBCUniversal Studio Group Chairman Donna Langley (NBC News is owned by Comcast), a source familiar with the discussions said. Los Angeles Mayor …

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., has called for New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to resign in the wake of bombshell bribery allegations against him, but so far their Democratic colleagues are being more guarded. In interviews on Sunday news programs, three Democratic senators were highly critical of Menendez, who was recently …

If you’re reading this, buy a Powerball ticket. Monday’s Powerball jackpot drawing will be worth an estimated $785 million, the game’s fourth-largest prize, coming in only behind three billion-dollar jackpots drawn since 2016. The Monday night jackpot — scheduled to be drawn at 10:59 p.m. EST — will come after no …

With six kids under the age of 15 to support, Stephen Booth, a police officer for the Air Force in Kansas, doesn’t have room in his budget for a missed paycheck. But like millions of other government employees across the country, Booth is bracing for his pay to stop indefinitely …

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, were spotted Saturday at a festival in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. The Carter Center re-shared a video of the former President, 98, and former first lady, 96, riding in a black SUV at the Plains Peanut Festival. “Beautiful day for …

Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., has announced that he plans to run against Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who is facing mounting pressure from Democrats to resign after he was charged with bribery in a recent indictment filed in Manhattan federal court. After he called for Menendez to step down on Friday, …

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has become a regular sight all over New Hampshire. He’s spent some time in South Carolina, too, since announcing his 2024 bid for president. But there is one notable state that he has completely skipped so far: Iowa.  Iowa’s caucuses traditionally lead off the …

The bounds of acceptability extended to “Harry Potter” star Emma Watson leaving her 18th birthday dinner to find paparazzi lying on the sidewalk to capture upskirt photographs. Singer Charlotte Church had her 16th birthday marked by influential radio DJ Chris Moyles offering on air to “lead her through the forest …