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Lawmakers slam Trump’s ‘unlawful’ move to cut $810 million in federal fundsThe White House said Friday that it planned to cut $810 million in bipartisan, congressionally approved funding, spurring criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.NBC News — Top Stories
Supreme Court for the third time rejects Republican redistricting push in MissouriWASHINGTON — For the third time, the Supreme Court on Friday shut down efforts by Missouri Republicans to use a new congressional map in the midterm elections that are already underway.NBC News — Top Stories
Ed Sheeran shows at Gillette Stadium are canceled due to weatherEd Sheeran’s concerts scheduled for this weekend at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts have been canceled due to severe weather, amid wider turmoil surrounding the British pop star’s tour.NBC News — Top Stories
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use expanded database for potential voter purgesThe Supreme Court permitted the Trump administration to expand a federal database containing citizenship information, as it encourages states to purge people from voter rolls.NBC News — Top Stories
Nor’easter set to hit East Coast today and continue through weekendMillions of Americans are gearing up for a rare, multiday nor’easter that is set to start pummeling the Northeast with rain, wind and flooding Friday.NBC News — Top Stories
Pittsburgh pediatric doctor fatally stabbed and wife wounded in attack as they sleptElijah Hemingway, 32, was found behind a nearby home and arrested in connection with the stabbings of Dr. Idris Evans and his wife.NBC News — Top Stories
New Jersey’s governor calls on her lieutenant governor to resign over ethics reportGov. Mikie Sherrill said Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell’s “ethical lapses persisted despite multiple warnings and trainings.”NBC News — Top Stories
Senate rejects resolution calling to end the Iran war, as most Republicans stick with TrumpThe Senate voted to direct President Donald Trump to end the U.S. war with Iran, after several Republicans defected and voted with Democrats.NBC News — Top Stories
Iran’s president says Tehran wants a deal with U.S. before midterm electionsIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday suggested his government was willing to make a deal with the U.S. to end the war before Americans head to the polls this November.NBC News — Top Stories
Macklemore announces Free Palestine TourMacklemore announced he will launch the Free Palestine Tour this fall after being removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour this month over his pro-Palestinian performance.NBC News — Top Stories
Bond yields surge to fresh two decade highs as oil prices hit $105 per barrelKey U.S. Treasury yields surged to fresh two-decade highs Thursday, as the price of oil returned to $105 per barrel.NBC News — Top Stories
Treasury yields surge to nearly 20-year high as oil jumps back above $100The yields on U.S. Treasury bonds surged Wednesday as oil prices also climbed.NBC News — Top Stories
Appeals court seeks to revive GOP congressional map in MissouriA federal appeals court on Monday introduced a new wrinkle into the convoluted fight over whether Republicans can use a new congressional map in November’s election, as the GOP tries to eliminate one of the state’s two Democratic House districts.NBC News — Top Stories
CNN, Politico and MS NOW plan to sue Trump admin over ban on White House coverageNews outlets CNN, Politico and MS NOW filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after President Donald Trump banned from covering the White House.NBC News — Top Stories
Patrick Clancy talks about grief, forgiveness and the future with ‘60 Minutes’ after Lindsay Clancy mistrialIn his first interview since his ex-wife’s trial, Patrick Clancy opened up about his grief at losing his three children and said that he tried his best before the tragic killings in Massachusetts.NBC News — Top Stories
Sen. John Barrasso says Trump isn’t violating the Constitution by banning reporters from the White HouseSen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., on Sunday downplayed concerns that Trump may have violated the Constitution Friday when reporters from Politico, MS NOW and CNN were banned from covering the White House.NBC News — Top Stories
White House TikTok post goes silent after scathing Zara Larsson critiqueA White House TikTok video, celebrating ICE-led deportations went silent on Friday after singer Zara Larsson tore into the administration for using her song “Midnight Sun” in the post.NBC News — Top Stories
Warren Buffett steps down as chairman of Berkshire HathawayWarren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, after more than 60 years guiding the firm that turned him into a household name for millions of investors worldwide.NBC News — Top Stories
How Canada and the E.U. are teaming up to counter TrumpCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg to lay out how middle powers might counteract Trump’s hostility.NBC News — Top Stories
House passes Russia sanctions bill named for Lindsey Graham, sending it to TrumpThe House voted Wednesday to pass a major bill aimed at imposing sanctions on Russia and Iran, sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature.NBC News — Top Stories
U.S. accuses Russia of plot to kill a prominent dissident in WashingtonThe Kremlin orchestrated a murder-for-hire plot against a prominent Russian dissident in Washington, D.C., this summer, the Department of Justice has said, as it unsealed charges against five people it alleged were part of a “global assassination network” aimed at causing “destruction and mayhem around the world.”NBC News — Top Stories
Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of attacking Mecca, warns holy city is a ‘red line’Saudi Arabia has accused the Iran-backed Houthi rebels of attempting to attack Islam’s holiest city, declaring Mecca a “red line” in the escalating conflict.NBC News — Top Stories
3 dead after helicopter crashes in Los Angeles parking lotA helicopter crashed in the Chatsworth community of Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, killing three people, fire officials said.NBC News — Top Stories
Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearingSen. John Kennedy grilled the FBI director about a recently revised policy that doesn’t automatically disqualify job applicants who have engaged in bestiality.NBC News — Top Stories
House panel votes to hold Epstein associate Leon Black in contemptThe move came after the House Oversight Committee accused the former Wall Street private equity investor of ignoring subpoenas in its probe of Jeffrey Epstein.NBC News — Top Stories
FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with Democrats at oversight hearingLawmakers pressed FBI Director Kash Patel during a contentious oversight hearing on Tuesday about his leadership of a bureau that has seen massive changes since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term.NBC News — Top Stories
Supreme Court says Trump can’t enforce new mail-in ballot regulationThe decision means a Postal Service measure that could lead to ballots not being sent to voters won’t be in effect for this November’s midterm elections.NBC News — Top Stories
Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate after three-month absenceSen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., returned to the Senate on Monday after a more than three-month absence.NBC News — Top Stories
China rejects AI slowdown calls, blasts U.S. tech leaders’ ‘fearmongering’Urgent calls for a slowdown in the development of artificial intelligence may cite a grave threat to humanity, but China says the warnings are instead aimed at slowing its progress as America’s rival superpower.NBC News — Top Stories
Stocks tumble after AI leaders warn that the industry should slow downStock futures fell sharply Monday morning, led by tech stocks, after leading artificial intelligence CEOs called for a slowdown in the pace of developing the revolutionary technology.NBC News — Top Stories
Air Force officer recalls ‘free-falling’ after jet was shot down over IranIn an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes,” one of the two U.S. Air Force officers whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran in April detailed his harrowing ordeal.NBC News — Top Stories
Celine Dion makes triumphant return in Paris after six years sidelined by rare diagnosisPARIS — It’s all coming back to her now.NBC News — Top Stories
Alleged trespasser stopped outside Kamala Harris’ Malibu homeAn alleged trespasser was stopped by police on former Vice President Kamala Harris’ property in Malibu, California, Friday, officials said.NBC News — Top Stories
Anthropic CEO calls for slowing the AI race as safety warnings mountThe CEO of one of the world’s leading AI companies is calling for the industry to slow the development of increasingly powerful AI systems, continuing the escalation of warnings that have emerged in recent days from researchers working on the technology.NBC News — Top Stories
Man arrested in connection with death of Tasia Fortune in MississippiA man has been arrested in the death of Tasia Fortune, the 29-year-old Black woman who was found hanging from a tree in Mississippi last month, police announced Friday.NBC News — Top Stories
Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s attempt to use newly drawn GOP congressional mapWASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an attempt by a Republican state official in Missouri to use a newly drawn GOP congressional map for this year’s elections.NBC News — Top Stories
‘We felt defeated’: Lindsay Clancy juror provides new details about the lone holdoutA juror in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial provided new details Thursday about the lone holdout on the panel, including that he acted out the killings on a water bottle during deliberations.NBC News — Top Stories
Tate brothers denied bail by Miami judge as they fight extradition to U.K. on sex crime chargesA judge denied bail for Andrew and Tristan Tate, the “manosphere” influencers who’ll now have to remain behind bars in Florida while fighting extradition to the U.K. on dozens of sex crime charges.NBC News — Top Stories
Oil hits $100 a barrel for first time in months as Middle East conflict intensifies againThe price of oil breached the $100 threshold on Wednesday for the first time in months, as new flare-ups in the United States’ war with Iran stoked fresh concern for global energy markets.NBC News — Top Stories
American Ben Shelton outduels defending champ Alcaraz in U.S. Open’s latest-ever finishThere’s leaving it late, and then there’s what Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz just served up at the U.S.NBC News — Top Stories