This is the online version of 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. In today’s edition, we have a deeply reported look at Stephen Miller’s wide-ranging influence at the White House. Plus, we […]
U.S. strike on alleged drug trafficking boat in Caribbean kills 3
The U.S. struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, the military announced Monday afternoon. More than 40 such strikes have been carried out in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since September, killing at least 137 people, according to statements from the Defense Department tracked by NBC News. The targeted boat […]
BAFTA, BBC issue apology after racial slur shouted by guest with Tourette syndrome
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California girl targeted by Pennsylvania man linked to self-harm ideology
The FBI rescued a 13-year-old girl who was lured to a California motel room by a Pennsylvania man she met online who allegedly groomed her to send him sexually explicit images and to commit self-harm. Matthew Edward Pysher, 18, had been in contact with the victim for three months before he and the girl met […]
Federal court clears way for Utah’s new congressional map to take effect
A three-judge panel declined to block Utah’s new congressional map on Monday, ruling that Republicans’ challenge to the court-ordered district lines was unlikely to succeed and that it was too close to the election to change the map. The map puts most of Salt Lake City into one district, making it likely Democrats will pick […]
Peter Attia leaves CBS News contributor role amid fallout from Epstein files
The celebrity doctor Peter Attia is stepping down as a contributor to CBS News amid growing scrutiny on his email exchanges with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Attia, best known for his social media content about longevity science, told CBS he would resign from the position effective immediately, and the news division’s booking […]
Tackling elite colleges and D.C. fountains, Stephen Miller’s reach goes beyond immigration
WASHINGTON — Most people know Stephen Miller as the steely face of Donald Trump’s deportation push. But Miller has other jobs inside the West Wing; lots of other jobs. A given day might find Miller pressing to fix the dry, malfunctioning fountains in Washington, D.C., or to replace broken security cameras on the city’s streets, […]
U.S. Women’s Hockey Team declines Trump’s invitation to the State of the Union
The U.S. Women’s Hockey Team said it is declining President Donald Trump’s invitation to attend his State of the Union address, a day after the president jokingly told the U.S. men’s hockey team that he would be impeached if he didn’t also invite the women’s team. “We are sincerely grateful for the invitation extended to […]
How birding really can change the brain and boost cognition, surprising new study finds
Being an expert birdwatcher is more than a hobby. It’s a pastime that may alter the structure and function of your brain. And these changes may enhance cognition even as you age, new research suggests. In a Canadian study of 58 adults, the brains of expert birders, compared with those of novices, were more dense […]
U.K.’s ex-ambassador to the U.S. arrested after Epstein files release
LONDON — British police have arrested the country’s former ambassador to the U.S. has following weeks of revelations over his relationship with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Peter Mandelson was arrested amid an intensifying scandal after the U.S. Department of Justice released millions of documents, some of which appear to show him leaking sensitive […]