Politics
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Northampton mayor’s husband apologizes for supermarket altercation
In short, he started yelling, right there in the supermarket. An unnerved bystander summoned a store employee to intervene. Soon,…
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Four things to expect at the intersection of sports, race, and politics in 2026
By Carron J. Phillips This year marks a decade since Colin Kaepernick first kneeled in peaceful protest against racism and…
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Analysis: What Donald Trump has learned about imposing global power
It took Donald Trump five years behind the Resolute Desk to reach an epiphany that could rock the world. The…
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Energy executives strategize to try and preempt Trump demands on Venezuela
Top energy executives are weighing telling President Donald Trump that the industry can increase Venezuela’s oil output by hundreds of…
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Russia frees French political scholar in a prisoner swap for a basketball player
PARIS — Laurent Vinatier, a French political scholar serving a three-year sentence in Russia and facing new charges of espionage, has been…
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Alabama faces major political fight after state’s larger cities sue over online sales tax
The chairman of the Alabama Senate’s General Fund committee has filed bills in response to cities who are challenging the…
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Josh Shapiro to run for 2nd term as Pennsylvania governor, trailed by talk of a 2028 White House bid
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will run for a second term in the pivotal battleground state after a…
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Trump’s ‘big stick’ approach unnerves U.S. allies: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s…
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Former Maine Senate leader joins GOP field for governor
AUGUSTA — A former state Senate majority leader announced Wednesday that he’s jumping into the June Republican primary for governor. Garrett Mason, 40,…
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Analysis: Trump wants to take Greenland because it’s there
America’s next conquest might become Trumpland. President Donald Trump is looking for new acquisitions for his 21st-century empire-building project after…
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