Conspiracy theories arise around the near misses for Trump in Butler and Washington

The assassination attempt unfolded in the vicinity of hundreds of reporters. Surveillance footage of the alleged gunman racing through a checkpoint was publicly released. Administration officials gave press conferences and provided information about the events. And yet, minutes after authorities say a lone gunman tried to attack the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday, cries … Read more

Acting AG Blanche asks court to let White House ballroom construction resume after press dinner shooting

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has formally asked a federal judge to overturn the judge’s own ruling that blocked construction of the White House ballroom. In a 9-page filing late Monday, Blanche argued that the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner is proof that the ballroom is necessary for the president’s safety and … Read more

Nebraska is becoming the first state to implement a Medicaid work requirement signed by Trump

OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska on Friday will become the first state to enforce work, volunteer or education requirements for new Medicaid applicants, eight months before the federally mandated requirements kick in. Advocates worry that the state is launching so rapidly that key details remain unresolved and some people who are eligible for coverage will lose … Read more

Iran presented Trump with proposal to open Strait of Hormuz and delay nuclear talks

Iran has presented a proposal to the United States that would focus on opening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war but would table thorny discussions around Iran’s nuclear program until a later date, a Gulf source and a regional source told NBC News. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to … Read more

Republicans in Congress push for Trump’s White House ballroom after shooting at media dinner

WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress launched new efforts Monday to approve and pay for President Donald Trump’s proposed ballroom at the White House, arguing that it would help avert security breaches like the shooting at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. A new bill introduced by Republican senators would authorize $400 million — roughly the … Read more

Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted during appeal process, judges rule

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department can require journalists to be escorted on Pentagon grounds while the Trump administration appeals a judge’s decision to block its enforcement of a press access policy challenged by The New York Times, an appeals court ruled Monday. The ruling by a divided three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals … Read more

Wyoming judge blocks law that bans all but earliest abortions

A Wyoming judge has blocked a new state law that bans abortions beyond the earliest stages of pregnancy while a lawsuit challenging the provision moves ahead. It’s the first court ruling affecting the legal status of abortion in Wyoming since the state Supreme Court struck down sweeping abortion and abortion pill bans in January, finding … Read more

Court hearing for man charged with killing 2 University of South Florida students

TAMPA, Fla. — A college dropout facing murder charges in the killings of two University of South Florida students has a hearing scheduled for Tuesday morning, just days after a SWAT team descended on his parents’ house to arrest him. Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, faces two counts of first-degree premeditated murder with a weapon as well … Read more

Jimmy Kimmel defends himself after Donald and Melania Trump call for him to be fired

Jimmy Kimmel has responded to Donald and Melania Trump calling on Monday for ABC to fire him in the wake of the late-night comic making a joke last week in which he described the first lady as having “the glow of an expectant widow.” The remark about the president’s wife was part of a routine … Read more