Bill Maher accepts Twain humor prize as the Kennedy Center navigates Trump-era upheaval

Comedian Bill Maher was the guest of honor at the Kennedy Center on Sunday night. But President Donald Trump’s presence wasn’t far away. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Just moments after Maher began to accept the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Matt … Read more

Democratic socialists are on the rise in Trump-era mayoral races

Washington, D.C., mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George looked at a teeming crowd on Tuesday evening and issued a proclamation about her candidacy as a democratic socialist: “If there were any doubt, let it now be laid to rest,” she said. “It is the people of D.C. who elect the mayor of D.C.” Subscribe to read … Read more

Jeffries calls out Trump-era gas prices after telling Republicans not to politicize pump pain under Biden

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is hammering President Donald Trump over surging gas prices tied to the war with Iran, arguing voter frustration could help Democrats win back the House in November.  But four years ago, he urged Republicans not to “play politics” with record prices … Read more

Jackson publicly airs grievances with conservative colleagues over Trump-era rulings

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accused the Supreme Court this week of using emergency orders to hand President Donald Trump wins without sufficient explanation, warning the practice risks eroding public trust in the judiciary. In a Yale Law School speech made public Wednesday, Jackson, a Biden appointee and … Read more

Rand Paul floats possible 2028 run, pushes back on Trump-era protectionism

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Libertarian-minded Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is leaving the door wide open to a possible 2028 White House run. “We’ll decide after 2026,” Paul said in an interview that posted this weekend. Paul ran for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, but dropped out after a distant … Read more

Blue state proposal targets Trump-era ICE hires, banning them from joining local police forces

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rhode Island Democrats have introduced a bill that would bar police departments from hiring ICE agents brought on during President Donald Trump’s second term, escalating the state’s pushback against federal immigration enforcement. Immigration enforcement agents, including those within ICE, have come under fire in recent months from … Read more