In West Virginia, a nonprofit mental health program for teenage girls is turning to a private donor to help cover its expenses. Three Virginia health clinics have shut their doors. And a network of health centers in rural Mississippi is facing a deficit of $500,000 and may have to scale back services. Across the country,...
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted along party lines Thursday to confirm Russell Vought as the next head of the Office of Management and Budget despite fierce pushback from Democrats. Although Democrats have been divided on various Trump nominees, they have unified in opposition to Vought. Democrats see Vought as the embodiment of a Trump agenda...
Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez,” a musical film about a Mexican cartel kingpin who fakes his death in order to transition into a woman, scored a massive 13 nominations when Oscar contenders were announced last month. But growing scrutiny of social media posts from the film’s star could jeopardize its Oscar chances. Karla Sofia Gascón, who is the...
Sarah Michelle Gellar is officially ready to return to Sunnydale. After reports circulated that a “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” reboot was in the works with the actor returning, Gellar confirmed to fans on Instagram that she is involved in a revival of the show. “So….. you might have heard some news this week, but I realize you haven’t heard...
In a little noticed directive on her first day in office, Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered a halt to a years-old federal law enforcement effort to combat secret influence campaigns by China, Russia and other adversaries that try to curry favor and sow chaos in American politics. Buried on the fourth page of one of 14 policy memos issued by Bondi...
A Washington State priest whose assault was captured on a church livestream during a service devoted to healing said he did not know his attacker and had never seen him before. Rev. David Gaines of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane, Wash., said Thursday that the alleged assailant was brought to the service by people...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia reached out to Elon Musk on the tech billionaire’s X platform this week, telling him federal prosecutors were at his service should workers at his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) face any threats. “Dear @elon, Please see this important letter,” Ed Martin...
WASHINGTON — As the GOP-led House struggles to begin work on “one big, beautiful bill“ to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda, the Senate Republican budget chief says the upper chamber will move forward on a distinct two-bill path. The conflict over strategy comes as Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and a group of House Republicans met Thursday...
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening 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, Allan Smith digs into how Donald Trump is looking to reshape the GOP’s relationship with the tech industry...
NEW ORLEANS — In the fourth quarter of the AFC championship game, the Buffalo Bills were nursing a 22-21 lead over the Kansas City Chiefs when they faced a fourth-and-1 on the Chiefs’ 41-yard line. In what was arguably the game’s biggest play, the Bills called a quarterback sneak — which quarterback Josh Allen had...