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Bondi won’t testify next week in House Epstein probe; lawmakers push to reschedule
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Bondi won’t testify next week in House Epstein probe; lawmakers push to reschedule

The Justice Department has told the House Oversight Committee that now-former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear before the committee next week to answer questions about the department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “The Department of Justice has...

Israel launches huge attack in Lebanon after Iran ceasefire declared
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Israel launches huge attack in Lebanon after Iran ceasefire declared

An aid worker in Beirut described “total chaos” in Lebanon’s capital, with bombs raining down over the city, striking what she described as civilian areas with “no warning.” “These are not targeted attacks,” Dr. Tania Baban, the Lebanon country director for the Chicago-based nonprofit MedGlobal, told NBC News in a voice note, describing dozens of...

As U.S. and Iran agree to a ceasefire, what’s actually in the deal — and will it last?
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As U.S. and Iran agree to a ceasefire, what’s actually in the deal — and will it last?

“We will continue striking the Hezbollah terror organization and will utilize every operational opportunity,” the IDF said in posts on X, saying its strikes targeted “Hezbollah headquarters, military arrays, & command-and-control centers” across Beirut and southern Lebanon. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Israel was disregarding “all regional and international efforts to end the war,”...

Democrats demand DHS, State Dept. watchdogs investigate third-country deportations
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Democrats demand DHS, State Dept. watchdogs investigate third-country deportations

A group of Democratic lawmakers called on the internal watchdogs of the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department on Tuesday to investigate the “unlawful and costly” policy of sending people to third countries to which they have no previous connections, according to a letter obtained exclusively by NBC News. Subscribe to read this...

Iran war ceasefire sends oil prices tumbling and stocks soaring
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Iran war ceasefire sends oil prices tumbling and stocks soaring

Stocks roared higher at the opening bell Wednesday, after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, bringing the more than month-long war to a pause. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Official statements from Washington and Tehran, however, did not offer...

Harvard scientist’s visa was unlawfully canceled, judge finds
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Harvard scientist’s visa was unlawfully canceled, judge finds

A federal judge in Vermont ruled that Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova’s visa was unlawfully canceled after she was detained at an airport over biological samples she was carrying, handing her a key legal victory in a case that has raised questions about the limits of government power at the border. Subscribe to read this story...