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The former ICE officer who led the FBI to Tom Homan

Trump border czar Tom Homan became entangled in an FBI sting after an associate allegedly floated a $1 million scheme to undercover FBI agents.

As the shutdown deadline nears, Trump reverses his reversal on Democratic meeting

Donald Trump agreed to meet with Democratic leaders in the hopes of avoiding a government shutdown. Then he changed his mind. Then he changed it again.

Oregon sues Trump administration over ‘patently unlawful’ troop deployment in Portland

The Trump administration’s latest potential use of the military on Americans in Democratic-led areas was met with a court challenge over the weekend, when lawyers filed a lawsuit against what they called the federal government’s “patently unlawful” troop deployment in Portland, Oregon

Why RFK Jr.'s letter about mifepristone is so chilling

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly informed GOP-led states that the FDA is reviewing the “safety and efficacy” of the drug mifepristone

The Supreme Court is considering Ghislaine Maxwell’s petition today. Here’s what to know.

The convicted Jeffrey Epstein associate’s appeal is one of many scheduled for consideration in the justices' so-called long conference Monday. Most get denied.

Democratic voters are furious with party leaders. And that disaffection has a cost.

Negativity, defeatism, scorn, snark, contempt. Democrats in Congress are hearing it all, lots of it from inside their own tent.

FBI investigating deadly Michigan Mormon church attack as 'act of targeted violence'

At least four people are dead and several more injured after an attack on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan.Authorities say a 40-year-old man, identified as Thomas Jacob Sanford, allegedly drove a vehicle into the church and began shooting. Police believe the suspect started a fire that then consumed the church, trapping others inside before being extinguished.

MSNBC Exclusive: Zohran Mamdani reacts to Eric Adams dropping out of NYC mayoral race

NYC Mayor Eric Adams has suspended his re-election bid, becoming the first one-term mayor since David Dinkins in 1993. The race will now be between frontrunner Zohran Mamdani (D), Andrew Cuomo (I) and Curtis Sliwa (R). Zohran Mamdani joins "The Weekend: Primetime" for an exclusive interview to react to Adams dropping out and the state of the race.

Eric Adams drops out of New York mayoral race

New York Mayor Eric Adams said Sunday that he is dropping out of the mayoral race and abandoning his campaign but didn't endorse Andrew Cuomo or Zohran Mamdani.

Loyalty to Trump could cost this GOP candidate the New Jersey governorship

Jack Ciattarelli, New Jersey’s Republican candidate for governor, has refused to distance himself from the unpopular president.