
The education secretary faced questions about the shrinking of her agency, limits on federal student loan borrowing and oversight of the education of students with disabilities. (Image credit: Eric Lee)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells NBC News' Tom Llamas that President Trump brought up Iran during the China summit and made the U.S. position clear. NBC News correspondents Gabe Gutierrez, Courtney Kube and Andrea Mitchell join Meet the Press NOW discuss Trump's bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Bonny Lin, director of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, weighs in on the Taiwan issue hanging over the summit.

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Cuba's aging power grid has eroded in recent years as it faces a prolonged economic crisis, made worse by a U.S. energy blockade of the island. (Image credit: Ramon Espinosa)

Greater Manchester mayor would need to win byelection to launch leadership challenge against Starmer • UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham now has a route back to parliament after a Greater Manchester MP announced he would stand down, triggering a byelection, and putting Burnham in contention to become the next Labour leader. The Greater Manchester mayor has been seeking to return to parliament for months, but was blocked by Keir Starmer from running in the Gorton and Denton byelectio

Guardian - World · Oct 8
Andy Burnham has announced he will attempt to return to Westminster after the Labour MP Josh Simons said he will vacate his Makerfield seat in order for Burnham to run in a byelection. It follows a day of breaking news in which the health secretary, Wes Streeting, resigned, saying he has lost confidence in the prime minister, and Angela Rayner announced she had been cleared by the HMRC. Where does this leave Keir Starmer, the leadership of the Labour party, and the country? Continue reading...

NBC News · Oct 8
Union Pacific signage is displayed at a rail yard in Laredo, Texas, on May 10, 2026.

NBC News · Oct 8
A U.S. Marshal walks with Richard Werstine as he is returned to the U.S.

Guardian - World · Oct 8
The former deputy prime minister said she should be keen to ‘play my part’ in the event of a leadership contest Full report: Angela Rayner cleared by HMRC over tax affairs paving the way for potential leadership bid In her interview with ITV, Angela Rayner , the former deputy PM, said she would not be making a pact with Andy Burnham to challenge Keir Starmer. “I’m not doing deals or anything like that,” she said. Good morning. Today it looks as though the phoney Labour leadership contest that ha