
Spokesperson says New York Times ‘will be going back to court’ after defense department hastily announces new arrangement Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Journalists who cover the Pentagon are pushing back against a new press access arrangement hastily announced by the Pentagon, calling it “an end run” around a federal judge’s ruling to restore their access. Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesperson, announced Monday night that the department wou

Republican North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger at the Legislative Building in Raleigh in 2023.
There’s a potential deal in the works to re-open the Department of Homeland Security, according to four sources familiar with the negotiations between Congress and the White House. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports.
Investigators are focusing on a key tracking system that they say did not alert the controllers ahead of the fatal crash Sunday night. They’re also scrutinizing the recorders from the plane and cockpit, and looking into whether ATC staffing could have played a role. NBC News’ Sam Brock has the latest.
Sources tell NBC News that President Trump will send more than an additional 1,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne to the Middle East. NBC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports.

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Alan Ritchson attends the "War Machine" Australian Premiere on Feb. 7 in Melbourne, Australia.

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The jury agreed that Meta engaged in "unconscionable" trade practices that unfairly took advantage of the vulnerabilities of and inexperience of children. Jurors found there were thousands of violations, each counting separately toward a penalty of $375 million. (Image credit: Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican)

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Missouri Republican lawmakers redrew the state's congressional map in an effort to unseat Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been without a director since last summer.

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A polling station at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Hiram, Ga., on March 10, 2026.