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It’s a significant test of presidential power at the Supreme Court. Today, the justices are weighing whether President Donald Trump can fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission, an agency Congress intentionally shielded from political influence to protect its consumer-protection and antitrust mission. The case comes as Trump’s administration moves to dramatically reshape the federal workforce...

It’s a Hollywood shake-up for the ages. Netflix’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery is officially a go. The streamer is spending $82.7 billion to acquire Warner Bros.’ massive movie, TV and streaming portfolio, one of the largest entertainment mergers in modern history. The deal pairs Netflix’s disruptor DNA with a 102-year-old Hollywood heavyweight, blazing a trail for how a streaming pioneer bl...

Federal immigration officers are conducting raids across Minnesota’s Twin Cities, home to one of the nation’s largest Somali communities, just days after President Trump verbally attacked immigrants from the country in eastern Africa. The administration has said the ICE raids aren’t targeting Somalis, but community members tell NBC News it sure feels that way. NBC News senior homeland security cor...

A potential warning sign for Republicans in Tennessee. Matt Van Epps, the party's nominee, won the special election in the 7th District and thanked President Trump for a boost. Both parties poured money into the race, but Van Epps' single-digit margin of victory is a far cry from Trump’s 22-point win there in 2024. So, what does the result signal nationally? Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki joins...

President Trump met with his Cabinet this morning as questions continue to intensify over a U.S. strike on a shipping boat allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean. The White House now confirms that in a September anti-smuggling operation, the military launched a second strike that killed survivors of the first attack, a move some lawmakers and legal experts say could be a war crime. Press secret...

Luigi Mangione is back in court today for a pivotal pretrial hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The 27-year-old has pleaded not guilty to nine state counts and four federal charges, the latter carrying the possibility of the death penalty. His defense team is now fighting to exclude key evidence, a process that could take more than a week. NBC News legal analyst Misty M...

President Trump’s base may agree on illegal immigration, but legal immigration is tearing open new fault lines — and at the center are H-1B visas. Months after cracking down with costly new restrictions, the president now appears to be reversing course, jolting his party and escalating his feud with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican who announced this week that she’ll resign her...

We’re starting with a political firestorm at the Pentagon. Defense officials have launched a misconduct investigation into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over a video he and other former service members recorded, urging people in the military and intelligence community not to carry out illegal orders from the Trump administration. Kelly, a retired Navy pilot, appears alongside several Democrats with n...

A federal judge has thrown out the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, a sweeping setback for what critics have described as an effort by the Trump administration to use the justice system for political payback. Legal affairs reporter Gary Grumbach joins host Yasmin Vossoughian to break down one of the sharpest judicial rebukes yet of...

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is heading to Washington, D.C., on Friday for a face-to-face with President Donald Trump, an unlikely matchup after months of trading insults. NBC News reporter Allan Smith joins host Yasmin Vossoughian to break down what’s at stake and whether this meeting is about policy or pure political theater. And we’re digging into the latest wellness whisper: microd...

We’re breaking down the September jobs report: The U.S. added 119,000 jobs, stronger than expected and a sign the economy was still hiring steadily before the government shutdown. But a closer look from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a more uneven picture, with a labor market starting to wobble amid high-profile layoffs at major companies. Wall Street? Pure chaos. Stocks surged, plunged and...

The Trump administration is quietly moving to carve up the U.S. Education Department, shifting key responsibilities to agencies like Labor and State in a renewed push toward its long-standing goal of dismantling the department altogether. It’s a striki ng look at how far the administration is willing to go to bypass Congress to make it happen. Host Yasmin Vossoughian is joined by Erica Meltzer, na...

The House votes on a bill that would force the Justice Department to release all its records on Jeffrey Epstein. It’s expected to pass, a major win for the bipartisan group pushing for transparency. So, what would this bill require? And what could surface in any new document dumps? NBC News National Law Enforcement & Intelligence Correspondent Tom Winter joins host Yasmin Vossoughian to discuss hi...

President Trump is now calling for the full release of the long-sealed Jeffrey Epstein documents, saying, “We have nothing to hide,” and urging Congress to make the files public. It’s a sharp reversal from years of efforts to keep parts of the record under wraps. So, why now? NBC News Now’s Hallie Jackson joins host Laura Jarrett to break it all down. And we’re in Charlotte, North Carolina, where...

Some big news out of Wall Street this morning: Longtime Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is stepping down. The 59-year-old has led the company since 2014, overseeing its transformation from a budget big-box chain into a true e-commerce powerhouse and helping drive Walmart’s stock up roughly 300% along the way. It’s a major shake-up at the nation’s largest private employer. Host Yasmin Vossoughian brings...

Today on the pod, we’re heading to Europe, where NATO countries are reporting a spike in mysterious drone sightings over airports and other sensitive sites. It’s a trend that has only accelerated since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Now, European leaders are pushing for a coordinated “drone wall,” a new defensive shield designed to protect their airspace and critical infrastructure. We b...

Jeffrey Epstein mentioned President Donald Trump in multiple emails to his associate Ghislaine Maxwell and a journalist, at one point writing Trump “knew about the girls as he asked Ghislaine to stop,” according to messages newly released by House Democrats. The House Oversight Committee made public three email chains sent between 2011 and 2019, which they say came from Epstein’s estate as part of...

The U.S. military has launched another strike in the eastern Pacific, hitting two boats and killing six alleged “narco-terrorists.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the attack but offered no proof nor identities of the victims. It’s the latest in a series of U.S. operations targeting so-called terrorist-linked drug networks, drawing sharp criticism from Colombia and Venezuela. And with the...

Senators worked through the weekend, and for the first time in weeks, there may be light at the end of the shutdown tunnel. Lawmakers appear to have struck a preliminary deal featuring a “minibus” package: three full-year spending bills to fund key departments through next fall, plus a short-term measure to keep the rest of the government running through January. Is this the breakthrough Washingto...

As the government shutdown drags on, the fallout is hitting kitchen tables across America. SNAP benefits, the safety net that helps 40 million Americans put food on the table, are running on fumes. NBC News senior policy reporter Shannon Pettypiece spoke with Americans who are turning to desperate measures to feed their families and joins host Yasmin Vossoughian to tell their stories. And the civi...

After nearly four decades in Congress, Nancy Pelosi says she’s done. The first and only woman to serve as speaker is stepping away from the House, closing a chapter that shaped modern Democratic politics. Senior politics reporter Jon Allen joins host Yasmin Vossoughian to look back at her legacy, from landmark wins to political battles and what her exit means for the next generation of leadership...

Voters just sent a loud and clear message: They’re not feeling great about the economy. Wall Street might be soaring, but Main Street is still stuck in the slow lane, squeezed by high prices, shrinking savings and slowing paychecks. Host Yasmin Vossoughian is joined by NBC News Business & Data Correspondent Brian Cheung to break down what’s really driving the frustration. And later, the Supreme Co...

“Here’s the Scoop” went live on election night to break down all the key races and ballot measures to watch as the results came in. Host Yasmin Vossoughian tapped some of our very favorite colleagues at NBC News to help us make sense of it all: Laura Jarrett, Jon Allen and, it’s not election night without Steve Kornacki at the Big Board. Tonight on the podcast, we bring you a slice of that special...

It is Election Day in America and there are just a few hours left before polls close coast to coast. NBC News’ chief data analyst Steve Kornacki joins host Yasmin Vossoughian to break down new national NBC News polling on everything from the economy to the record-breaking government shutdown. By the way: Here’s the Scoop is going live to cover all the election results tonight from 11pm to 1am. Cat...

It’s the final countdown before Election Day, but the government shutdown is casting a long shadow. Now on Day 34, Washington remains gridlocked as President Trump urges Republicans to “get tougher,” even floating the “nuclear option” to pass bills without Democratic support. GOP leaders have balked, and a new NBC News poll shows most voters blame Trump and his party for the stalemate. And with as...