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Russia launched a deadly attack on Ukraine overnight that reached all the way into Polish airspace. Beyond Europe, there’s a new battleground emerging in the nearby Caspian Sea, where Ukraine has been accused of attacking an Iranian ship. Nicole Grajewski, an expert on Russian-Iranian relations at Sciences Po, explains whether we could see the wars in Ukraine and Iran converging. Plus, the job mar...

Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right to refrain from answering questions in his Senate hearing today, accusing committee Chairman Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., of having an “unhinged obsession” with prosecuting him. Over the weekend, Paul released Dr. Fauci’s personal journal, in which Fauci documented his experience as director of NIAID during the Covid pandemic. So what’s reve...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in Washington, D.C., for the funeral services of his close ally, Sen. Lindsey Graham, met with President Trump in person for the first time since they started the war with Iran. NBC News International Correspondent Matt Bradley details why Netanyahu is trying to put rumors of their strained relationship to bed ahead of U.S. and Israeli elections i...

President Trump narrowly won Michigan in 2024 but, with his poll numbers slipping, Democrats think they have a chance at picking up a Senate seat. Will they go for progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed or establishment-backed Congresswoman Haley Stevens? Michigan Public Radio’s Rick Pluta explains what’s at stake ahead of next week’s primary. Meanwhile, Maine Democrats have officially chosen Troy J...

Attention shoppers: Prices are rising on everything from gas to travel to groceries. Oil surged this week because of the war in the Middle East, gas prices followed suit, and now President Donald Trump has implemented a new round of tariffs on 60 U.S. trading partners just before his 10% global tariff expired. So how are businesses and consumers reacting? NBC News business reporter Allie Canal put...

New York became the first state in the nation to enact a one-year moratorium on massive AI data centers last week. Gov. Kathy Hochul joins the show to explain why she’s not worried about missing out on an economic boom as a result — plus, her take on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first 200 days. Meanwhile, data centers have been popping up across the country — and have become a controversia...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Iran war has already cost over $37 billion, but some officials say that number is billions too low. Meanwhile, President Trump is escalating threats on critical Iranian infrastructure. NBC News national security and global affairs reporter Dan De Luce breaks down how the renewed attacks are impacting the Pentagon’s budget and whether the president’s threats...

President Trump is reigniting a trade war with Canada, imposing a 50% tariff on a number of products ahead of Friday’s deadline for the expiration of his 10% global tariffs. NBC News chief White House correspondent Garrett Haake explains how the administration could keep using tariffs as a negotiation tactic and how the Canadian wildfires are factoring in. Plus, British authorities are trying to e...

At least three U.S. service members were killed in the Middle East over the weekend. The U.S. military responded by attacking Iranian missile and drone launch sites. NBC News senior national security correspondent Courtney Kube breaks down how a lack of transparency from the Pentagon has made it difficult to understand the military’s mission and discusses whether we’ve entered a new phase of the w...

President Trump repeated his claims of voter fraud and foreign interference in the 2020 election in a primetime address last night, while also accusing China of undermining his presidential campaign that year. But he offered no clear evidence for these allegations. Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson breaks down why he thinks Trump conflated election influence and election interference,...

The U.S. military ramped up its attacks on Iran Thursday morning, with strikes targeting areas near Tehran. Iran hit back at U.S. allies in the region in response. NBC News chief international correspondent Keir Simmons explains how disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz are fueling the latest stage of the conflict. Then, President Donald Trump is teasing “really big news” in a primetime address...

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wants to drop the "acting" from his title, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle voiced their concerns at his confirmation hearing Wednesday. NBC News Correspondent Julie Tsirkin walks us through some of the key moments in Blanche’s testimony and the odds that he’ll win over two Republican holdouts. Plus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has id...

ICE has issued a nationwide order to all officers to stop pursuing people in vehicles, current and former DHS officials say, after ICE officers fatally shot two men in less than a week. NBC News senior homeland security correspondent Julia Ainsley breaks down the latest incident in Maine and how the administration’s arrest quotas could be a factor in these shootings. Plus, 12 states are suing to b...

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham’s unexpected death has rocked the political world and left the Republican Party scrambling to find a replacement ahead of the November midterm elections. NBC News chief Capitol Hill correspondent Ryan Nobles talks about the political void Graham leaves behind and in what ways the GOP can move forward. Then, former California Congressman Eric Swalwell and Maine...

The White House has ousted the members of the Election Assistance Commission, a bipartisan agency that works with state and local officials on election security. NBC News senior national politics reporter Jon Allen lays out how weakening the agency could create more distrust in the midterms. Then, prosecutors began laying out their evidence against Tyler Robinson, the man accused in the killing of...

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has denied the sexual assault allegation against him but says he’s suspending his campaign after pressure from Democratic leaders. NBC News senior politics reporter Sahil Kapur breaks down how the scramble to replace Platner could hurt Democrats’ chances of retaking the Senate in November. Then: There’s new reporting that the Pentagon is running out...

President Donald Trump declared the U.S. and Iranian ceasefire to be “over” after the two countries traded strikes overnight, upending the second day of the NATO summit. NBC News White House Correspondent Monica Alba reports from Turkey on how alliance leaders responded and the big deal reached on Ukraine. Meanwhile, Iranian officials are responding with messages of defiance. NBC News Chief Foreig...

President Donald Trump began this week’s NATO meeting criticizing alliance members and floating U.S. control of Greenland. But U.S. allies say they’re more focused on defense spending limits and getting more military support for the war in Ukraine. NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Garrett Haake previews possible points of progress for the high-stakes talks. Then, Maine Democratic Senate no...

Crowds are filling the streets of Tehran, Iran, for the funeral procession of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, four months after the start of the war with the U.S. and Israel. NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports from Tehran on how the conflict has emboldened the Iranian government. Then, Russia’s ballistic missiles struck targets in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, hour...

America is celebrating 250 years, and we’re partying like it’s 1776! Historian Heather Cox Richardson explains why our democracy has held up all these years, how aligned we are today with the founders’ vision as laid out in the Declaration of Independence, the lessons we’ve learned to overcome periods of division, and why she is optimistic about the next 50 years. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...

Just over a week since twin earthquakes devastated Venezuela, the death toll is nearing 3,000 and rescue crews are still searching for survivors trapped under the rubble. NBC News Contributor Ana Vanessa Herrero explains why many Venezuelans are critical of the government response to the disaster. Plus, celebrated humorist David Sedaris is out with his latest essay collection, "The Land and Its Pe...

President Donald Trump made more than $2 billion in 2025, including $1.4 billion from the crypto industry. The legally required disclosure from the Office of Government Ethics immediately raised questions about possible conflicts of interest. Megan Gorman, wealth manager and author of “All the Presidents’ Money,” shares the lengths past presidents went to avoid conflicts of interest and how unusua...

In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to limit birthright citizenship. But the conservative majority upheld a ban on transgender athletes and struck down campaign finance rules. NBC News Senior Supreme Court Reporter Lawrence Hurley discusses why the birthright decision was so close — and what the justices’ rulings this term tell us about their positio...

It was a mixed bag for President Donald Trump at the Supreme Court on Monday, as the justices expanded his power to fire members of some independent agencies — but drew the line at the Federal Reserve and upheld a mail-in voting provision that the president has opposed. NBC News Senior Legal Correspondent Laura Jarrett breaks down the day at the high court. Then, NBC News Chief International Corre...

The death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes continues to climb and time is running out to find survivors. But residents of Caracas say they’re doing the digging themselves, with emergency responders overwhelmed. NBC News Contributor Ana Vanessa Herrero shares stories from the area hit hardest, La Guaira. Plus, senior European officials tell NBC News that pro-Russian groups have been flooding...