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Texas Democrats seek to delay vote for GOP congressional redistricting bill
NBC News· 2025-08-20 23:41
Want to get back to a story that we have been following. The Texas House voting to officially pass the state's controversial uh redistricting plan proposed by the governor to add five more GOP congressional seats for the 2026 midterms. Once it passes any minute now, um it's still not a done deal yet.The bill now goes to the Texas Senate before heading to the governor's desk uh to sign into law. Want to get right to Ryan Chandler who's been standing by for us at the state capital. And this thing has been dra ...
Trump calls on Fed Governor Lisa Cook to resign after mortgage fraud allegations
NBC News· 2025-08-20 23:28
So, President Trump's attacks on the Fed escalating today with new calls for a Fed governor to step down. At the center of that demand, accusations that the woman you see here, Fed Governor Lisa Cook, committed mortgage fraud. Cook saying in a statement tonight that she learned about the allegations from the media and that she has no intention of being bullied into stepping down from her position.The president writing on True Social, quote, "Cook must resign now." The Fed and DOJ declining our request for c ...
Russia accused of using local criminals to conduct sabotage operations
NBC News· 2025-08-20 23:14
In the darkness of a London night, masked men creep through an industrial park. They pour gasoline outside a warehouse and set it ablaze. >> Just stand back from there, mate.>> British police arrive on the scene to find the flames spreading. The two masked men sprinted through the complex, fleeing the scene, first jumping over this fence and then running to a getaway car that was waiting right here. But what at first looked like a simple case of arson and a run-down industrial park turned out to be part of ...
Rescuers struggle to help a woman stuck under rubble in Gaza
NBC News· 2025-08-20 22:56
[تصفيق] طلعي هذه يا عم هذح >> تمام شويه >> يابا عندك يابا يابا. ...
The Trump admin says they're helping D.C. residents. Some people in the city disagree
NBC News· 2025-08-20 22:56
DC and the Trump administration are at odds right now. There's what the White House says. Thank you to the National Guards folks, to the cops for actually keeping this place safe.This is not a city that has had any safety for its black citizens for generations. And then there's what DC officials say. This doesn't make sense.The numbers on the ground in the district don't support a thousand people from other states coming to Washington DC. People in the community feel the same way. I don't want our city to b ...
Husband of woman found dead is seen dragging large object from their apartment, officials say
NBC News· 2025-08-20 22:55
#Investigators say #surveillance #video shows the husband of a woman who was found dead, dragging a large object from their apartment in #Lancaster, #California. As @NBCLA reports, officials believe her husband, who is now a person of interest, is in #Peru. Link to full article: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/video-missing-woman-angeles-national-forest-sheylla-cabrera/3766642/ For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscri ...
Fmr. elections official says mail-in voting 'gets better every year' despite Trump’s claims
NBC News· 2025-08-20 22:00
Election Security and Integrity - The report addresses President Trump's claims of widespread voter fraud and inaccurate voting machines, which election experts and officials refute, emphasizing the security of mail-in voting [2][3][7] - The report highlights the multiple layers of security in mail-in voting, including barcode assignments, signature verification, and bipartisan handling subject to audits and litigation [7][8] - The report mentions that defamation suits have been successfully filed against news outlets like Fox and Newsmax regarding false claims about tabulation companies [6] Constitutional and Legal Aspects - The report emphasizes that the Constitution grants states the power to control elections, not the president, and only Congress can alter such regulations [4][10] - The report notes that President Trump's executive order on election administration is currently being litigated [11] - The report suggests that any attempt by President Trump to pass an executive order related to voting would face immediate legal challenges [14] Political Implications - The report suggests that President Trump's continued undermining of confidence in the election system could lead to a significant portion of the population believing the election was stolen [15][16] - The report indicates that disagreeing with Donald Trump on election issues is currently politically unfavorable for Republicans [17] - The report expresses concern that the narrative against mail-in voting could be used to challenge the seating of US House members from states with all-mail-in voting [15]
Video shows Colombian TikToker Tatiana Martinez yanked from car during ICE arrest
NBC News· 2025-08-20 21:53
This video shows a Colombian Tik Tocker being yanked out of her Tesla by ICE agents during an arrest. Tatiana Martinez was streaming on the app when agents approached her car in Los Angeles. An official from the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that she was detained because of a prior DUI conviction, adding that Martinez came to the US in 2022 and was quote released by the Biden administration.Martinez gained a following on Tik Tok after posting videos documenting ICE raids under Presiden ...
National Guard presence in D.C. ‘approaching thousands’ as GOP states send forces
NBC News· 2025-08-20 21:30
Welcome back. In a show of support today from the Trump administration, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hex visited with members of the National Guard deployed to patrol Washington DC. Take a look.We don't have to live like this. We do not have to allow our cities to be taken over by violence and by disorder and by chaos. You can actually do stuff. You can actually bring You can actually bring law and order to communities.You've just got to have the political willpower to do it. Now, the ...
Ukrainian lawmaker: It’s an ‘illusion’ Russia-Ukraine war can end ‘just by talking to Putin’
NBC News· 2025-08-20 21:09
Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Kristen Welker in Washington where the next step in the Trump administration's effort to end the war in Ukraine remains unclear at this hour. Moscow appears to be sloww walking a potential meeting between President Putin and President Zilinski while also trying to insert itself into discussions about Ukraine's security.Now, one of President Trump's main objectives coming out of his historic summits in Anchorage and at the White House was to secure a leader level meeting be ...