It's been a month since President Trump deployed the National Guard on the streets of DC. This is Liberation Day in DC to combat what he said was rampant crime and we're going to take our capital back. The decision met with protests.The fascist takeover must be stopped. Push back. Do you guys think this is a good use of our tax dollars.And clashes. So, did it work. Crime reported to Metropolitan Police is down across the board.According to data collected by NBC News and NBC Washington, violent crimes, inclu ...

We will never be able to solve all the other problems including the violence problems that people are are worried about if we can't have a clash of ideas safely and securely even especially especially those ideas with which you disagree. Welcome back. The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah campus has reignited both the fears and the conversation about safety for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, especially as many prepare to hit the campaign trail ahead of next year's midterms.Repub ...

Starting us off, NBC News correspondent Steve Patterson joins me now from Oram, Utah. I'm also joined by NBC News national law enforcement and intelligence correspondent Tom Winter. NBC News chief justice and national affairs correspondent Kelly O'Donnell and Casey Jordan, a criminologist and investigative profiler who's also a professor of justice and law administration at Western Connecticut State University.Thanks to all of you for being here. Steve, let me start with you. Tell us a little bit more about ...

I'm Kristen Welker and we're continuing NBC's breaking news coverage of the shooting of conservative political activist and media personality Charlie Kirk. Here is what we know so far. Kirk, an ally of President Trump, was shot while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University this afternoon. His organization says he has been hospitalized, but we do not yet know his condition. Now, according to the university, a suspect who fired from a building about 200 yards away is in custody. We do have some video o ...

There is more evidence that Americans strongly support vaccines despite health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr's attacks, which many health professionals say is perpetuating a health crisis in this country. The NBC News decision desk poll released just moments ago found that an overwhelming majority, 78% of Americans and 67% of Republicans support using vaccines for the prevention of diseases.Breaking it down by party, 93% of Democrats say they support vaccines as well. That's 72% of independents. Ahead of K ...

Welcome back. The NBC News Decision Desk is out with a new poll this morning. And here to take us inside the numbers is NBC News chief data analyst, the great Steve Cornaki.Thanks for being here, Steve. What do you have. Hey, thanks Christie.Good morning. So, take a look. Our decision desk poll.And again, we're looking at all adults here. This is voters and potential voters casting a wide net. We ask about President Trump's job performance, a 43% approval rating.That's what we find in this poll. And of cour ...

Vaccine Mandates & Public Health - Florida is moving to eliminate all vaccine mandates for children attending public school, potentially becoming the first state to do so [2] - Public health experts condemn Florida's move, stating it will increase the risk of children getting sick and have community-wide ripple effects [5] - Vaccine exemptions for non-medical reasons are already increasing in Florida, and the new policy will exacerbate the problem [7][8] - Lowering vaccine coverage below a certain threshold (e g, 92% for polio) increases the risk of outbreaks [8] - 80% of Americans support vaccine mandates for children in daycare or school settings, indicating broad public support [10] Vaccine Safety & Scientific Consensus - There is no scientific evidence that basic childhood vaccines cause illness or have long-term negative effects like autism [13] - Other countries do not have similar debates at the governmental level because the science supports the safety and efficacy of vaccines [13] - The American Academy of Pediatrics provides clear, navigable information on childhood vaccines at healthychildren org [21] Healthcare System & Access - Pediatric bed capacity in children's hospitals across the US has decreased by 20% since 2008 [16] - Some parents are homeschooling their children due to concerns about the healthcare system and vaccine requirements [18]

when you lose. Look, I have an obligation. This isn't a political thing.Uh I have an obligation. >> President Trump says he's ready to send the military into Chicago. Calling it an obligation there.Can he actually do it. What's the legal authority. Joining us now, NBC News senior White House correspondent Gabe Gutierrez. NBC News senior national and political correspondent Jacob Soof been covering immigration for us.And former acting vice chief of the National Guard, Bureau Major General Randy Manor. Gabe, ...

Well, Morgan, earlier today, a federal judge in California ruled that Trump's takeover of Los Angeles was illegal. Now, this past June, you may remember the president deployed 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to LA after thousands of people took to the streets to protest the president's immigration policies. Well, meanwhile, people have also flooded the streets in Chicago.This happened yesterday. This was all in an effort to stop Trump from expanding his federal law enforcement surge to the Windy ...

And joining us now is NBC News chief Capitol Hill correspondent Ryan Nobles. NBC News justice reporter Ryan Riley and MSNBC legal analyst and former assistant Manhattan District Attorney Katherine Christian. Ryan Noble, start us off.A lot of developments today as it relates to this push for answers in the Epstein case. What's the very latest there on the Hill. Well, and I think you're right that there was perhaps some hope among high-ranking Republicans that the long August recess would lead to this Epstein ...