Former President Trump says he would 'absolutely' testify in his upcoming hush money trial that is set to begin on Monday. nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

Republican Senate hopeful Kari Lake took criticism from both sides of the abortion debate during a visit to the University of Arizona on Thursday, as she and other candidates navigate the fallout from this week’s state Supreme Court decision. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

NEW: President Biden says he expects Iran will strike Israel 'sooner than later,' reiterating that the U.S. will support and defend Israel if such an attack occurs. nbcnews.com/politics/white…

Senate candidate Kari Lake has made calls to state lawmakers to push for the repeal of Arizona's Civil War-era abortion ban, according to one Republican legislator who said they received a call from her. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

U.S. officials met representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Mexico this week to express concerns about Venezuela’s electoral process, a White House official says. nbcnews.com/news/latino/us…

BREAKING: The House has voted to renew the powerful surveillance program known as FISA, two days after a group of 19 conservative lawmakers revolted against Republican leadership and blocked the legislation on the floor. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

Currently, no states have laws criminalizing adults who help minors access transition care, and only Idaho has a law criminalizing adults who help minors get an abortion without parental consent. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-po…

Reproductive rights advocates say they've collected the required number of signatures to place an abortion rights measure on Colorado's November ballot. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

Attempts to gain power mostly fueled Arizona’s near-total abortion ban in 1864, as male physicians sought to dominate health care over midwives and anti-abortion advocates felt threatened by immigrants, historians say. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/a…

President Biden says his administration is canceling $7.4 billion in student loans for 277,000 borrowers. nbcnews.com/politics/white…

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With his job in jeopardy, House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to head to Florida on Friday to meet with the one man who could save his precarious speakership: former President Trump. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

After the state Supreme Court's ruling on abortion this week, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said she is formulating a plan to help healthcare providers continue to provide abortions through neighboring California. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/a…

Republican secretaries of state in Alabama and Ohio are warning President Joe Biden’s campaign that Biden might not be placed on their general election ballots because the Democratic Party’s late-August convention falls after state ballot deadlines. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

A member of a neo-Nazi group has pleaded guilty to Capitol riot charges, admitting that he threw a water bottle at police during the brutal battle at the lower west tunnel and stole a police helmet as a 'war trophy' during the Jan. 6 attack. nbcnews.com/politics/justi…

A Colorado lawmaker apologized Thursday for leaving a firearm unattended in a bathroom at the State Capitol this week. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…

Senate candidate Kari Lake has made calls to state lawmakers to push for the repeal of Arizona's Civil War-era abortion ban, according to one Republican legislator who said they received a call from her. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Hume Kennerly defends former Rep. Liz Cheney after he resigned from the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation over its refusal to consider her for its Medal for Distinguished Public Service. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

On Monday, Donald Trump declared that abortion decisions should be left to the states, a statement he made to tamp down a fervor about his lack of clarity over how he'd handle the issue as president.

It did the opposite. nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

At this year’s DNC, progressive Democrats are hoping to influence the party platform by focusing on the future of the U.S. military's assistance to Israel, filibuster reform in the Senate, and declaring a national climate emergency. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…