Embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) canceled his planned visit to Richmond’s Virginia Union University this week — the first stop on his so-called racial reconciliation tour — after being urged by students at the historically black college to reschedule. Northam, who faced calls to resign earlier this month over a blackface scandal, had been scheduled […]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says he plans to highlight three Democratic voting rights priorities on Thursday: Restoring a crucial piece of the Voting Rights Act, automatically registering voters and making Washington D.C. a state. Schumer’s announcement comes after Democrats announced that voting rights would be a top priority after the midterm elections. The […]

Joe Scarborough called out GOP hypocrisy over President Donald Trump’s reported plan to declare a national emergency to fund the U.S.-Mexico border wall by playing a game he called, “What if Barack Obama?” The co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” asked The New York Times’ conservative columnist Bret Stephens to imagine how conservatives would have reacted had […]

The parents of student Otto Warmbier, who was imprisoned in North Korea and died after being returned to the U.S. in a vegetative state in 2017, have spoken out after President Donald Trump’s comments about their son earlier this week. “Kim [Jong Un] and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son […]

Joe Scarborough on Friday lambasted President Donald Trump and high-profile Republican lawmakers for their continued silence about the arrest of a Coast Guard lieutenant who was allegedly plotting a terror attack to kill leading Democrats and journalists. Scarborough, the co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” was reportedly one of the public figures white nationalist Christopher Paul Hasson researched while planning an […]

A Norwegian Cruise Line ship wiped out two mooring points when it crashed into docks in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday morning. Video shared online shows the 155,873-ton Norwegian Epic vessel, which was carrying more than 4,000 passengers and 1,700 crew members, destroying two piers. “Yeah, we’re not supposed to do that! That’s not good!” […]

One day after Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax was threatened with impeachment, both of the women accusing him of sexual assault have made clear to their lawyers that they are prepared to testify. Emails obtained Saturday by NBC News’ Geoff Bennett indicate Dr. Vanessa Tyson and Meredith Watson are willing to speak at an impeachment […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A scientist who raised early alarms about climate change and popularized the term “global warming” has died. Wallace Smith Broecker was 87. The longtime Columbia University professor and researcher died Monday at a New York City hospital, according to a spokesman for the university’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. Kevin Krajick said Broecker […]

Michael Cohen testifies before Congress on Wednesday, but his opening statement was published by The New York Times late Tuesday. In it, the disgraced former attorney to President Donald Trump painted a picture of a “racist,” a “conman” and a “cheat” sitting in the Oval Office. Then, in scathing detail, Cohen listed examples of each in action.  […]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) urged her constituents to raise the bar on job creation following Amazon’s scrapped plans for a headquarters in New York City. “We need to create dignified jobs in New York City, jobs that pay well, jobs that contribute to community, jobs that are part of a moral economy,” she said in […]