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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday dismissed a renewed effort in the House to bring articles of impeachment against him as early as next week. In a video on social media, Hegseth said, “A disgruntled, defeated congressman, along with all his Democrat allies, has also dropped sham articles of impeachment …

A college athlete in Oregon who was shot multiple times by police while he was escaping a dangerous encounter with his brother alleges excessive force and negligence in a federal civil rights case filed Wednesday. Maverick Lyon, a college lacrosse player, was home in Albany on Jan. 6 when his …

A new theme for next year’s Met Gala exhibit was announced Thursday, two months after event organizers scrapped their original idea to honor British designer John Galliano following backlash over his past anti-Jewish and anti-Asian remarks. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, which hosts the annual star-studded …

The Republican missteps that led to the party losing control of Congress. Musk faces scrutiny from Democrats in Texas. And Trump is considering Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s position, sources say. Here’s what to know today. Inside the miscalculations that cost Trump control of Congress A day after Democrats won back …

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Wednesday described the historic Democratic sweep in the midterm elections as an “ass-kicking” for Republicans, urging the party to deliver on economic promises in the next cycle. “It was not simply a bad 2006 midterm election, it was a Watergate-level repudiation,” Cruz said on an …

Democrats’ victories in the midterm elections could have a major impact on Americans’ healthcare, from how much people pay for health insurance and prescription drugs to what coverage is available to them, according to health policy experts and former White House advisers. If the Democrats and President Donald Trump are …

A federal judge dismissed criminal charges against Kseniia Petrova, the Russian-born Harvard scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos ​into the United States. The order from District Judge Leo T. Sorokin in Massachusetts came Wednesday, a day after federal prosecutors filed a petition to drop the charges against Petrova. In the …

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Democrat Troy Jackson has defeated longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, NBC News projects, padding the Senate majority his party won in the midterm elections. Collins was a top target as the only Republican representing a state Donald Trump lost two years ago, even though she has won re-election …

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing NBC News exit polls compare voters’ thoughts on Trump’s economy in 2018 and 2026 02:07 UP NEXT RNC Chair says GOP poised to ‘defy history’ in midterm elections 05:18 Rep. Dingell says Democrats …