U.S. military bases and equipment in the Persian Gulf have been hit much harder by recent Iranian strikes than initially reported, according to several U.S. officials and people familiar with the situation. The extent of the destruction is much greater than what has been publicly shared so far and the repair is expected to cost billions of dollars, the officials told NBC News. read more
Federal judges have received more than 800 threats since Trump's rhetoric intensified " and retired members of the judiciary are now speaking out. "According to the U.S. Marshals Service, there were 564 threats against federal judges in 2025 and there have been 275 already this year," wrote USA Today's Rex Huppke on Sunday. "The Marshals Service asked Congress for an additional $34 million in April, noting that the threat environment' is unlikely to decrease in the foreseeable future.'" In February, America's top association for lawyers similarly spoke out against Trump's attacks on judges. "The recent remarks by the president of the United States, leveling personal criticisms against members of the U.S. Supreme Court, are not acceptable and cross a dangerous line that threatens the safety of the judiciary and our judicial process," American Bar Association (ABA) President Michelle A. Behnke said in a statement.
All four Black Republicans in the House are leaving Congress next year: Three are seeking statewide office, and one is retiring because redistricting in his state effectively boxed him out of his seat. The exodus is a reflection of the striking and persistent lack of diversity in the G.O.P. ranks of Congress, something that Mr. McCarthy has acknowledged is still an issue even years after his efforts to address it. "When you look at the Democrats, they actually look like America," he said shortly after leaving Congress in 2023. "When I look at my party, we look like the most restrictive country club in America." read more
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Royce White is subject to a no-contact order after a Minnesota judge ruled there was credible evidence of threats of harm toward his ex-wife and one of two children they have together. In court filings, White is accused of making numerous threats and being both physically and verbally abusive toward his former partner and their teenaged son. He refutes the allegations and is appealing judicial findings in the case, telling MPR News on Thursday the order is a "substantial miscarriage of justice" and "excessively punitive."
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. represents New Jersey's most competitive district this November -- but nobody, even his GOP colleagues, can say where he's been for the past month. read more
Why would anyone want to kill a serial child rapist who just slaughtered 175 little girls?