Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, politics reporter Alexandra Marquez has a dispatch from the Democratic Governors Association’s annual meeting, where the party’s state…
Under siege ex-politician Dan Andrews has escaped to New York to party with A-list celebrities at a event thrown by an Aussie billionaire who has just been gifted a prime Victorian government appointment. It’s understood Andrews travelled to New York City to attend a party thrown by billionaire Visy chairman Anthony Pratt held this week…
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Ukrainian man who embarked on a perilous journey fleeing his war-torn country into Romania was rescued from a deep mountain ravine in subzero temperatures with an unlikely companion: his months-old kitten named Peach. More than a dozen rescuers worked in a harsh blizzard to save Vladislav Duda, 28, who was…
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — Donald Trump has made bold claims about his plans for when he takes office next month, from drastic action at the border to ending birthright citizenship and pardoning January 6 insurrectionists….
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio lawmakers are continuing to pass legislation as quickly as possible, focusing this week on education policy, criminal justice reform and low-level marijuana regulation. But as we get further into lame duck session, provisions from bills will be stuck into unrelated policy to get them passed faster. “A lot of stuff can…
Jay-Z is pushing for the woman who is accusing him of rape to be required to reveal her identity or for her lawsuit against him to be dismissed. An attorney for Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, made the request Monday, one day after an anonymous accuser alleged Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs drugged and raped…
TOPSHOT – France’s President Emmanuel Macron (C) walks with US president-elect Donald Trump (R) and … [+] Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) after a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on December 7, 2024. Trump makes his first international trip since his election win, preparing for a day of intense diplomacy before attending…
One question that’s loomed over the disturbing allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs is the culpability of his famous friends. Will anyone else be exposed during his upcoming trial or named in the growing pile of civil lawsuits against him? In the months since the hip-hop mogul was federally charged with sex trafficking and racketeering in…
A female celebrity has been listed in the latest Diddy lawsuit that accused him and Jay-Z of raping 13 year old at a VMA afterparty in 2000. The as-yet-unnamed star was described as watching on as Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, and Diddy, real name Sean Combs, raped her after she had a…
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour came to an end on December 8, 2024, at the BC Palace in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The singer was accompanied by Gracie Abrams on stage, but several celebrities also watched from off the stage. These included none other than Pearl Jam vocalists Eddie Vedder and Aubrey Plaza, Chris Olsen, Nikki…