Key developments on Dec. 13: Russia launches one of the largest aerial attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid Ukraine resisting Russian encirclement attempts at 4 Donetsk Oblast villages, military says Ukraine’s new Ground Forces chief announces reforms focused on personnel, tech Russia mulls attacking Ukraine with Oreshnik nuclear-capable missile this weekend, FT reports Russia launched a…
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, campaign embed Alex Tabet and national political reporters Bridget Bowman and Ben Kamisar examine the pressure Sen. Joni…
Jim O’Connor says he is not a politician. Even though he holds elected office as chairman of the Arizona Corporation Commission, O’Connor views his job as more akin to a judge in a courtroom. As he prepares to leave the commission after just one term, O’Connor spoke with the Arizona Capitol Times about what he…
For over 20 years, David Roberts has reported on climate change and energy systems launching him to his current status as one of the most influential climate journalists, podcasters, and bloggers in the United States. Beginning his career as a journalist for Vox and Grist, David now owns and reports for Volts, a newsletter and…
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Last week, the UK chief of defence, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, warned us that we are at the dawn of a third nuclear age. He misses the point. The nuclear threat is deadly, but it is our conventional weakness which will invite attack by Russia. We must recognise that Russia’s war in Ukraine is more…
President-elect Donald Trump’s national security team has held discussions with the White House and Ukrainian leaders as part of a concerted effort to find a way to end the war with Russia, multiple sources with knowledge of the matter told NBC News. Trump’s advisers and Cabinet nominees, who hold a range of views on Ukraine,…
French President Emmanuel Macron has named centrist ally Francois Bayrou as prime minister after several days of tense political gridlock. The 73-year-old from the centre-right Democratic Movement, or MoDem, party will replace Michel Barnier, who resigned last week after losing a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament. Of the 577 legislators, 331 from…
Trump-linked officials reportedly considering targeting bank stabilizer and polio vaccine Good morning, US politics blog readers. We have fewer than 40 days to go until Donald Trump is inaugurated president of the United States, and more signs are emerging of how he might follow through on his plans to transform the country. The New York…
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