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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 campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, we dive into Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate — … Read more
How much protein should you eat in a day? If you take the question to TikTok, the answer might be overwhelming, as influencers tout the benefits of high-protein diets to build muscle and lose weight, often recommending well over 100 grams of the macronutrient a day. Experts say it’s important to get the recommended minimum … Read more
The head of a Senate panel investigating Clarence Thomas said Monday that the Supreme Court justice had failed to disclose additional private jet travel. In a letter to an attorney for conservative megadonor Harlan Crow, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said flight records show that in 2010 Thomas and his wife traveled round-trip from Hawaii to … Read more
PHOENIX — As former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris squabble over the terms of their coming presidential debate, a similar dispute is taking place in the Arizona Senate race. The state’s GOP Senate candidate, Kari Lake, has long challenged her Democratic competitor, Rep. Ruben Gallego, to take the debate stage. Now that … Read more
Team USA’s Noah Lyles took the gold in the men’s 100-meter final at the Paris Olympics — by five-thousandths of a second. Lyles, who won Sunday with a time of 9.784 seconds, came out just barely ahead of Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson (who ran in 9.789) and the U.S.’ Fred Kerley (whose time was 9.81). The race was … Read more
A few years ago, the organizers of one of the largest U.S. exercise programs for people with Parkinson’s disease realized they had a problem: Most of the students were white. “We’re always asking who’s not in the room, and why are they not in the room?” said David Leventhal, program director for Dance for PD … Read more
A front that moved past Cuba overnight has strengthened Saturday into Tropical Storm Debby as it aimed its impacts at the west coast of Florida, impacts that could be hurricane-like, federal forecasters said. Since Friday, the front developed from a potential tropical cyclone to a tropical depression, and it continues to draw strength from warm, … Read more
PARIS — The best shot putter in track and field’s history spent this spring and summer experiencing something unusual: vulnerability. It all started in March, when Ryan Crouser injured the ulnar nerve in his throwing elbow. The next month, while bench pressing, he tore a pectoral muscle. Doctors didn’t clear him to resume throwing the … Read more
Sentiments like these are common during high-stress wildfires throughout the rural West. As large, intense wildfires and evacuations become more common, some residents are growing tired of uprooting their lives and are growing inured to the risk — or more confident in their own abilities to manage it themselves. That means some people are determined … Read more
The number of babies born with severe birth defects affecting their growth and development is rising, as researchers now have strong evidence that illicit fentanyl is causing the problems. Hospitals have identified at least 30 newborns with what has been identified as “fetal fentanyl syndrome,” NBC News has learned. The babies were born to mothers … Read more