Ali Vitali

While Republicans are closing in on the House majority once again, Democrats flipped three seats in New York, even as Trump drove a big GOP improvement statewide.

In a very close election, there are signs that Democratic fortunes have declined in New York state and that Donald Trump's have risen somewhat.

The road to the House majority for both parties is running through a state well outside the presidential battleground map.

White women helped Trump in 2020. A new issue set — and a new opponent — might sway them now.

NBC News Correspondent Priya Sridhar joins Meet the Press NOW to report on how voters in Georgia are reacting to Vice President Kamala Harris entering the presidential race.

WASHINGTON — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said Tuesday it raised $44 million in the second quarter of 2024, filling its coffers ahead of an intense summer stretch — and as House Democrats gather the resources to navigate a tricky political environment. The haul includes $19.7 million raised in June, according to figures shared first with NBC News. That’s more than the DCCC’s GOP counterpart in this monthly metric, as well as over the second quarter and a historic monthly and q…

NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ali Vitali explains the state of the Republican primary race in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District between incumbent Bob Good and John McGuire.

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, NBC News’ Capitol Hill team recaps Donald Trump’s visit with House and Senate Republicans. Plus, senior political reporter Jonathan Allen details why the “Blue Wall” is Joe Biden’s best bet to reach 270 electoral votes. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inb…

WASHINGTON — House Democrats unveiled a new plan on Tuesday to attempt to force a vote on contraceptive protections — or at least to get Republicans in their chamber on record on the issue before November’s elections. The petition from Democratic Minority Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts and North Carolina Rep. Kathy Manning comes just one day before Senate Democrats are set to vote on legislation protecting birth control access and three weeks ahead of the anniversary of the Supreme Court’…

WASHINGTON— Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., called out top leaders in both parties on Tuesday for welcoming Netanyahu to Congress, excoriating the Israeli prime minister as a “war criminal” amid the ongoing war with Gaza. In an interview with NBC News Tuesday, Sanders lashed out at House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., for inviting Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress in the coming weeks. “What Mr. Johnson is going to have to explain to the American people is why he thinks it’s okay to i…

WASHINGTON — Jessica Swan’s daughter Mackenzie was her “miracle baby.” She was kind, smart, and always wanted to be a scientist — even correcting her mom on the pronunciations of various dinosaurs in grade school. She grew up to be an artist and an athlete, with a love of the mountains in Alaska, where she was raised. In high school, she joined the Reserve Officer Training Corps, or ROTC, enjoying it so much that she continued with her commitment into college. But on an Air Force cadet developme…

Three House Republicans who voted to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy are facing a new onslaught on the airwaves, as an outside group with ties to a McCarthy ally launches new ads targeting them over border security funding. American Prosperity Alliance, a nonprofit advocacy group, has placed nearly $700,000 in ad spending targeting Reps. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, Bob Good of Virginia and Eli Crane of Arizona, according to the ad tracking firm AdImpact. The group also spent more than $90,…

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson will travel to former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Friday for remarks about “election integrity” with Trump, two sources directly familiar with the plans confirmed. Asked by NBC News what his news conference with Trump will focus on, Johnson, R-Fla., said: “You’ll have to see. ... I look forward to going down there.” Asked to elaborate on “election integrity,” Johnson said: “free and fair elections.” CNN first reported plans for…

Alex Kamer considers herself lucky — she didn’t have to fight a legal battle for the parental rights to her biological children. Kamer and her husband, Alan Kamer, grew their family via surrogates; their younger son was born in June. But the couple lives in Michigan, where a 1988 law had banned the use of surrogacy contracts and compensated surrogacy. That had left uncertainty about what could happen once the baby was born last year. Michigan was the last state in the country with such a law on…

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley dropped out of the 2024 presidential race Wednesday after losing every state but Vermont in Super Tuesday’s primary contests, ceding the Republican nomination to former President Donald Trump. Haley’s decision to end her campaign effectively kicks off the general election, with Trump and President Joe Biden taking unofficial command of their parties early in primary season after a string of victories. “I am filled with the gratitude for the outpouring of su…

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Saturday she “could not” vote for former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election should he win her party’s nomination again — but that also doesn’t mean she could cross party lines for President Joe Biden, either. “I could not” vote for Trump, Murkowski said in a phone call with NBC News on Saturday night, adding, “I can’t vote for Biden.” She urged those like her who want an alternative not to “quit” on former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nikki Haley has crisscrossed the country in the days leading up to Super Tuesday with a private pitch to donors about why they should keep giving her money. But according to six sources who have heard it, that plan has been missing a key element — a potential path to victory over former President Donald Trump. While most candidates offer more candor behind the scenes with the donors funding their bids, Haley’s private message has largely matched her public one: She’s in it un…

WASHINGTON — Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Friday that she has not spoken to “anybody” about a third-party bid with No Labels — despite what she called their “smoke signals” of interest in her — citing a misalignment of her conservative goals with that of a would-be Democratic running mate. “I’m a Republican,” Haley said in an hour-long conversation with a small group of invited reporters here, making her most extensive comments about a No Labels bid to date. “If I were to do No Label…

PHILADELPHIA — Democrats are facing a tough set of Senate races in 2024. From his perch in perhaps the nation’s most important swing state in recent years, Sen. Bob Casey argues his contest is a must-watch. “It’ll be a close, tough race,” Casey told NBC News during a day shadowing him recently on the campaign trail. “But look, there’s a lot on the line every time. Every time I’ve run for public office in Pennsylvania, I’ve had to earn the vote and the trust of the people. And I got to do that, a…

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign has requested a protective detail from the Secret Service, a spokesperson for Haley confirmed Monday. Haley, the former governor of South Carolina and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, cited “multiple issues” regarding threats in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, which first reported on her application for Secret Service protection. The Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday night. Haley, wh…