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U.S. offers $25 million reward targeting U.S. citizen who reportedly leads Mexico’s most powerful cartelThe Trump administration offered a total of $100 million in rewards for various leaders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00A soldier stands by a charred vehicle in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, in…
Gianni Infantino gets internal support at crisis meeting to remain as FIFA presidentWorld soccer’s governing body attempted to present a unified front amid the turbulence caused by Infantino’s controversial plans, with calls for him to step down.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00President Gianni Infantino in Dallas, Texas, in June. Tony Gutierrez / AP…
Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predictedAlthough no one observed the actual 5,400-mph collision, a telescope in Chile spotted what astronomers have identified as the debris plume resulting from the crash.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost and ispace’s…
EXCLUSIVEFORSUBSCRIBERSNational SecurityPentagon holds crisis meeting on weapons shortfall after angry Trump call, sources say The president asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about a shortfall in munitions at a recent Camp David meeting, and sources say Hegseth pointed to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg. The White House said, “This is 100% fake news.”Listen to this article00:0000:00Defense…
EXCLUSIVEFORSUBSCRIBERSNational SecurityPentagon drafting a new U.S. nuclear strategy in case of regional war with China or Russia, sources sayThe classified strategy informs nuclear options for the commander in chief during crises.Listen to this article00:0000:00The Pentagon in Arlington, Va.Jen Golbec / SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images fileAug. 5, 2026, 5:00 AM EDTBy Gordon Lubold and Dan…
EXCLUSIVEFORSUBSCRIBERSNational SecurityU.S. airstrikes killed or wounded hundreds of civilians in Yemen last year, sources sayThe Trump administration has yet to publicly acknowledge the number of casualties in the three strikes.Listen to this article00:0000:00A man inspects damage from U.S. aerial attacks in Sana’a, Yemen, on April 27, 2025.Mohammed Hamoud / Getty Images Aug. 5, 2026, 4:34…
Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary highlights growing backlash to pro-Israel spendingProgressive Abdul El-Sayed made Rep. Haley Stevens’ support for Israel and her backing from an AIPAC-linked group a major theme in his campaign.Listen to this article00:0000:00’We took on a machine’: Abdul El-Sayed thanks supporters after primary victory03:17Get more newsLiveonAug. 5, 2026, 5:38 PM EDTBy Alexandra MarquezThe…
Inside our Decision Desk call on El-SayedHow NBC News made its projection on the marquee primary for the Senate in Michigan.Listen to this article00:0000:00Abdul El-Sayed at a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit in Detroit, on Wednesday.Julia Demaree Nikhinson / APAug. 5, 2026, 6:07 PM EDTBy Yasmin Vossoughian and Emily NgoWelcome to the daily…
How Abdul El-Sayed won in Michigan — and how the results illustrate his challenges aheadDemographic analysis of the county results shows how Abdul El-Sayed pulled off a Senate primary win, as well as weak spots he’ll have to shore up for the general election.Listen to this article00:0000:00Abdul El-Sayed at a news conference after the March…
How a center-left Democrat flipped the script on a fiery progressive in one primary battleAmid a summer of trouble for other Democratic House members facing progressive challengers, Rep. Wesley Bell managed to defeat former Rep. Cori Bush in Missouri.Listen to this article00:0000:00Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo., speaks during a Democratic-led House Oversight Committee field hearing West…
