Massive leadership vacuum weakens U.S. diplomacy in the face of global crises
Hundreds of diplomats have been forced to retire or were laid off in the Trump administration
Sun, 31 May 2026 11:00:42 GMT

Andy Beshear says ‘Texas is in play’ for Democrats after Paxton nomination: Full interview
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Ky.) expresses his support for State Sen. James Talarico (D-Texas) who will face off with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for the Senate in November.
Sun, 31 May 2026 13:43:02 GMT

Graham Platner’s wife ‘angry’ her disclosures of his extramarital sexting were made public
The wife of Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee for the Senate in Maine, said she is “really angry” about reports that she previously told her husband’s campaign he had exchanged sexually explicit texts with other women.“It makes me really angry, disappointed,” Platner’s wife, Amy Gertner, said in a direct-to-camera video Platner’s campaign released Saturday night.
Sun, 31 May 2026 15:11:50 GMT

Mike Pence says the Trump administration has ‘departed’ from conservative principles
Former Vice President Mike Pence said the second administration of President Donald Trump has “departed” from traditional conservative principles in the president’s second term.
Sun, 31 May 2026 14:13:06 GMT

Breakthrough pancreatic cancer treatment could double survival time
A new study on a groundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug finds that it has the potential to double survival rates for more than 90 percent of patients. Researchers are now exploring whether the drug, called daraxonrasib, could also be effective in lung, ovarian, and colorectal cancers. NBC News’ Erika Edwards reports.
Sun, 31 May 2026 22:52:28 GMT