Politics

Proposition 36 would increase penalties for repeat drug and theft crimes. Proponents say crime is out of control and something must be done, but opponents say this is not the answer. NBC4’s Conan Nolan speaks with both sides of the issue. Representing Yes on Proposition 36 is the District Attorney for Yolo County, Jeff Reisig. Representing No on Pr...

Government data shows immigrant labor contributes to economic growth and provides promotional opportunities for native-born workers.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ doctor says she is in “excellent health” and “possesses the physical and mental resiliency” to serve as president.

The DOJ lawsuit — the second of its kind against a state in less than a month — argues that Virginia is in violation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

Back-to-back hurricanes that brought death and devastation to parts of the South were made worse by a wide range of false and misleading information, some of which still circulates even though they have been conclusively proven false.

A survey has found that abortion has passed inflation to become the top issue in the presidential election for women younger than 30.

Bacon prices have been a particular focus in this election.

The issue remains legally and politically fraught two years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and overruled the nationwide right to abortion.

Trump’s attorneys argued against “further disclosures” of evidence by the special counsel in the former president’s election interference case in the weeks before Election Day.

Immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children were among more than 200 demonstrators who gathered outside a federal courthouse in New Orleans where appellate judges heard arguments over a policy shielding them from deportation.

NBC News first reported on Monday that DeSantis refused to take Harris’ call when she reached out about Hurricane Helene’s impact on Florida.

The story was initially reported in “War,” a new book by veteran Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward, which reports on Trump and Joe Biden’s relationships with foreign leaders.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided more than $210 million in immediate assistance to communities affected by Hurricane Helene, which the Department of Homeland Security secretary has described as the start of “a multibillion-dollar, multiyear recovery.”