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Home Office Setup Guide (2024): Webcams, Desks, Chairs, and More
Gear can make or break your home office setup. Here’s our ultimate list of nearly 100 items, from monitors and desks to webcams and chairs.Wired - 7h -
9 Best Standing Desks of 2024, Tested and Reviewed
Take your home office to new heights with our favorite motorized standing desks.Wired - 1d -
The New Politics
At the DealBook Summit, nine prominent political figures, advisers and journalists debated what drove Trump’s victory and what it means for politics going forward. Here’s what they said.The New York Times - 1d -
A year in review of 2024 U.S. politics
2024 was the biggest global election year in history. Here in the U.S., politics and the presidential election dominated headlines. CBS News' Major Garrett breaks it all down.CBS News - 19h -
The chaos agent in chief is back: From the Politics Desk
Donald Trump is bringing chaos back to Washington even before taking office, intervening in House Republicans' plan to avoid a government shutdown.NBC News - 21h -
New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim reveals a surprise in his Senate floor desk
Kim found found in his desk the name of Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, the only U.S. senator to receive both the Medal of Freedom and Medal of Honor. He called him an "AAPI trailblazer."NBC News - 1d -
Trump is 'painting targets' for political retribution
Effectively, Trump told the chief law enforcement officers in his coming administration to investigate the Jan. 6 committee members for a crime that never happened.The Hill - 1d -
Ohio passes 'Parents' Bill of Rights;' bill heads to governor's desk
The Ohio Legislature passed what has been dubbed a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” on Wednesday, sending it to the Republican governor’s desk where it is most likely to be signed. The legislation was ...The Hill - 1d -
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Paris Hilton-backed child abuse bill headed to Biden's desk for signature
House passes Paris Hilton-championed Stop Institutionalized Child Abuse bill, a sweet victory for the celebrity heiress after nearly three years of lobbying politicians.ABC News - 1d -
Losing candidates find landing spots in the Trump administration: From the Politics Desk
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 White House, Capitol Hill and the ...NBC News - 1d -
Andy Kim reveals surprise after opening Senate floor desk drawer
Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) says his desk on the Senate floor contained a serendipitous surprise — it once belonged to one of his political heroes. The New Jersey Democrat — who was appointed to the ...The Hill - 2d -
Paris Hilton's bill to protect minors at residential treatment facilities heads to president's desk
The 43-year-old heiress and actor has testified about her own experience as a teenager at treatment facilities.CBS News - 2d -
Paris Hilton-backed youth welfare bill passes House, heads to Biden's desk
The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, a youth welfare measure that has a vehement supporter in Paris Hilton, passed the House on Wednesday after unanimously clearing the Senate last week. The ...The Hill - 2d -
Canada’s political turmoil
Trump’s tariff threat has helped to precipitate a leadership crisisFinancial Times - 2d -
Sherrod Brown on what comes next for his party – and himself: From the Politics Desk
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown discusses what comes next for the Democratic Party and for himself after an unsuccessful 2024 election.NBC News - 2d -
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17 Best White Elephant Gifts (2024): Legos, Desk Accessories
Bring the gift everyone will want to win from this year's holiday party, from a bathrobe for a bottle of wine to magnets they'll wish they could eat.Wired - 3d -
RFK Jr. takes his turn in the spotlight: From the Politics Desk
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face questions about his views on vaccines and abortion rights as he meets with senators on Capitol Hill.NBC News - 3d -
Bill to officially make bald eagle national bird heads to Biden’s desk
A bill to officially designate the bald eagle as the national bird will head to President Biden’s desk after passage in the House on Monday. While the bald eagle has been a major national symbol ...The Hill - 3d -
Podcasts, politics and the craving for imperfection
Lo-fi, unpolished performances have become more popular than carefully stage-managed versions of realityFinancial Times - 5d -
When campaign politics and Cabinet confirmation fights collide: From the Politics Desk
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is feeling from the right in Iowa over Pete Hegseth's defense secretary bid ahead of her 2026 re-election campaign.NBC News - 6d -
Trump Cabinet picks sand down their conservative media personas: From the Politics Desk
Some of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks are softening their previous stances as they seek to win over skeptical senators.NBC News - Dec. 12 -
Blue States are Unaffordable. The Price Will be Political.
Americans are fleeing unaffordable blue states — and they’re taking the Electoral College with them.The New York Times - Dec. 12 -
How Trump's 'border czar' is envisioning his mass deportation plan: From the Politics Desk
Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, has outlined the incoming administration's mass deportation plans over the course of 20 media interviews.NBC News - Dec. 11 -
HEARTS Act supported by Bills' Damar Hamlin unanimously passes in U.S. Senate, heads to president's desk
The bill would provide grants to help prevent deaths from sudden cardiac arrestCBS Sports - Dec. 11 -
Starmer hits back at Badenoch’s PMQs claim he backs criminals over ‘law-abiding British people’ – UK politics live
Pm and leader of the opposition clashed over immigration during PMQs. There will be two government statements in the Commons after PMQs.. At 12.30pm Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, will make one ...The Guardian - Dec. 11 -
A path forward — and a warning — for Democrats: From the Politics Desk
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 White House, Capitol Hill and the ...NBC News - Dec. 9 -
France’s political institutions are creaking
A system designed in the late 1950s is looking increasingly dysfunctionalFinancial Times - Dec. 8 -
Trump is already acting like he's president: From the Politics Desk
Donald Trump is already acting like he is in the White House 45 days before the inaguaration, overshadowing Joe Biden's final weeks as president.NBC News - Dec. 6 -
Outgoing DNC chair pushes back against calls for Democrats to abandon 'identity politics'
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison, whose four-year tenure expires at the end of the year, urged Democrats to push back against calls to abandon "identity politics." Harrison ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Examining the unprecedented political division in France
French President Emmanuel Macron is accusing his political opponents of creating chaos after left and right-wing lawmakers voted to oust his prime minister just three months into the job. Angela ...CBS News - Dec. 5 -
Where House progressives' new leader thinks Democrats went wrong: From the Politics Desk
In an interview, Texas Rep. Greg Casar, the new chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, details where Democrats went wrong in the 2024 election.NBC News - Dec. 5 -
The House GOP's math problem: From the Politics Desk
The final race of the 2024 election has been called, meaning Republicans will control 220 House seats to Democrats’ 215 next year, a slim majority.NBC News - Dec. 4 -
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South Korea’s political shock will reverberate for markets
Local stocks will have to price in a higher political risk premium to keep investors onboardFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
The GOP's new task: Turning Trump voters into full-fledged Republicans: From the Politics Desk
Even with their success, this election revealed a challenge for Republicans going forward: The “Trump coalition” and the “GOP coalition” are not quite the same.NBC News - Dec. 3 -
France is on the political brink — again
Toppling Barnier’s government would be a hefty gamble by Le PenFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
How an American steel takeover became a political firestorm
A Japanese company’s plan to buy US Steel is challenging the country’s long-standing policy towards foreign investmentFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
How Washington reacted to the Hunter Biden pardon: From the Politics Desk
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 White House, Capitol Hill and the ...NBC News - Dec. 2 -
Keeping the Peace: Talking Politics in the Workplace
A leader’s how-to guide for navigating and managing political conversations in the office.Inc. - Dec. 2
