Lawrence Hurley
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Senior Supreme Court Reporter, NBC News
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Alliances generally rely on allies not seizing each other's land
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Alliances generally rely on allies not seizing each other's land
Supreme Court will have rulings on Friday.
Tariffs is a possibility, but not guaranteed.
Tariffs is a possibility, but not guaranteed.
January 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Supreme Court will have rulings on Friday.
Tariffs is a possibility, but not guaranteed.
Tariffs is a possibility, but not guaranteed.
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Some news: Along with a Jan. 6 rioter, here are some of the other activists now embedded within the DOJ/FBI who are helping out with Ed Martin's J6 'weaponization' report. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
January 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Some news: Along with a Jan. 6 rioter, here are some of the other activists now embedded within the DOJ/FBI who are helping out with Ed Martin's J6 'weaponization' report. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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"You have some of the biggest corporations in the nation who went from refusing to donate to anybody who voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election to then not only reversing that, but now some of them paying for a ballroom to be constructed on the grounds of the White House."
The Jan 6ers: Where Are They Now?
The day that upended the Justice Department.
slate.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
"You have some of the biggest corporations in the nation who went from refusing to donate to anybody who voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election to then not only reversing that, but now some of them paying for a ballroom to be constructed on the grounds of the White House."
"The sky is blue, the Earth is round, and Jan. 6 was a historically violent day that will forever be a stain on this country’s history" -- Jan 6 prosecutor
Via @ryanjreilly.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Via @ryanjreilly.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Five years after Jan. 6, Trump is rewriting the narrative around the Capitol siege
The president is expected to take more actions this year, including possible payments to compensate Jan. 6 defendants.
www.nbcnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
"The sky is blue, the Earth is round, and Jan. 6 was a historically violent day that will forever be a stain on this country’s history" -- Jan 6 prosecutor
Via @ryanjreilly.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Via @ryanjreilly.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
It was a law enforcement operation so Senate Judiciary Committee members were ... excluded from the briefing:
January 5, 2026 at 10:44 PM
It was a law enforcement operation so Senate Judiciary Committee members were ... excluded from the briefing:
Republicans are still going with the "law enforcement operation" line despite Trump's repeated public assertions to the contrary.
January 5, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Republicans are still going with the "law enforcement operation" line despite Trump's repeated public assertions to the contrary.
Lords of Midnight
What’s your favorite video game that’s at least 27 years old (so 1999 or earlier)? Let’s get a list of classics going.
January 5, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Lords of Midnight
This is a narrative that is very much not based on historical fact
January 5, 2026 at 7:51 PM
This is a narrative that is very much not based on historical fact
At first glance this seems like something that is almost impossible to show via data because so many cases are difficult to characterize and outcomes often require a subjective interpretation.
"The study found that the Supreme Court has become deeply polarized in cases pitting the rich against the poor, with Republican appointees far more likely than Democratic ones to side with the wealthy."
Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich, Economists Say
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:07 PM
At first glance this seems like something that is almost impossible to show via data because so many cases are difficult to characterize and outcomes often require a subjective interpretation.
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The Supreme Court has delayed direct conflict with Trump, but history suggests that will soon change:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
January 5, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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An aside, but communism is itself a product of western civilization
On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇
January 5, 2026 at 3:11 AM
An aside, but communism is itself a product of western civilization
The messaging is all over the place but presumably under the unitary executive theory of government we should only be listening to what the president says?
Does Trump know that his Secretary of State is effectively denying Trump's repeated statements that "we" are going to govern Venezuela and, if so, has Trump approved that repudiation?
January 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The messaging is all over the place but presumably under the unitary executive theory of government we should only be listening to what the president says?
The right-wingers who complain about "theater kids" involved in politics are maybe doing a disservice to those who have no interest in politics but think the world can be saved if only we can all get together and put on a musical.
January 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM
The right-wingers who complain about "theater kids" involved in politics are maybe doing a disservice to those who have no interest in politics but think the world can be saved if only we can all get together and put on a musical.
The Supreme Court has delayed direct conflict with Trump, but history suggests that will soon change:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
January 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM
The Supreme Court has delayed direct conflict with Trump, but history suggests that will soon change:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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The official line on why JD Vance is nowhere to be seen:
www.foxnews.com/politics/jd-...
www.foxnews.com/politics/jd-...
January 4, 2026 at 12:29 AM
The official line on why JD Vance is nowhere to be seen:
www.foxnews.com/politics/jd-...
www.foxnews.com/politics/jd-...
Just going by some of the reaction, it seems Republicans are not unified on even characterizing what Trump has done here.
Some are treating like it's just a law enforcement operation, contrary to everything Trump said in his press conference about running Venezuela and selling the oil.
Some are treating like it's just a law enforcement operation, contrary to everything Trump said in his press conference about running Venezuela and selling the oil.
January 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Just going by some of the reaction, it seems Republicans are not unified on even characterizing what Trump has done here.
Some are treating like it's just a law enforcement operation, contrary to everything Trump said in his press conference about running Venezuela and selling the oil.
Some are treating like it's just a law enforcement operation, contrary to everything Trump said in his press conference about running Venezuela and selling the oil.
LOOKING AHEAD:
The Supreme Court has quite deliberately delayed direct confrontations with Trump & history suggests that the court is more likely to rule against a president once his popularity dips.
New from me:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
The Supreme Court has quite deliberately delayed direct confrontations with Trump & history suggests that the court is more likely to rule against a president once his popularity dips.
New from me:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
The Supreme Court has delayed direct conflict with Trump, but history suggests that will soon change
The court, with its conservative majority, pushed decisions on contentious issues like birthright citizenship and President Trump’s tariffs into 2026.
www.nbcnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
LOOKING AHEAD:
The Supreme Court has quite deliberately delayed direct confrontations with Trump & history suggests that the court is more likely to rule against a president once his popularity dips.
New from me:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
The Supreme Court has quite deliberately delayed direct confrontations with Trump & history suggests that the court is more likely to rule against a president once his popularity dips.
New from me:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
"We'll be selling oil"
January 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
"We'll be selling oil"
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MAGA world already moved the goalposts once today (in-and out strikes are ok after all) and will now have to do it again (we’re going to run the country)
January 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
MAGA world already moved the goalposts once today (in-and out strikes are ok after all) and will now have to do it again (we’re going to run the country)
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TRUMP on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition."
January 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
TRUMP on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition."
This is the hard part
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you think is next for the Venezuelan people now that you have removed Maduro so he can face American justice?
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
January 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
This is the hard part