House committee advances bill to ban assault weapons
The House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to ban assault weapons on Wednesday, the first time in two decades a congressional panel has moved to prohibit the sale, transfer and possession of the popular firearms. The committee approved the Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 in a 25-18 vote following an hours-long markup. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the committee, announced last week that the panel would move on the legislation. The move comes after a s
Read MoreCollege basketball star Aliyah Boston blasts ESPN for awards show snub
University of South Carolina women’s basketball player Aliyah Boston has called out sports network ESPN for not inviting her to its annual ESPY Awards show. Boston, who was named the Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year last season, released a statement on Wednesday t
Read MoreRussia has lost 15,000 soldiers in Ukraine, CIA chief estimates
CIA Director William Burns on Wednesday estimated that 15,000 Russians have died in Ukraine and some 45,000 have been wounded. Burns, speaking at the Aspen Security Forum in an interview with NBC News chief Washington correspondent Andrea Mitchell, said intelligence estimates of battlefield casualties are “always a range.” “There's no perfect number,” Burns said. “I think the latest estimates from the U.S. intelligence community would be something in the vicinity of 15,000 killed and maybe three times that wounded, so a quite significant set of losses,” he cont
Read MorePence outlines vision for 'post-Roe America' in South Carolina
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday hailed the end of Roe v. Wade and outlined steps he hoped to see states take to further roll back abortion access in his first public remarks since the Supreme Court’s overturning Roe. “I believe with all my heart that with Roe gone, we have the opportunity to become a more perfect union,” Pence said in a speech at the Florence Baptist Temple in Florence, South Carolina. “But make no mistake about it: As we gather tonight, we must recognize that we have only come to the end of the beginning,” Pence continued. “Standing here i
Read MoreUS, allies may provide new fighter jets to bolster Ukraine's fight against Russia
The United States and its allies are considering providing Ukraine with new fighter jets in ongoing efforts to bolster its military as the war with Russia stretches into its sixth month, Gen. Charles Brown, chief of staff of the Air Force, said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum in an interview with Courtney Kube, a Pentagon correspondent for NBC News, Brown said the jets could come from a range of different allies. “There’s a number of different platforms that could go to Ukraine…it’ll be something non-Russian, I could probably tell you that,” Brown sai
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