The race to avoid a government default is less than a week away and the two sides negotiating the nation’s debt limit remain far apart. Meanwhile a top U.S. rating agency is threatening to lower the nation’s “perfect” triple-A credit rating, a move that would lead Americans to pay even more on cars, home and credit cards loans. NBC’s Kristen Welker and Brian Cheung weigh in on TODAY.

The family of a Georgia woman who died after falling out of a police car is filing a lawsuit alleging gross negligence in the 2022 incident, their attorneys said.

Democratic strategists said the joint Musk-DeSantis event was the latest example of the billionaire aligning himself and Twitter with conservative politics.

No one liked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign launch more than former President Donald Trump.

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Target pulled part of its Pride month collection after receiving “threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and wellbeing.”

Tina Turner, the exuberant, heel-stomping, wild-haired rock goddess, has died after a long illness. A cause of death was not announced.

As debt ceiling negotiators in Washington weigh stricter work requirements for safety net programs, the FGA has been pursuing various ways to curb public assistance.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has repeatedly warned that without an increase to the debt ceiling, the United States could run out of cash to pay the bills as soon as June 1.

Over the past several years, the “Stop Asian Hate” movement has driven a funding windfall to AAPI-led nonprofits and businesses. What’s next?