<rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" version="2.0"><channel><title>NBC News Politics</title><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/</link><description>NBC News Politics</description><language>en-US</language><copyright>© 2026 NBCNews.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 23:32:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><url>https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/MSNBC/Components/Media/NBC-promo-graphics/nbc-news.png</url><title>NBC News Politics</title><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/</link></image><item><dc:creator>Raquel Coronell Uribe</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 23:32:27 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>The president attacked Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee who is locked in a dead heat against Republican Mike Rogers.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/trump-leans-islamophobic-rhetoric-michigan-rally-rcna605572</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/trump-leans-islamophobic-rhetoric-michigan-rally-rcna605572</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261025-donald-trump-michigan-midterms-ww-1309-d32bf1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1667" width="2500"><media:credit>Brendan Sialowski</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Donald Trump appears in soft focus in front of a digital display of Abdul El-Sayed during a political rally.</media:text><media:description type="plain">President Donald Trump stands in front of a screen showing Democratic senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed as he speaks during a campaign rally at the McMorran Place Sports &amp; 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So he hopped in a van and drove 1,800 miles from New Jersey to Nebraska to meet with voters in eight battleground districts.</media:description><media:subTitle type="text/srt" lang="en-US" url="https://prodamdnewsencoding.akamaized.net/NBC_News_Digital/nbcnews/captions/2026/09/d_ov_feature_sub_i_80_roadtrip_260928_1903.srt"></media:subTitle><media:subTitle type="text/vtt" lang="en-US" url="https://prodamdnewsencoding.akamaized.net/NBC_News_Digital/nbcnews/captions/2026/09/d_ov_feature_sub_i_80_roadtrip_260928_1903.vtt"></media:subTitle></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/mpx/2704722219/2026_09/d_ov_feature_sub_i_80_roadtrip_260928-8eqs9n.jpg"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:03:36 GMT</pubDate><title>Drive to Decision Day: Voters sound off on the economy, war and Washington</title><updateDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:13:00 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Jonathan Allen</dc:creator><dc:creator>Frank Thorp V</dc:creator><dc:creator>Marshall Crook</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:00:40 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>An NBC News Decision Desk Poll found that 69% of respondents oppose building AI data centers in their areas, with 45% saying they “strongly oppose” the idea.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/trump-data-centers-voters-key-midterm-races-rcna594914</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/trump-data-centers-voters-key-midterm-races-rcna594914</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-09/260904-data-center-iowa-jg-7261e7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1667" width="2500"><media:credit>Frank Thorp V for NBC News</media:credit><media:text type="plain">For many living in neighboring areas, the construction of data centers like this one in Sandusky, Iowa, has become another example of the powerful are taking advantage of the powerless.</media:text><media:description type="plain">For many living in neighboring areas, the construction of data centers like this one in Sandusky, Ohio, has become a flash point.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-09/260904-deborah-vogel-jg-05a1cf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="3750" width="2500"><media:credit>Frank Thorp V for NBC News</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Dawn Vogel, a Republican supervisor in Buchanan County, Iowa, voted for a temporary moratorium on data centers in the county.</media:text><media:description type="plain">For many living in neighboring areas, the construction of data centers like this one in Sandusky, Ohio, has become a flash point.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-09/260904-tamara-clark-jg-fd9d66.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="3750" width="2500"><media:credit>Frank Thorp V for NBC News</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Tamara Clark finds it &#34;troublesome&#34; 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Gomez</dc:creator><dc:creator>Shaquille Brewster</dc:creator><dc:creator>Kailani Koenig</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 01:42:12 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>The former president spoke alongside the Democratic Senate nominee in Detroit as the contest could come down to the city’s large Black electorate.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/obama-seeks-shore-abdul-el-sayed-black-voters-michigan-rally-rcna605457</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/obama-seeks-shore-abdul-el-sayed-black-voters-michigan-rally-rcna605457</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261024-obama-michigan-abdul-el-sayed-ww-1708-1eac8a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1666" width="2500"><media:credit>Bill Pugliano</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Barack Obama, Abdul El-Sayed and Jocelyn Benson join hands on stage during a rally.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Former President Barack Obama with Michigan Democratic senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson at a rally in Detroit on Saturday.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261024-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-ww-1716-e16c8a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1667" width="2500"><media:credit>Spencer Platt</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Abdul El-Sayed smiles while on stage at a rally.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Former President Barack Obama with Michigan Democratic senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson at a rally in Detroit on Saturday.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261024-obama-rally-michigan-ww-1435-351e38.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1667" width="2500"><media:credit>Spencer Platt</media:credit><media:text type="plain">A crowd standing during a political rally against a large sign reading VOTE.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Former President Barack Obama with Michigan Democratic senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson at a rally in Detroit on Saturday.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261024-obama-rally-michigan-ww-1432-71fee9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1667" width="2500"><media:credit>Bill Pugliano</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Barack Obama faces away from the camera while waving to a crowd during a rally.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Former President Barack Obama with Michigan Democratic senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson at a rally in Detroit on Saturday.</media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261024-obama-michigan-abdul-el-sayed-ww-1708-1eac8a.jpg" height="1666" width="2500"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 01:42:12 GMT</pubDate><title>Obama seeks to shore up Abdul El-Sayed with Black voters at Michigan rally</title><updateDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 01:42:12 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Henry J. Gomez</dc:creator><dc:contributor>Shaquille Brewster</dc:contributor><dateTimeWritten>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:44:55 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>Former President Barack Obama characterized President Donald Trump as an agent of “chaos and cruelty” and a man of broken promises during a midterm election rally.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/obama-trump-chaos-cruelty-midterm-election-pitch-acton-ramaswamy-rcna605223</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/obama-trump-chaos-cruelty-midterm-election-pitch-acton-ramaswamy-rcna605223</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261024-obama-rally-ohio-ww-1430-430083.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1666" width="2500"><media:credit>Dustin Franz</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Former President Obama standing at a lectern during a political rally.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Former US President Barack Obama during a campaign event with Ohio Democrats in Cleveland, Ohio on Oct. 24, 2026.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261024-obama-rally-ohio-ww-1431-775381.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1667" width="2500"><media:credit>Dustin Franz</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Former President Obama Rallies With Ohio Democrats</media:text><media:description type="plain">According to his office, former President Barack Obama has helped raise more than $15 million for midterm races and is focusing this fall on races in which he believes he can motivate Democrats and persuadable voters.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261024-obama-rally-ohio-ww-1432-dc5293.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1667" width="2500"><media:credit>Jeff Swensen</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Former President Barack Obama Campaigns With Ohio Democrats In Cleveland</media:text><media:description type="plain">In his speech, Obama described the election as a potential “inflection point” and “course correction.”</media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261024-obama-rally-ohio-ww-1430-430083.jpg" height="1666" width="2500"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:44:55 GMT</pubDate><title>Obama describes Trump as an agent of ‘chaos and cruelty’ in midterm elections pitch</title><updateDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:44:55 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Stephen Pettigrew</dc:creator><dc:creator>John Lapinski</dc:creator><dc:contributor>Jiachuan Wu</dc:contributor><dc:contributor>Javier Zarracina</dc:contributor><dc:contributor>Joe Murphy</dc:contributor><dateTimeWritten>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:42 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>Congressional Democrats could take control of the House or the Republicans could hang on.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/graphic-congress-house-2026-election-outcomes-rcna604403</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/graphic-congress-house-2026-election-outcomes-rcna604403</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/20261023-house-wave-interactive-cover-2X1-jz-b7f385.png" type="image/png" medium="image" height="1251" width="2500"><media:credit></media:credit><media:text type="plain"></media:text><media:description type="plain"></media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/20261023-house-wave-interactive-cover-1X1-jz-c6386d.png" type="image/png" medium="image" height="701" width="701"><media:credit></media:credit><media:text type="plain"></media:text><media:description type="plain"></media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/20261023-house-wave-interactive-cover-3x2-jz-0ea7c9.png" type="image/png" medium="image" height="1600" width="2400"><media:credit></media:credit><media:text type="plain"></media:text><media:description type="plain"></media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/20261023-house-wave-interactive-cover-2X1-jz-b7f385.png" height="1251" width="2500"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:42 GMT</pubDate><title>Interactive graphic: Road to a House majority</title><updateDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:42 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Andrew Blankstein</dc:creator><dc:creator>Gary Grumbach</dc:creator><dc:creator>Todd Miyazawa</dc:creator><dc:creator>Casey Wooten</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 05:13:12 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>The Department of Justice is warning local election officials in California to cooperate with the administration to identify noncitizens on a list of registered voters or face potential legal action, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/doj-demands-california-counties-help-identify-noncitizen-voters-rcna605356</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/doj-demands-california-counties-help-identify-noncitizen-voters-rcna605356</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261023-kornacki-override-ww-1719-1af4c0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1000" width="562"><media:credit>Montinique Monroe</media:credit><media:text type="plain">&#34;I Voted&#34; stickers with American flag graphics.</media:text><media:description type="plain">The Trump administration has made the pursuit of noncitizen voters a priority in the run-up to the midterms.</media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261023-kornacki-override-ww-1719-1af4c0.jpg" height="1000" width="562"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 05:13:12 GMT</pubDate><title>DOJ demands California counties help identify noncitizen voters</title><updateDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 05:13:12 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Kyla Guilfoil</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:33:24 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., revealed Friday that she is cancer-free after beginning treatment for breast cancer earlier this year.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/vanessa-trump-cancer-free-breast-cancer-diagnosis-surgery-treatment-rcna605339</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/vanessa-trump-cancer-free-breast-cancer-diagnosis-surgery-treatment-rcna605339</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261023-vanessa-trump-vsb-2127-f84a53.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1667" width="2500"><media:credit>Chip Somodevilla</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Vanessa Trump</media:text><media:description type="plain">Vanessa Trump first shared her diagnosis publicly in May.</media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261023-vanessa-trump-vsb-2127-f84a53.jpg" height="1667" width="2500"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:33:24 GMT</pubDate><title>Vanessa Trump says she is ‘cancer-free’ six months after diagnosis</title><updateDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:33:24 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Dareh Gregorian</dc:creator><dc:creator>Gary Grumbach</dc:creator><dc:creator>Jane C. Timm </dc:creator><dc:creator>Ryan J. Reilly</dc:creator><dc:contributor>Katie Wall</dc:contributor><dc:contributor>Isabelle Schmeler</dc:contributor><dateTimeWritten>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:57:56 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>The Justice Department is suing Alaska election officials to prevent them from certifying Senate race results if GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan loses next month.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/trump-justice-department-lawsuit-alaska-senate-rcna605229</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/trump-justice-department-lawsuit-alaska-senate-rcna605229</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-08/260818-dan-sullivan-alaksa-mn-1250-eebf1e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit>AP; Getty</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Dan J. Sullivan and Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, R-Alaska.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Dan J. Sullivan and Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, R-Alaska, are among the candidates running for the same Senate seat.</media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-08/260818-dan-sullivan-alaksa-mn-1250-eebf1e.jpg" height="800" width="1200"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:57:56 GMT</pubDate><title>DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate certification if GOP’s Dan Sullivan loses</title><updateDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:47:47 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Ryan J. Reilly</dc:creator><dc:contributor>Gary Grumbach</dc:contributor><dc:contributor>Michael Kosnar</dc:contributor><dc:contributor>Megan Shannon</dc:contributor><dateTimeWritten>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:02:21 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>Two former FBI officials who have come under withering criticism from allies of President Donald Trump over their intelligence work during the 2020 presidential election have been charged with allegedly lying to Congress.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-charges-former-top-fbi-officials-frequent-targets-trump-allies-rcna605219</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-charges-former-top-fbi-officials-frequent-targets-trump-allies-rcna605219</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-03/260317-jeanine-pirro-mn-1050-4255f9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1363" width="2044"><media:credit>Aaron Schwartz</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, during a news conference at the Department of Justice on Feb. 6, 2026. </media:text><media:description type="plain">Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. </media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261023-Nikki-Floris-ew-1119a-ce57d8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1667" width="2500"><media:credit>Susan Walsh</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Nikki Floris,Matthew Masterson</media:text><media:description type="plain">Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. </media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-03/260317-jeanine-pirro-mn-1050-4255f9.jpg" height="1363" width="2044"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:02:21 GMT</pubDate><title>DOJ charges two former top FBI officials who were frequent targets of Trump allies</title><updateDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:20:29 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>NBC News</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:17:39 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>Election Day is quickly approaching and, with just over a week to go, Steve Kornacki is ready to answer your questions.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/send-questions-steve-kornacki-midterm-elections-rcna605264</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/send-questions-steve-kornacki-midterm-elections-rcna605264</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-06/260605-steve-kornacki-cs-2a5f42.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1667" width="2500"><media:credit>Scott Gries</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Steve Kornacki in a studio at NBC News.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Steve Kornacki.</media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-06/260605-steve-kornacki-cs-2a5f42.jpg" height="1667" width="2500"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:17:39 GMT</pubDate><title>Send your questions for Steve Kornacki on the midterm elections</title><updateDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:17:39 GMT</updateDate></item></channel></rss>