Trump speaks on economic worries and roils foreign elections: 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 campaign trail. In today’s edition, we have the first comments from Kristen Welker’s exclusive interview with President Donald Trump. Plus, we’re looking at…

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Former aide who refuted Trump’s false 2020 election claims is under federal investigation

A former senior cybersecurity official who refuted President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was “rigged” is under federal investigation, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson. Chris Krebs is facing an unspecified government investigation, the DHS spokesperson said. As a result, Krebs was expelled from a U.S. customs program that allows expedited…

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Private organizations step up to do science that was cut back by the Trump administration

After the Trump administration dismissed hundreds of authors working on the next National Climate Assessment, two science societies announced an effort to publish a special collection of climate change research in its stead.  The Trump administration notified researchers earlier this week that their work was no longer needed on the National Climate Assessment, a congressionally…

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