⭘ 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
⭘ From chocolate to aluminum to AI infrastructure, executives are redrawing global strategies to cope with rising trade friction and unpredictable policy risk.
⬤ Global outrage at the Netanyahu government's actions has grown since the war began, and the suffering of children in the enclave has accelerated the disdain.
⭘ This summer, you might notice more people using a gadget to fight the heat: a horseshoe-shaped fan that sits on your neck and blows air. But can a neck cooling fan really help you?
⭘ President Donald Trump discussed his plans to renovate the White House, including a new ballroom, gold in the Oval Office and an updated Lincoln Bedroom bathroom.
⭘ After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. Work will begin this September, with a price tag of $200 million, the White House says.
⭘ The percentage of kids who didn't get their recommended childhood vaccines rose again last school year, continuing the post-pandemic trend of Americans opting out of vaccinations.
⬤ The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula could be among the six strongest on record, according to U.S. geological authorities.
⭘ The 8.8-magnitude quake triggered a tsunami that started crossing the ocean at hundreds of miles an hour. What followed was a race against time: early-warning systems went into alert mode as waves fanned out towards the coastlines of Japan, Hawaii and the US west coast.
⬤ A hastily organized effort to revise voter rolls in the eastern state of Bihar has been marked by technical glitches, absent documents and widespread confusion.
⭘ Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., discusses why he believes Trump and the Republican Party are scrambling to redistrict before the 2026 midterms and explains what Democrats are doing in response.