Big investigation from @NBCNews landed today: "Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as they miscarried or gave birth into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors." https://t.co/R0hdykPH02

International student enrollment rates at U.S. colleges and universities fell sharply this year, driven by visa application issues as prospective students are caught up in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. New from Melinda Yao for @NBCNews https://t.co/lH84ImXScH

Trump's furor at MTG comes just a few hours after @NBCNews published this piece by @katiadoyl, in which MTG questioned whether he was still the "America First" president and criticized his foreign policy focus https://t.co/awRSaHoWq0

NYC! Such a sheen of rainwater left on the sidewalks this AM, so rare for a blue-sky wet-ground morning here, reminded me of growing up in PDX. #rainchat

You don't see a headline like this every day

Halloween candy is getting expensive, and it's not just chocolate driving up prices, which have increased in the past five years at more than triple the rate of inflation. Melinda Yao for @NBCNews: https://t.co/7iznXajl4R

“Since 1892, The Denver Post has told Colorado’s story. In 2012, the then-nine-time Pulitzer-winning paper reported one of its biggest: the legalization of recreational marijuana. Back then, 184 journalists filled its newsroom. Now, there are 39.”

Since Chauncey Billups is in the news, I am legally required to share this career highlight / hilarious move he pulled on Kobe Bryant way too many years ago:

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THIS: If you're on instagram the phone app and want less of the random junk in your feed and more of the people you actually follow, check out instagram the site on your laptop here

Day 22. By the end of the day this will be the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Helped build this interactive income tax calculator that measures the difference in what you’ll pay on 2026 income vs. what you’ll pay on 2025 income. @RJWile reported out the news: https://t.co/Jji0TIHcKA

The Supreme Court is now closed to the public, and federal courts have been reduced to essential services. Shutdown, Day 20.

Social media companies could be more honest about the "follower" counts they publish on profiles. Instead of the total number, they could publish "followers active in the past 3 months." People would appreciate it.

As of today (Saturday), this is the fourth-longest federal government shutdown. Tomorrow (Sunday) it will be the third-longest.

Today I set up my laptop and work phone so the laptop would log the work phone's web traffic (apps, specifically) and the triumphant yell I uttered when I got the whole thing actually working

New fundraising reports show more House Democrats are facing well-funded primary challengers. Fourteen incumbents have challengers who raised more than $100K, up from five at this point last cycle. https://t.co/IozcuODZfc w/ @bkamisar @JoeMurph @scottmbland

This is now the fifth-longest U.S. government shutdown.

Shutdown Day 3. Here’s where we’re at. W/ @JoeMurph & the @NBCNews data/graphics team https://t.co/rmYQ4AnGmI

New from @megan_lebowitz and the @NBCNews Data / Graphics team: A day-by-day ticker of what to expect (and what has happened) during the federal government shutdown. https://t.co/LAfZklLieU

“Right-wing terror attacks plunged in 2025, while left-wing attacks ticked up: study From 2011 through 2024, an average of 20 right-wing terror incidents took place each year, compared to an average of nearly three left-wing incidents annually.” https://t.co/yEsgw9qAyn