Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky becomes first US senator to test positive for coronavirus.

In response to a deadly crash, New Jersey has a new law requiring shoulder belts as well as lap belts on school buses. Wale Aliyu reports.

A New York lawmaker who last year expressed reservations over marijuana legalization is now backing a bill to make the drug legal. State Sen. Pete Harckham, a Democrat who represents a swath of the Hudson Valley, has announced he is supporting a bill that legalizes and regulates marijuana. Support from Democrats in moderate districts like Harckham’s could be key...

Bernie Sanders suffered “modest heart muscle damage” during his recent heart attack but has since recovered well and is fit enough for the rigors of the presidential campaign and the White House should he win it, according to letters released Monday by his primary care physician and two cardiologists. The 78-year-old Vermont senator is the oldest candidate in the 2020 presidential...

After having $20,000 worth of hemp seized by the NYPD, who mistook it for marijuana, a Brooklyn business owner isn’t sure if he will be able keep the store open as the charges haven’t been dropped. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.

A state senator in Florida hopes to put an end to residents and tourists being able to light up tobacco items while enjoying their day at the beach.

The Minnesota senator called the government shutdown an ‘outrage,’ and asked Barr what he would say to furloughed Justice Dept. employees.

Clinton hailed the plan as a progressive victory and applauded the initiative from Democrat Cuomo.

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, in a sharp break with tradition, testified against his colleague Sen. Jeff Sessions on Wednesday during Sessions’ confirmation hearings to be Attorney General.

Former Vice President Joe Biden said he was endorsed by the only African American woman to be elected to the Senate, before being called out by Sen. Kamala Harris: “That’s not true. The other one is here.”

Former Vice President Joe Biden incorrectly said that he has the support of the “only African American woman ever elected to the Senate” while talking about his support from black voters during the fifth Democratic presidential debate. That drew a response from California Sen. Kamala Harris, who became the second black female senator when she was elected in 2016. “The...

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says Palestinians should be treated with dignity and respect in response to an unrelated question about foreign policy.

Families and friends are remembering the 20 people who were killed in a limousine crash in upstate New York. Katherine Creag reports.

A memorial to the 20 people killed when a stretch limousine blew through an intersection at the bottom of a long hill and barreled into an earthen embankment a year ago was unveiled Saturday at the crash site in upstate New York.

The site of a devastating accident that killed two pedestrians and 18 occupants of a limousine headed to a birthday party, including four sisters, is a known danger spot that has long worried locals, according to a manager of the store that sits at the intersection where the accident happened.

White House senior adviser Stephen Miller had more editorial influence over the right-wing news website Breitbart during the 2016 presidential campaign than previously known and attempted to push articles attacking then-presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., according to a new batch of leaked emails shared with NBC News. The emails, which were first given to the Southern Poverty Law Center...

Joe Biden said Saturday he is undeterred by the ascendancy of Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren, noting that some of his supporters are already treating the primary campaign as a general election contest between him and President Donald Trump. “She doesn’t affect my strategy, period,” the former vice president said in an interview with The Associated Press before a town hall...

Basking in loud chants of “Bernie’s back,” Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders resumed campaigning weeks after being sidelined by a heart attack and told supporters he was ready to resume “the epic struggle” for the White House.

Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar are endorsing Bernie Sanders for president. The Sanders campaign confirmed the backing of two members of “The Squad” on Tuesday.

Bernie Sanders is unveiling a major campaign finance plan, continuing his 2020 presidential bid even as he’s at home recuperating from a heart attack. The Vermont senator said Monday that as president he’d enact mandatory public financing laws for all federal elections and ban corporate donations for inaugural events. Sanders also would institute a lifetime lobbying prohibition for former members...