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A new bill could allow paid sick time to take care of pets in New York City
A new bill making its way through New York City Council would take away at least one major stress for pet owners living in the city. The just-introduced legislation would allow people to use their own paid sick time to take of their pets when necessary.
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Here's how to clear your phone of political text messages
If you feel like you’re bombarded with political text messages, it’s not your imagination, millions of political robotexts have been sent. NBC 5 Responds reporter Diana Zoga explains there are some things you can do to mute the messages in the final stretch of this election season.
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Trump is the only GOP candidate some young voters have ever known. It's shaped their worldview.
Voters born in the mid-to-late ’90s who have only known the Republican Party led by Donald Trump say the idea of a “normal election” feels foreign to them
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Can you stop political text messages?
If you feel like you’re bombarded with political text messages, it’s not your imagination. In the final stretch of this election, is there anything consumers can do to mute the messages?
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Dallas Police Association urges voters to reject three charter amendments
A prominent police association opposes three charter amendments on the ballot in Dallas, one of which would compel the city to recruit 900 officers.
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Major police association takes issue with amendments on Dallas ballot
A major police association is coming out against three charter amendments on the ballot in Dallas, including one that would require the city to hire 900 officers. NBC 5’s David Goins on the last-minute campaigning as voting gets underway.
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Cruz and Allred court moderate swing voters in battle for Texas U.S. Senate seat
Senator Ted Cruz is defending his U.S. Senate seat against Congressman Colin Allred. Many polls have this contest within the margin of error. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan reports on the one slice of voters who may make the difference in the biggest statewide race in 2024.
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US deficit tops $1.8 trillion in 2024 as interest on debt surpasses trillion-dollar mark
The shortfall was more than 8% from the previous year and the third highest on record, the Treasury Department said Friday.
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Memo reveals dispute between state lawmaker and city over $20 million park grant
Twenty million in federal grant dollars to help southern Dallas parks is slowed down amid an ongoing dispute over how the money should be spent.
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The threat of election chaos looms as the Supreme Court returns to action
The new Supreme Court term starts Monday with new cases on the docket and the possibility that emergency election-related cases could arise in the coming weeks.
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Bruce Springsteen endorses Kamala Harris, calls Donald Trump ‘dangerous'
Bruce Springsteen is endorsing Kamala Harris for president. The music superstar revealed his 2024 election choice in a lengthy social media video on Oct. 3, sharing why he backs the democratic candidate and her running mate, Tim Walz.
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Battle for Texas House District 112 heats up
There are a handful of competitive seats in the Texas Legislature we’re watching as the November election approaches, inluding House District 112 stretching across north Dallas County. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan spoke to Rep. Angie Chen Button and her challenger newcomer Averie Bishop.
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How your state's minimum wage stacks up… with Oreos
Minimum wage laws vary across the U.S., but how far does one hour of work actually get you? We break it down by Oreos … how many Oreos you can buy with your state’s minimum wage.
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Vice Presidential Debate touched on domestic and international troubles
Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after each other’s running mates in a vice presidential debate that opened with a discussion of burgeoning domestic and international troubles — a hurricane that ravaged much of the southeast U.S. and growing fears of a regional Middle East war.
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What to look for in the only Vice Presidential Debate
Tuesday night, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz face each other in the only vice-presidential debate scheduled. NBC 5 political reporter Phil Prazan has a preview of what to watch.
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Sarah McBride's historic run for Congress was decades in the making
If she wins Delaware’s only House seat in November, the Democrat is poised to become the country’s first openly transgender member of Congress.
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Jews and Catholics warn against Trump's latest loyalty test for religious voters
Former President Donald Trump recently reissued his loyalty test to religious Americans, declaring that he can best protect their freedoms while preemptively blaming some if he loses the presidential election in November.
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Latino vote could tighten Texas races
Election Day is moving closer and we’ve seen a series of new Texas polls that indicate a tightening race in the state this November. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan reports on a group of voters who may hold the key for the winner.
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What you need to know about Texas ‘suspended' voter list
This fall Governor Greg Abbott announced the State of Texas removed more than a million names from its voter rolls, including hundreds of thousands of people on the ‘suspended’ list. We received several questions about that process, including concerns from a military member serving in another state. NBC 5 political reporter Phil Prazan got answers.
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A ‘Trump Train' convoy surrounded a Biden-Harris bus. Was it political violence?
Trump supporters await Texas jury’s decision after circling a Biden-Harris campaign bus.