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The argument comes four years after the Supreme Court’s historic same-sex marriage ruling. 22 states now have their own laws banning job discrimination based on sexual orientation, and if the Supreme Court agrees, that protection would cover the entire country. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative …

NBC News’ Alexa Liautaud spoke with a former college admissions officer about lessons learned over this past year from controversies including the cheating scheme to the Harvard affirmative action case. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging …

President Trump tweeted today that the U.S. is “in no way” abandoning Kurdish forces in northern Syria, adding that “We are helping the Kurds financially/weapons!” The president currently faces bipartisan backlash for his abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. forces from the region, which cleared the way for a planned offensive by Turkey. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch …

Banners advertising an upcoming NBA preseason game in Shanghai were removed and a news conference by the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets was delayed indefinitely as China’s backlash grew against a tweet by the Houston Rockets general manager voicing support for the Hong Kong protests. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News …

She fled the country citing diplomatic immunity, and now Prime Minister Boris Johnson is threatening to intervene. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the …

The game show “Cash Cab” and the quiz-master Ben Bailey have been fan favorites for years. The show returns to the Bravo network tonight. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features …

The Supreme Court will hear three major cases on workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. To understand what is at stake, NBC Out’s Managing Editor Brooke Sopelsa spoke with a woman at the center of the case, Aimee Stephens, an ACLU lawyer that supports her, and a lawyer for the plaintiff, John Bursch. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » …

Most people think that the opposite of distraction is focus but it’s actually traction. Traction pulls us in our intended direction while distraction pulls us away from our intent. Bestselling author Nir Eyal explains. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver …

Greg and Marcia Abbot were each sentenced to a month in prison today, while the head prosecutor in the case broke his silence about Lori Laughlin and Felicity Huffman — saying that Huffman handled the case “in a classy way.” » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative …

President Trump defended his decision to pull armed forces out of Syria, saying he told Turkish President Erdogan there would be “big trouble” if any U.S. troops were hurt there. He also described Kurdish fighters as “natural enemies” with Turkey. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative …

The White House threw up a roadblock to the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry today, preventing a key witness from telling his story about the administration’s dealings with Ukraine. President Trump is calling the inquiry a “kangaroo court,” as a new NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll finds that more than half of Americans think the allegations against the president are “serious and …

A local newspaper ran Pearson’s short obituary, stating “this veteran has no immediate family” and “all are welcome to attend.” It was shared on social media and quickly went viral, with many strangers pledging to attend. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands …

House Democrats issued new subpoenas today in their impeachment inquiry into President Trump, demanding documents from Defense Secretary Mark Esper and acting White House budget director Russell Vought, after a second whistleblower came forward with information about Trump’s call with Ukraine’s leader. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection …

With growing focus on the conversation between President Trump and Ukraine’s president, Russian President Vladimir Putin tells NBC News’ Keir Simmons that he’s open to the release of notes of some of his conversations with President Trump. He also joked that Russia would “definitely intervene” in the upcoming 2020 election. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC …

NBC News’ Simone Boyce takes a closer look at whether dating apps are broadening our horizons or creating bias in our love lives. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, …