The layoffs come ahead of a corporate spinoff that will formally separate the parent company of NBC News from cable networks like MSNBC and CNBC.

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Videos surfaced last week showing the former congresswoman belittling a television reporter and berating an aide. Porter, who is running for California governor, pledged to do better.

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Trump is known for saying a lot of things that he can’t or won’t back up. This time, the threats are real.

The tactics President Trump has embraced place the United States in awkward company as freedom of expression is declining in dozens of countries.

The tactics President Trump has embraced place the United States in awkward company as freedom of expression is declining in dozens of countries.

The unexplained decision raises new concerns about the erosion of press freedom in a city transformed by Beijing’s national security law.