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Joe Murphy

Joe Murphy

Joe Murphy is a data editor at NBC News.

Joe Murphy is a data editor at NBC News.


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This year's measles case total is now the highest in the U.S. since 2019

The U.S. measles case total is now the highest of the last five years, according to the CDC. Around 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who get measles are hospitalized.

Presidential approval tracker: How popular is Joe Biden?

Compare Biden’s approval rating with that of Trump, Obama, Bush and Clinton. Updated regularly.

Twisted truths and a fundraising boost: How Trump tried to control his first week in court

On the first day of the trial, Trump's campaign raised $1.6 million in small-dollar donations, a campaign official told NBC News.

Democrats begin to outpace Republicans in fundraising for key House races

Democratic candidates outraised Republicans in almost every one of the most competitive seats in the race for the House, according to new fundraising reports.

Three takeaways as Democratic donors pour cash into fight for Senate

Democrats face an uphill battle to keep control of the Senate, but new fundraising reports show they are building up an early cash advantage for the fight.

Local officials increasingly targeted for threats and harassment, new data shows

Threats and harassment against local public officials rose in 2023, according to research tracking political violence and hostility provided to NBC News.

Abortion law tracker: See where the procedure is currently legal, banned or restricted in the U.S.

NBC News is tracking the status of state-level abortion laws and restrictions across the United States now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade

Graphic: Tracking Biden’s topics at the 2024 State of the Union, by the minute

NBC News tracked the topics in the 2024 State of the Union address, from abortion to immigration to Gaza to Ukraine.

Map: See how the largest Texas wildfire compares to where you live

Our map of the Texas wildfires’ size compares it to other places. The fires cover nearly the area of Delaware, and the most massive blaze is larger than Rhode Island.

Nikki Haley has cornered a donor market in the GOP primaries — but she needs much more

New data shows Nikki Haley's 2024 presidential campaign is raking in online donations from areas with higher concentrations of individuals with college degrees.
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Washington state faces first outbreak of a deadly fungal infection that's on the rise in the U.S.

Four people in Washington state have tested positive for Candida auris, a fungal infection that's been on the rise in the U.S. It can be difficult to treat and sometimes deadly.