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Putin said he prayed for ‘his friend' Trump after 2024 assassination attempt, U.S. envoy says
Steve Witkoff said the Russian leader had an artist paint a portrait of Trump and gave it to the American president as a gift. Witkoff called Putin “super smart” and not “a bad guy.”
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‘We're not going anywhere': Hegseth, Trump tout new Boeing F-47 jets
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Air Force’s future fighter jet will be named the F-47 and built by Boeing.
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White House rescinds executive order targeting prominent law firm
President Donald Trump on Thursday rescinded an executive order targeting a prominent international law firm after it pledged to review its hiring practices and to provide tens of millions of dollars in free legal services to support certain White House initiatives. The move follows a meeting between Trump and Brad Karp, the chairman of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,…
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Trump on JFK files: ‘We have nothing to hide'
Days after the release of thousands of pages of documents on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, President Donald Trump declined to specify who was ultimately responsible for his death. “We gave everything and the rest is for you to look at,” Trump said. “We’re doing it with [Martin Luther King, Jr.], too.”
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How many copies are there of the Declaration of Independence?
President Donald Trump has hung a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office, according to images he shared on social media. The Republican president’s official account on X showed two images Monday of a framed copy of the historical document hanging on the wall not far from the president’s desk. In one image, Trump is moving aside heavy...
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Pochettino welcomes pressure from Trump, says USMNT can be world's best team
Mauricio Pochettino predicts the United States can dominate soccer and Donald Trump will put pressure on him to deliver at next year’s World Cup.
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Government releases classified JFK assassination documents
The National Archives and Records Administration posted more than 63,000 pages of files relating to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on Tuesday night.
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When is the Trump call with Putin today?
The leaders are scheduled to speak between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. ET, a spokesperson for Putin said President Donald Trump is to hold talks on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he looks to get buy-in on a U.S. ceasefire proposal he hopes can create a pathway to ending Russia’s devastating war on Ukraine. The White House is optimistic that peace is...
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Government releases latest batch of JFK assassination documents
Trump has promised to release 80,000 unredacted pages related to the 1963 killing of President John F. Kennedy
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Trump visits Kennedy Center as he puts his mark on the national arts institution
President Donald Trump will visit the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Monday afternoon. It’s his first time at the venerable institution since he began remaking it at the start of his second term in office. Trump plans to take a tour and attend a board meeting. The Republican president fired the previous board, replacing members with...
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White House fires back at ‘low-level' French politician who suggested America return Lady Liberty
A French politician has suggested the U.S. is no longer worthy of keeping the Statue of Liberty.
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What is the Alien Enemies Act?
The Alien Enemies Act is a rarely used 1798 law which allows the president to imprison and deport non-citizens in time of war. Here’s what you need to know.
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Brown Medicine professor and doctor deported to Lebanon despite having valid visa, court filings claim
A doctor and professor was deported after she returned from a trip to Lebanon despite having a valid U.S. visa, according to a court petition filed on her behalf, NBC News reported.
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US plans to deport about 300 alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador
El Salvador is agreeing to accept from the United States about 300 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang for one year.
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Trump orders strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and issues new warning
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say a series of airstrikes have hit the capital, Sanaa, on Saturday evening.
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Judge expands block on Trump's plan to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected Venezuelan gang members
A federal judge on Saturday expanded an order that temporarily blocks an effort by President Donald Trump to deport suspected members of a Venezuelan gang he’s accused of “unlawfully infiltrating” the United States through the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, NBC News reported.
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Trump calls for jailing his perceived opponents in Justice Department speech
President Donald Trump defended his allies Friday while calling for his perceived political opponents to be jailed during a speech at the headquarters of the Justice Department — an agency that was prosecuting him just months ago.
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Trump pledges to ‘expel rogue actors' in political Justice Department speech
President Donald Trump used a triumphant visit to the Justice Department on Friday to air a litany of grievances about the criminal investigations that threatened to torpedo his political career, decrying in often profane terms his adversaries and casting himself as a victim of unfair and biased prosecutions.
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20 states, DC sue Trump administration over Department of Education firings
Twenty states and the District of Columbia announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration Thursday over its mass firings at the Department of Education.
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What federal workers say about DOGE, job cuts and feelings of betrayal
NBC Washington asked government workers and contractors to weigh in on the impact of DOGE cuts. Some said they feel like “a punch in the gut.”