
Allan Smith
Political Reporter at NBC News
Political reporter @NBCNews. Ex-@businessinsider. email: [email protected] | [email protected]
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5 days ago |
nbcchicago.com | Allan Smith |Sahil Kapur |Scott Wong |Frank Thorp V
In the run-up to the vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., knew her party had a problem — and its name was John Fetterman. Fetterman, the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania, was open to confirming President Donald Trump’s embattled pick, according to two people familiar with his thinking. Murray wanted to speak with her colleague one-on-one. So she reached out to set up a time. But Fetterman refused, as the two people familiar with the episode told NBC News.
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5 days ago |
nbcnews.com | Allan Smith |Sahil Kapur |Scott Wong |Frank Thorp V
In the run-up to the vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., knew her party had a problem — and its name was John Fetterman. Fetterman, the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania, was open to confirming President Donald Trump’s embattled pick, according to two people familiar with his thinking. Murray wanted to speak with her colleague one-on-one. So she reached out to set up a time. But Fetterman refused, as the two people familiar with the episode told NBC News.
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6 days ago |
cnbc.com | Matt Dixon |Henry Gomez |Allan Smith
As President Donald Trump tiptoed away this week from the idea that he might try to win a third term, he opened the door to a fresh round of intrigue: Whom does he see as his successor? In practically the same breath in an interview with NBC News' "Meet the Press," Trump suggested national security adviser and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance — in that order — as potential candidates.
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6 days ago |
nbcnews.com | Rebecca Shabad |Jason Abbruzzese |Allan Smith |Henry Gomez
In this day and age, even the holy leave a social media trail. The new pope's online footprint was quickly dissected on Thursday just minutes after he elected the next head of the Catholic church, sparking a mixed reaction from some on the right. Before becoming Pope Leo XVI, Cardinal Robert Prevost occasionally posted on social media, including some messages that appeared to be critical of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance and their worldview.
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6 days ago |
nbcnews.com | Matt Dixon |Henry Gomez |Allan Smith
As President Donald Trump tiptoed away this week from the idea that he might try to win a third term, he opened the door to a fresh round of intrigue: Whom does he see as his successor? In practically the same breath in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump suggested national security adviser and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance — in that order — as potential candidates.
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