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Allan Smith

New York

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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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Allan Smith @akarl_smith
11 May 25

“The relationship between Trump and Netanyahu has become strained as the two leaders are increasingly at odds over a strategy for tackling these challenges now that Hamas has been significantly degraded and Iran weakened” https://t.co/oRNNBLZngF

Allan Smith
Allan Smith @akarl_smith
11 May 25

RT @jonkarl: Donald Trump is poised to get a new luxury jumbo jet — and it’s a gift from Qatar. It is to be used as Air Force One and the…

Allan Smith
Allan Smith @akarl_smith
9 May 25

Trump directs the rescission of “water conservation requirements for faucets, showers, bathtubs, and toilets -- promulgated by the Department of Energy pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 1992” https://t.co/YCVSjwA824