Courtney Kube

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Courtney Kube

Pentagon spent at least $21 million on flights to Guantanamo, which currently holds 32 migrantsDemocrats condemned the Guantanamo effort as a wasteful “political stunt” by President Donald Trump and his allies. The Trump administration spent at least $21 million transporting migrants to Guantanamo Bay on military aircraft between January 20 and April 8, according to figures provided to …

3 days ago | warren.senate.gov | Courtney Kube

The Trump administration spent at least $21 million transporting migrants to Guantanamo Bay on military aircraft between January 20 and April 8, according to figures provided to Congress by the U.S. military. The naval base there currently holds 32 migrants, according to a defense official, a tiny fraction of the 30,000 that President Donald Trump promised.

3 days ago | nbcnews.com | David Rohde |Courtney Kube |Lawrence Hurley

Legal experts and Democrats expressed growing alarm over the weekend that Trump administration officials are openly discussing unilaterally suspending habeas corpus — a bedrock American legal right — without the approval of Congress. The writ of habeas corpus, which dates back centuries, grants anyone detained in the U.S. the right to see a judge, challenge the government’s evidence against them and present a defense.

3 days ago | nbcnews.com | Courtney Kube |Carol Lee |Andrea Mitchell |Dan De Luce

WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump took office in January, he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were closely aligned on how to approach the most pressing issues in their relationship: the war in Gaza and aggression from Iran. Trump lifted a hold the Biden administration had put on sending large bombs to Israel. He encouraged Israeli military operations “to finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza. He agreed with Netanyahu on confronting Iran and its proxy groups in the region.

4 days ago | nbcnews.com | Keir Simmons |Carol Lee |Dan De Luce |Courtney Kube

MOSCOW — President Donald Trump’s special envoy broke with long-standing protocol by not employing his own interpreter during threehigh-level meetings with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, opting instead to rely on translators from the Kremlin, a U.S. official and two Western officials with knowledge of the talks told NBC News. Steve Witkoff, who has been tasked with negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, met with Putin in Moscow for several hours on Feb.