Dan De Luce

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Gordon Lubold |Dan De Luce |Courtney Kube |Andrea Mitchell

Senior Defense Department officials are considering a proposal to withdraw as many as 10,000 troops from Eastern Europe, sparking concern on both continents that it would embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to six U.S. and European officials who have been briefed on the matter.  The units under consideration are part of the 20,000 personnel the Biden administration deployed in 2022 to strengthen the defenses of countries bordering Ukraine after the Russian invasion.

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Dan De Luce |Ken Dilanian |Courtney Kube |Julia Ainsley

The Trump administration is considering launching drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico as part of an ambitious effort to combat criminal gangs trafficking narcotics across the southern border, according to six current and former U.S. military, law enforcement and intelligence officials with knowledge of the matter.

2 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Courtney Kube |Dan De Luce

The director and the No. 2 official at the National Security Agency were ousted from their positions Thursday, according to a defense official and three sources with knowledge of the matter. It was not immediately clear why Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh and his deputy were dismissed, the sources said. The White House National Security Council did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday night.

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Courtney Kube |Dan De Luce

The director and No. 2 official at the National Security Agency were both ousted from their positions Thursday, according to a defense official and three sources with knowledge of the matter. It was not immediately clear why Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh and his deputy were dismissed, the sources said. Haugh is both the head of U.S. Cyber Command and the director of the National Security Agency, a role he has served in since February 2024.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Courtney Kube |Dan De Luce

1 hour agoNational Security Agency and Cyber Command chief oustedGen. Timothy Haugh, the director of the NSA, the powerful wiretapping and cyberespionage service, was fired Thursday, according to U.S. officials.