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1 week ago | 
cnbc.com | Courtney Kube |Carol Lee |Gordon Lubold |Dan De Luce
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's intelligence chief is exploring ways to revamp his routine intelligence briefing in order to build his trust in the material and make it more aligned with how he likes to consume information, according to five people with direct knowledge of the discussions.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Courtney Kube |Carol Lee |Gordon Lubold |Dan De Luce |Elyse Perlmutter-Gumbiner
5 hours agoTrump pardons drug kingpins even as he escalates U.S. drug war rhetoricPresident Trump has long called for escalating the U.S. drug war against Mexican cartels and wants tougher penalties for dealers selling fentanyl and other street drugs in American communities. "I am ready for it, the death penalty, if you deal drugs," Trump said during a meeting with state …NowReally, Secretary Rubio? I’m Lying About the Kids Dying Under Trump?
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1 week ago | 
nbcnews.com | Astha Rajvanshi |Dan De Luce |Abigail Williams
May 29, 2025, 6:15 AM EDTPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday set a two-week deadline for his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to make progress on ceasefire negotiations over Ukraine, adding thinly veiled threats about the consequences for Russia if he isn't satisfied.
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3 weeks ago | 
nbcnews.com | Katherine Doyle |Tom Winter |Dan De Luce |Richard Engel
Updated May 15, 2025, 4:14 AM EDTPresident Donald Trump will depart Qatar today and travel to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on the final leg of his Middle East trip. Before leaving Qatar, he will meet with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at Al Udeid Air Base and is expected to hold a troop engagement. Iran says it is ready to sign a nuclear deal with the U.S., under certain conditions, in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
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3 weeks ago | 
nbcnews.com | Tom Winter |Dan De Luce
May 14, 2025, 11:44 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump met with Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharra, today in an effort to forge a new relationship with the country, the first time a U.S. president has met with its leader in decades. But what kind of relationship the U.S. will have with a person they once called an Al-Qaeda terrorist remains unclear.
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3 weeks ago | 
nbcchicago.com | Dan De Luce |Tom Winter |Laura Strickler |Courtney Kube
Converting a Qatari-owned 747 jet into a new Air Force One for President Donald Trump would involve installing multiple top-secret systems, cost over $1 billion and take years to complete, three aviation experts told NBC News. They said that accepting the 13-year-old jet would likely cost U.S. taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars over time, noting that refurbishing the commercial plane would exceed its current value of $400 million.
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3 weeks ago | 
telemundowashingtondc.com | Dan De Luce |Tom Winter |Laura Strickler |Courtney Kube |Gordon Lubold
La conversión de un avión 747 de propiedad catarí en un nuevo Air Force One para el presidente Donald Trump implicaría la instalación de múltiples sistemas ultrasecretos, costaría más de mil millones de dólares y tardaría años en completarse, según informaron tres expertos en aviación a NBC News.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Dan De Luce |Tom Winter |Laura Strickler |Courtney Kube |Gordon Lubold
What Were The Painted Targets On Old Warplanes For? Even if you have only cursory knowledge of aviation and military history, odds are you can picture an old warplane in your mind. The drab colors, the …
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3 weeks ago | 
cnbc.com | Carol Lee |Courtney Kube |Andrea Mitchell |Dan De Luce
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (L) talks to U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — 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.
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3 weeks 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.
