Katherine Doyle

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Dareh Gregorian |Katherine Doyle |Lawrence Hurley

Sitting beside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele told reporters he would not return a man the Justice Department said it mistakenly deported to his country. "How can I return him to the United States? Like if I smuggle him into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous," Bukele said when asked if he'd return Kilmar Abrego Garcia. "We're not very fond of releasing terrorists," he added.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Dareh Gregorian |Katherine Doyle |Lawrence Hurley

3 hours agoAttorney General Pam Bondi, sitting near Trump, said it is up to El Salvador’s leaders to decide if they want to return him. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said in the Oval Office on Monday he would not return Kilmar Abrego Garcia — a Maryland man illegally deported to El Salvador — to the …

3 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Katherine Doyle |Henry Gomez |Gordon Lubold |Julie Tsirkin

President Donald Trump fired at least one National Security Council official this week after far-right activist Laura Loomer met with the president and expressed dissatisfaction with some officials on his national security team, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News. Brian Walsh, a director for intelligence on the National Security Council, was let go, the sources said. Walsh previously served as a top aide to Marco Rubio, when he was a senator, on the Senate Intelligence Committee.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Katherine Doyle |Henry Gomez |Gordon Lubold |Julie Tsirkin |Courtney Kube

7 hours agoPresident Donald Trump has fired at least six officials from the National Security Council after far-right personality Laura Loomer pushed for the shake-up in an Oval Office meeting. Senior Director for Intelligence Brian Walsh, Senior Director for International Organizations Maggie Dougherty, and …

1 month ago | odishaexpo.com | Odisha Expo |Katherine Doyle |Peter Nicholas

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, we explore how the Donald Trump-Elon Musk dynamic is defining the political state of play at the White House, on Capitol Hill and outside of Washington. Plus, Peter Nicholas dives into just how seriously Trump’s supporters are taking his third-term flirtations.