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1 week ago | 
cnbc.com | Matt Dixon |Peter Nicholas |Katherine Doyle
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at U.S. Steel Corporation–Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 30, 2025. Leah Millis | ReutersSeeking a pardon from President Donald Trump has become big business for lobbying and consulting firms close to the administration, with wealthy hopefuls willing to spend millions of dollars for help getting their case in front of the right people.
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3 weeks ago | 
nbcnewyork.com | Katherine Doyle |Mithil Aggarwal
Later today, Trump will deliver remarks at an investment forum attended by business executives, policymakers, and members of his administration. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are expected to speak, along with Elon Musk, a billionaire adviser to Trump and the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and former PayPal executive David Sacks, whom Trump appointed as his AI and cryptocurrency czar in the White House.
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1 month ago | 
cnbc.com | Gordon Lubold |Katherine Doyle |Carol Lee |Courtney Kube
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers remarks to students, faculty and staff at the U.S. Army War College on April 23, 2025 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Pete Hegseth wants Donald Trump to see him as a fighter amid the negative stories swirling around the defense secretary, two U.S. officials told NBC News, and has been focusing more on public and television appearances — including on his old network, Fox News — in which he can speak directly to the president.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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 …
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2 months 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.
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2 months 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 …
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Feb 26, 2025 | 
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.
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Feb 9, 2025 | 
nbclosangeles.com | Katherine Doyle |Raquel Coronell Uribe |Megan Lebowitz
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought issued a series of directives to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees Saturday night in his new capacity as the bureau's acting head, effectively slowing a large portion of the bureau's activity to a standstill. In the email to CFPB employees, which was obtained by NBC News, Vought confirmed that he has taken on the role of acting head of the bureau and announced a dozen directives that would go into effect immediately.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
nbcnews.to | Katherine Doyle |Zoe Richards
Jan. 29, 2025, 7:45 PM UTC / Updated Jan. 29, 2025, 9:03 PM UTCPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an immigration detention measure into law, marking the first legislative win of his second term as the Republican-led Congress angles to execute his agenda. The House gave its final approval of the bill in a 263-156 vote last Wednesday, with 46 Democrats joining all Republicans in favor.
