Katherine Doyle

Washington, D.C., United States

White House Reporter at NBC News

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Trump administration live updates: President meets with Syrian leader in major breakthrough for former jihadi

1 day ago | nbcnews.com | Jennifer Jett |Katherine Doyle |Raquel Coronell Uribe |Kate Santaliz

Updated May 14, 2025, 4:40 AM EDTPresident Donald Trump met this morning with his Syrian counterpart and former-Islamist rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and urged him to recognize Israel's statehood. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman was present while they met and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined remotely. The meeting took place on the second day of Trump's Middle East trip, which will see him head to Qatar later today.
Trump pins stock market struggles on Biden - weeks after taking credit for it

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Katherine Doyle

President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office have been the worst for the stock market since Richard Nixon's administration, with significant drops following his tariff announcements. But according to Trump, it's all Joe Biden's fault. "This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s," he posted on Truth Social on Wednesday morning. "I didn’t take over until January 20th.
Trump pins stock market struggles on Biden - weeks after taking credit for it

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Katherine Doyle |Rob Wile

President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office have been the worst for the stock market since Richard Nixon's administration, with significant drops following his tariff announcements. But according to Trump, it's all Joe Biden's fault. "This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s," he posted on Truth Social Wednesday morning. "I didn’t take over until January 20th.
Hegseth trying to show Trump he's a fighter amid chaos in Pentagon

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Gordon Lubold |Katherine Doyle |Carol Lee |Courtney Kube

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.
Trump is replacing the acting IRS commissioner, part of a dispute between Treasury and Elon Musk

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Katherine Doyle

Gary Shapley, the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, is being replaced after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent approached President Donald Trump to say that Shapley was placed into the agency without his knowledge and at Elon Musk’s direction, according to a source familiar with the discussions. Bessent received Trump’s approval to roll back the decision, the source said, and Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender is expected to become the next acting IRS head.
Trump punts on markets question as stocks continue to fall

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Katherine Doyle

President Donald Trump said he was not tracking a fall in the stock market as he met with his Cabinet secretaries, a plunge on Thursday that came amid worsening trade tensions with China. “I haven’t seen it because I’ve been here for two and a half hours,” Trump said in response to a reporter's question about the market, punting to his Treasury secretary, who was seated opposite him. “Up two, down one is not a bad ratio, or up 10 down five,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent then answered.
Trump punts on markets question as stocks continue to fall

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Katherine Doyle

President Donald Trump said he was not tracking a fall in the stock market Thursday as he met with his Cabinet secretaries amid worsening trade tensions with China. “I haven’t seen it because I’ve been here for 2½ hours,” Trump said in response to a reporter's question about the market. He then punted to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who was seated opposite him. “Up two, down one is not a bad ratio, or up 10, down five,” Bessent then answered.
How Trump changed his mind on tariffs

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Peter Nicholas |Carol Lee |Katherine Doyle

WASHINGTON — “Liberation Day” just gave way to Capitulation Day. President Donald Trump pulled back Wednesday on a series of harsh tariffs targeting friends and foes alike in an audacious bid to remake the global economic order. Trump's early afternoon announcement followed a harrowing week in which Republican lawmakers and confidants privately warned him that the tariffs could wreck the economy.
Trump says he is 'not looking' to pause tariffs before this week's rollout despite market uncertainty

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Katherine Doyle

President Donald Trump said he is not looking to pause his tariffs before they go into effect on April 9, despite turmoil in the stock market and global economic fears. “We’re not looking at that,” Trump said when asked on Monday if he was thinking about taking more time to enact his sweeping tariffs. Instead, the president said countries could work to restore balance in trade relations with the U.S. through other actions.
Far-right activist Laura Loomer told Trump to fire national security team members in Oval Office meeting

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Katherine Doyle |Henry Gomez

Far-right activist Laura Loomer met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon, in a meeting attended by Vice President JD Vance and national security adviser Mike Waltz, two sources familiar with the meeting told NBC News. One person also confirmed the attendance of Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. According to one of the sources, Loomer pressed Trump to fire members of his national security staff, and Waltz defended them.