The White House does not support the request for a special counsel on what GOP Sens. Graham & Cornyn are calling the “Russia collusion hoax,” per source familiar with the matter. President Trump is “confident” in the DOJ to handle the investigation, the source told NBC News.

David Hogg wants to change the Democratic Party. He’s off to a slow start. Our look at Leaders We Deserve, a group that has received considerable attention but has made little progress towards their goal of remaking the party with an infusion of youth: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

When Obama's office put out a statement denouncing the "treason" allegations, it didn't mention Epstein because, a former Obama official said, it was "below the dignity of the former president." nbcnews.com/politics/trump… by Natasha Korecki Peter Nicholas Monica Alba

Q: "Would you consider a pardon or a commutation for Ghislaine Maxwell?" President Trump: "It's something I haven't thought about...I'm allowed to do it, but it's something I have not thought about."

NEW: President Trump says that there is “real starvation” in Gaza, breaking with Israel as the U.S. ally faces intense pressure to lift restrictions on aid. nbcnews.com/world/gaza/isr…

Pres. Trump discusses plans for a new ballroom in interview with NBC News. w/ Monica Alba ”nbcnews.com/politics/donal… via @nbcnews

One of Donald Trump’s most visible and potentially enduring legacies as president could be the 90,000-square-foot ballroom that he is planning to build, replacing the East Wing edifice traditionally used for the first lady’s offices. nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

BREAKING: President Trump fires the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics hours after weak jobs report. nbcnews.com/business/econo…

A Trump senior administration official tells Monica Alba “Any false assertion this individual was given preferential treatment is absurd. Prisoners are routinely moved in some instances due to significant safety and danger concerns.”

Rose Garden patio construction update:

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NEW: President Trump told European leaders on a call that he plans to meet Russian President Putin in person soon to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine, a European official briefed on the call tells NBC News. nbcnews.com/politics/trump…

EXCLUSIVE: Commercial satellite images show the Israeli military building up troops and equipment near the border with Gaza that would support a possible new ground invasion of the Palestinian enclave, according to three U.S. officials and a former official who viewed the

Federal agents are expected to have a much stronger and visible presence on the streets of Washington following several days of Trump’s bashing the city's crime rate. nbcnews.com/politics/trump…

JUST IN: President Trump says he is deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C. and placing city police under federal control. nbcnews.com/politics/trump…

The Trump administration had provided few details on how moving homeless people would work, instead suggesting that the displaced can take advantage of existing services or face fines or jail time. nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

President Trump and Russian President Putin are expected to hold their long-anticipated summit at a U.S. military base in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, according to a White House official. nbcnews.com/politics/trump…

Tomorrow, President Trump and Russia President Putin will also speak privately in Alaska about the war in Ukraine, however, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will not be there. Monica Alba reports from Anchorage. Ned Price and Richard N. Haass join Ana Cabrera. msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-re…

Traveling aboard Air Force One with Pres. Trump today to Alaska: Sec. Rubio Sec. Bessent Sec. Lutnick Dir. Ratcliffe Susie Wiles James Blair Beau Harrison Nick Luna Dan Scavino Steven Cheung Robert Gabriel Karoline Leavitt Will Scharf Ross Worthington Amb. Witkoff Amb. Crowley