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Trump also said he may consider pulling US troops from bases in Italy and Spain, after being prompted by rightwing reporter – key US politics stories from Thursday 30 April Donald Trump has again lashed out at Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, saying he should focus on “fixing his broken country” and trying to end the … Read more

President Trump announced that he was pulling the nomination of Dr. Casey Means for surgeon general, and announced that she would be replaced with Dr. Nicole Saphier, who is listed on Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s website as a radiologist and director of breast imaging at its facility in Monmouth County, New Jersey. She has … Read more

The Department of Justice released new video that shows the suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting running through the security checkpoint and appearing to point his weapon at a Secret Service agent. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell breaks down the new images.

President Donald Trump joked he would look “20 pounds heavier” in a bulletproof vest after being shot at, while acknowledging the protection works and insisting he does not think about future threats. While speaking with reporters inside the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump was asked about potential security changes, including whether he would consider wearing … Read more

President Donald Trump has signed a bill to fully restore funding to the Department of Homeland Security, ending a record-setting 75-day lapse in funding for the critical agency tasked with protecting U.S. soil. Trump signed the bill Thursday after the House of Representatives reached a bipartisan agreement to fund DHS. The House approved the Senate-passed … Read more

Lawmakers agree 45-day extension but Republican and Democratic critics urge reform of surveillance program The US Congress has passed a 45-day extension of a law that grants US intelligence agencies warrantless spying powers. Bitter infighting over section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in the Republican wing of Congress has repeatedly tanked conservative leaders’ … Read more

‘It needs to change’ says seven-time champion Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll calls rules ‘fundamentally flawed’ Lewis Hamilton believes Formula One drivers should have a “seat at the table” in discussion on directions the sport should take in future, to have an input alongside key stakeholders such as the teams and the FIA. Hamilton’s view was … Read more

In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen digs into Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ abrupt exit from the Maine Senate primary.

Agents would not allow Pavel Talankin to carry statuette for Mr Nobody Against Putin onto flight from New York Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The Oscar statuette belonging to Pavel Talankin, star and co-director of the Academy award-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin, has disappeared … Read more

NBC News Correspondents Courtney Kube, Monica Alba, Ryan Nobles and Brian Cheung join Meet the Press NOW to report on how Congress is responding to the imminent War Powers deadline that President Trump faces as gas prices continue to spike across the nation.