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President Donald Trump dismissed concerns from families of service members about the conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. When asked by NBC News whether the deployments have gone on for too long, Trump replied “not nearly long enough.” NBC News’ Monica Alba reports. 

Seriousness of remark made in New York on Friday, and whether it signaled new policy ​position, not clear Donald Trump has threatened to declare the strait of Hormuz as “a territory of the United States” as his administration struggles to conclude the war with Iran. During a speech at a police academy on Long Island, … Read more

President Donald Trump stepped off the stage on Friday while making a speech in New York to comfort the family of a 12-year-old boy who was killed by a stray bullet in the Bronx. Trump was speaking to the Nassau County Police Academy when he mentioned Jacob Freytes, a boy who was killed late last … Read more

President said nine months at sea ‘not nearly long enough’ even as families call for attention to mental health crisis Donald Trump has downplayed concerns about US sailors enduring a record-setting deployment of nearly nine months aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Friday, saying the deployment is “not nearly long enough” as concerns mount over … Read more

The war in Iran continues on as Vice President Vance says the new goal is to keep costs down for Americans and President Trump disputes reports about mental health issues on deployed ships. NBC’s Monica Alba, Keir Simmons and Gordon Lubold bring their latest reporting on the war to the table.

Seven-time major champion beaten 6-2, 6-2 Williams, 46, loses 11th match of the season Tsitsipas advances as Dimitrov squanders lead Colombian Emilia Arango handed Venus Williams a 14th straight loss dating to July of last year, defeating the fading seven-time grand slam champion who is currently ranked 615th in 66 minutes by 6-2, 6-2 at … Read more

FIRST ON FOX — The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees wants to name the famed arts institution’s grounds the “President Donald J. Trump Plaza,” one of several new ways the board is seeking to honor the president as the center moves ahead with a sweeping renovation, Fox News Digital has learned. The board also wants … Read more

Statistics released Friday by the FBI showed record declines last year in the national estimated violent crime rate and the estimated rate for murders and certain manslaughters.

Heavy machinery seen operating in famous Santa Elena Canyon amid outcry over new wall infrastructure in beloved Texas park Bulldozers have begun plowing up ground at the mouth of Big Bend national park’s famed Santa Elena Canyon as part of the Trump administration’s multibillion-dollar “smart wall” expansion on the US-Mexico border, according to new footage … Read more

Michael Boren requested more aircraft for 7-acre Cabin Creek fire, some of which were diverted from other fires Michael Boren, the US undersecretary of agriculture for natural resources and environment who oversees the US Forest Service, reportedly pressed agency staff last month to deploy more aircraft to a 7-acre (2.8-hectare) fire that was burning near … Read more