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Trump on JFK files: ‘We have nothing to hide'
Days after the release of thousands of pages of documents on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, President Donald Trump declined to specify who was ultimately responsible for his death. “We gave everything and the rest is for you to look at,” Trump said. “We’re doing it with [Martin Luther King, Jr.], too.”
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UC systems announce hiring freeze and cuts
The University of California system announced a hiring freeze as a result of budget cuts. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
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University of California implements hiring freeze in response to Trump's funding threats
UC President Michael V. Drake announced the decision to implement the freeze as an effort to manage costs and conserve funds as the school faces funding reductions at both the state and federal levels.
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Pochettino welcomes pressure from Trump, says USMNT can be world's best team
Mauricio Pochettino predicts the United States can dominate soccer and Donald Trump will put pressure on him to deliver at next year’s World Cup.
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Government releases classified JFK assassination documents
The National Archives and Records Administration posted more than 63,000 pages of files relating to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on Tuesday night.
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Government releases latest batch of JFK assassination documents
Trump has promised to release 80,000 unredacted pages related to the 1963 killing of President John F. Kennedy Jr.
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Trump visits Kennedy Center as he puts his mark on the national arts institution
President Donald Trump will visit the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Monday afternoon. It’s his first time at the venerable institution since he began remaking it at the start of his second term in office. Trump plans to take a tour and attend a board meeting. The Republican president fired the previous board, replacing members with...
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What is the Alien Enemies Act?
The Alien Enemies Act is a rarely used 1798 law which allows the president to imprison and deport non-citizens in time of war. Here’s what you need to know.
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US deports alleged gang members to El Salvador
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador despite a federal judge’s order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members. Camilla Rambaldi reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on March 16, 2025.
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Brown Medicine professor and doctor deported to Lebanon despite having valid visa, court filings claim
A doctor and professor was deported after she returned from a trip to Lebanon despite having a valid U.S. visa, according to a court petition filed on her behalf, NBC News reported.
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US plans to deport about 300 alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador
El Salvador is agreeing to accept from the United States about 300 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang for one year.
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Trump orders strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and issues new warning
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say a series of airstrikes have hit the capital, Sanaa, on Saturday evening.
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Judge expands block on Trump's plan to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected Venezuelan gang members
A federal judge on Saturday expanded an order that temporarily blocks an effort by President Donald Trump to deport suspected members of a Venezuelan gang he’s accused of “unlawfully infiltrating” the United States through the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, NBC News reported.
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Trump calls for jailing his perceived opponents in Justice Department speech
President Donald Trump defended his allies Friday while calling for his perceived political opponents to be jailed during a speech at the headquarters of the Justice Department — an agency that was prosecuting him just months ago.
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Trump pledges to ‘expel rogue actors' in political Justice Department speech
President Donald Trump used a triumphant visit to the Justice Department on Friday to air a litany of grievances about the criminal investigations that threatened to torpedo his political career, decrying in often profane terms his adversaries and casting himself as a victim of unfair and biased prosecutions.
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20 states, DC sue Trump administration over Department of Education firings
Twenty states and the District of Columbia announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration Thursday over its mass firings at the Department of Education.
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What federal workers say about DOGE, job cuts and feelings of betrayal
NBC Washington asked government workers and contractors to weigh in on the impact of DOGE cuts. Some said they feel like “a punch in the gut.”
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Customs and Border Protection app launches self-deportation feature
The Trump Administration re-launched the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Monday with a new feature – self deportation. The original “CBP One” app released during the Biden Administration functioned as a resource for immigrants. Most notably, it allowed migrants to schedule asylum appointments online, a feature used by thousands. Via an executive order, the Trump Administration shut that variation of…
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New CBP Home app launches self-deportation feature
One immigration attorney and community member share their thoughts after the Trump administration launched a self-deportation app. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2025.
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What makes Greenland a strategic prize at a time of rising tensions? Why now?
U.S. President Donald Trump first suggested buying Greenland in 2019. People thought it was a joke at the time. But no one is laughing now. Trump’s interest in Greenland has been restated vigorously soon after he returned to the White House in January. It comes as part of an aggressively “America First” foreign policy platform. Increasing international tensions, global warming...