Demolition has begun on part of the East Wing of the White House in preparation for the construction of US President Donald Trump’s new ballroom. Construction crews on Monday tore down massive chunks of a covered entryway and windows in the East Wing, which Trump said is being “fully modernised”. The president previously said that…
The U.S. military struck another alleged drug-carrying vessel on Friday, killing three people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Sunday. It is the seventh known attack since last month. Hegseth said Friday’s strike targeted a boat linked to Ejército de Liberación Nacional, a Colombian guerrilla group that the U.S. has considered a terrorist organization since…
President Donald Trump has said the US will return two people who survived a strike on what he called a “drug-carrying submarine” to their countries of origin, Ecuador and Colombia. Writing on social media, Trump said two other people were killed in the US strike on the vessel, which he said US intelligence confirmed was…
A 4,270-year-old skull washes ashore, a governor wins more than $1 million in Vegas, and the NFL sees its first coach firing of the season. Test your knowledge of this week’s news, and take last week’s quiz here. Jeremy Mikula Jeremy Mikula is the weekend director of platforms for NBC News. Melinda Yao I am…
United States President Donald Trump has said recent military strikes on five Venezuelan boats have saved “at least 100,000 lives” because the manoeuvres have thwarted drug smuggling. “Every boat that we knock out, we save 25,000 American lives, so every time you see a boat and you feel badly you say, ‘Wow, that’s rough’: It…
George Santos, who was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives, arrives for the sentencing in his criminal corruption charges at Central Islip Federal Courthouse in Central Islip, New York, U.S., April 25, 2025. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday evening said he has commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, releasing…
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US President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of George Santos, a former Republican congressman serving seven years in prison for fraud and identify theft, ordering his immediate release. In a post on social media, Trump said Santos “has been horribly mistreated”, adding: “Therefore, I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY….
Washington — After his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House Friday, President Trump said both Russia and Ukraine should declare victory and “let history decide!” Zelenskyy told reporters after the meeting that he and Mr. Trump decided not to publicly discuss whether the U.S. will provide long-range weapons, including Tomahawks, citing…
Kayla EpsteinRockefeller Center, Grace Eliza GoodwinRockefeller Center and Sakshi Venkatraman Watch: Sliwa, Mamdani and Cuomo debate grocery bills, Trump and Gaza The three leading candidates for New York City mayor took the stage at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan on Thursday to make a case to lead America’s biggest city. They tangled over housing, Israel and…
