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New: President Trump has formally directed DHS to pay TSA workers, calling it "an unprecedented emergency situation" as Congress appears no closer to passing a shutdown deal. The funds will come from the "One Big Beautiful Bill," per senior admin official. whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…

Current construction on the historic West Wing Colonnade. President Trump is planning to replace the pavers with black granite, per the White House.

"We are in agony." Savannah Guthrie opens up about the ongoing search for her mother, part of her emotional first interview since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s…

EXCLUSIVE: Each day since the start of the war, U.S. military officials compile a video update for President Trump that shows the biggest, most successful strikes on Iranian targets over the previous 48 hours. But the military can’t brief Trump on every strike and so the video, while it showcases U.S. capabilities, doesn’t reflect the full scope of the conflict. “We can’t tell him every single thing that happens,” a current U.S. official said. The official noted that Trump’s briefings tend to draw better feedback from his aides when they focus on U.S. victories. w/ @ckubeNBC @dandeluce nbcnews.com/politics/white…

Pakistan joins a growing list of countries acting as go-betweens for the U.S. and Iran, four sources tell NBC News, with two of those sources saying an in-person meeting could be held in the coming days in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital. nbcnews.com/world/asia/pak…

Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to 'finish' the job nbcnews.com/politics/donal… via @nbcnews

President Trump said Monday that he spoke to a former president about bombing Iran. • An aide for George W. Bush says that “they haven’t been in touch." • An aide to Bill Clinton says that whoever Trump was referring to was not Clinton. • An Obama aide says “no recent conversations” have taken place between Barack Obama and Trump. • A source familiar with the matter said the former president Trump was referring to was not Joe Biden. nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

Earlier today, Pres. Trump said he's spoken with a former president about Iran. George W. Bush? No, Trump said. Clinton? Trump replied he didn't want to say but it was "somebody that happens to like me & I like that person." I'm told by a Clinton aide it was not Bill Clinton.

JUST IN: White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with breast cancer but will continue serving in her role, President Trump says. nbcnews.com/politics/white…

Wiles says she is grateful doctors detected the cancer early and adds: "I am encouraged by a strong prognosis. I am also deeply thankful for the support and encouragement of President Trump as I undergo treatment and continue serving in my role as White House Chief of Staff."

Susie Wiles on her recent breast cancer diagnosis: "Nearly one in eight women in the United States will face this diagnosis. Every day, these women continue to raise their families, go to work, and serve their communities with strength and determination. I now join their ranks."

U.S. officials say relentless American and Israeli aerial attacks have crippled Iran’s air defenses, navy and missile arsenal. But the regime in Tehran has so far held on to power, and it effectively shut down a crucial choke point for the world’s oil supplies. nbcnews.com/politics/natio…

Sen Cornyn puts his hand in my camera as I ask abt the filibuster, tells me to “go away” Q: You previously said that nuking the filibuster would be taking a wrecking ball to Senate rules, is that no longer true? Cornyn: I said I’d be open to reforms. (1/2)

In the early hours of Feb. 28, President Donald Trump and his administration joined Israel in launching a wave of strikes on Iran that would reverberate across the Middle East. That night, he was schmoozing at Mar-a-Lago with some of his top administration officials and political donors, with a pressing question: Marco or JD? nbcnews.com/politics/2028-… via @HenryJGomez @albamonica

Marco having a moment? The Iran war and other foreign policy pursuits have added a new layer to Trump’s 2028 succession jockeying — where things are, as they often are with Trump, fluid. w/ @Mdixon55 @albamonica nbcnews.com/politics/2028-…

Russia is providing intelligence to Iran on the location of U.S. forces in the Middle East, a boost for the Iranian regime as it launches missile and drone attacks on American bases and other targets in the region, according to four sources with knowledge. nbcnews.com/politics/natio…

"Kristi’s drama sadly overshadowed and distracted from the Administration’s extremely popular immigration agenda, which will continue full force," Trump admin source tells @nbcnews nbcnews.com/politics/trump…

Trump fired Noem due to "culmination of her many unfortunate leadership failures including the fallout in MN, the ad campaign, the allegations of infidelity, the mismanagement of her staff & her constant feuding with heads of other agencies, including CBP & ICE," per admin source

BREAKING: President Trump announces Kristi Noem is out as head of Homeland Security, picking Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her. nbcnews.com/politics/trump…

BREAKING: President Trump announces that Sen. Markwayne Mullin will be the next DHS Secretary and Sec. Noem will become "Special Envoy for The Shield of The Americas" Follows mounting frustration over her Hill testimony this week nbcnews.com/politics/white…