Here's the Scoop

An F-15 fighter jet flying over Iran was apparently shot down by the country’s military – and, as this afternoon, one of the two pilots was still missing. Reporting from Doha, NBC News Foreign Correspondent Raf Sanchez breaks down how the existence of a military prisoner could change Iran’s leverage in negotiations and its power over the most valued bargaining chip, the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, the...

What was the straw that broke the camel’s back for Attorney General Pam Bondi? Sources close to President Donald Trump told NBC News that he felt she had bungled the Epstein files saga and hadn’t done enough to prosecute the president’s political enemies. NBC News senior Capitol Hill correspondent Garrett Haake breaks down how she has changed the Justice Department — and whether interim AG Todd Bl...

President Donald Trump made an unprecedented visit to the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices heard oral arguments about whether his executive order limiting birthright citizenship is lawful. NBC News Senior Supreme Court Reporter Lawrence Hurley shares how the justices reacted to the president’s presence — and why they seemed to be skeptical of his lawyers’ arguments. Then, reporter Dan De...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has repeatedly declined to give information about the Trump administration’s strategy or a timeline for ending the war with Iran. NBC News National Security Correspondent Courtney Kube briefs us on Hegseth’s secret trip to visit with troops in the Middle East and analyzes the impact of the administration’s information vacuum. Plus, NASA’s first manned mission to the...

President Trump is warning that he may target Iran’s civilian infrastructure if the U.S. and the Iranian regime can’t come to a deal soon. NBC News Foreign Correspondent Raf Sanchez breaks down where negotiations stand and shares insight from an exclusive interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Plus, Business and Data Correspondent Brian Cheung joins from the New York Stock Exchang...

In an interview with Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie opens up for the first time about the “agony” of her mother Nancy Guthrie’s abduction. During an emotional three-part sit down that aired on TODAY March 26 and 27, Savannah reflects on where she was when she first got the call that her mom was missing, how her family is leaning on the faith Nancy taught them, and her journey to find the strength to...

After an all-night push in the Senate, a deal to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, excluding ICE, was rejected by House Republicans, with Speaker Mike Johnson calling it “a joke.” NBC News Chief Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles explains where it broke down and what this means for TSA workers. Plus, as the war in Iran approaches its first full month, a near-total internet blac...

With funding for the Department of Homeland Security still in limbo, real consequences are being felt: TSA agents are walking off the job, others have been working for weeks without pay, and critical agencies such as FEMA and the Coast Guard are running on fumes. With spring recess just days away, NBC News Chief Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles breaks down the ultimate question: Will lawmake...

The Department of Homeland Security is now in its sixth week of a partial shutdown. Is a deal even possible, or is the deadlock the new status quo? Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, joins the pod to discuss what it could take to end the shutdown, whether she would support supplemental funding for the Iran war, and her proposal to rein in the Pentagon’s use of AI. Plus, juries in Los Angele...

Gas prices are spiking, inflation won’t quit, the job market is shaking, and the gap between the wealthy and everyone else has never been wider. So what’s actually going on and who’s really paying the price? NBC News Senior Policy Reporter Shannon Pettypiece joins the pod. She’s been digging into this as part of an NBC News series, Unaffordable America. Plus, prediction markets like Kalshi and Pol...

With hours left on a self-imposed deadline to strike Iran's power plants, President Donald Trump abruptly announced a five-day delay, citing "productive conversations" with Tehran. Oil prices fell and markets surged, but Iran denies that any negotiations were happening. NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Garrett Haake discusses whether this is a real off-ramp or just a pause before further...

Hourslong TSA wait lines are impacting travelers around the country as the partial government shutdown goes into its fifth week, with officers working without pay calling off work – or quitting entirely. NBC News National Correspondent Aaron Gilchrist reports from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on how to deal with the travel pains and where negotiations stand on a deal to fund th...

Iran is responding to attacks on the South Pars gas field with strikes in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Economists warn that the situation could trigger global price shocks and add to energy shortages for billions of people already facing disruptions caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. NBC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel joins to put the escalation into context. Then,...

Top national security officials were on Capitol Hill today for a grilling from the Senate Intelligence Committee. The testimony from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and FBI Director Kash Patel came a day after one of Gabbard’s top deputies resigned in protest over the war in Iran, saying the country posed “no imminent threat to our nation”. NBC News Re...

Israel said today it killed two more top Iranian leaders in overnight strikes, including the powerful security chief Ali Larijani. This comes as Israel continues a ground invasion of southern Lebanon, targeting Iranian proxy Hezbollah. NBC News Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley explains how this top-bottom strategy aligns with the U.S and Israel’s broader goals for the war. Plus: Cuba is still re...

As the price of oil has spiked to approximately $100 a barrel, President Donald Trump is pressuring other countries to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route. But as NBC News Foreign Correspondent Raf Sanchez reports, key allies aren’t exactly jumping into the fray. Plus, the Senate is expected to take up the SAVE Act this week, which has quickly become one of Trump’s top prioritie...

Sunday is Hollywood’s biggest night: the 98th Academy Awards. “Sinners” may have broken a record with 16 nominations, but many of the top categories still seem to be wide open. Senior Hollywood Reporter Rebecca Keegan and Entertainment Correspondent Chloe Melas give their Oscar predictions, discuss what to expect from Conan O’Brien’s monologue, explain how the Academy Awards are evolving in the ag...

A shooting at a university. A bomb outside the mayor's residence. And a chilling thread connecting them both. Is ISIS making a comeback on American soil? National Law Enforcement and Intelligence Correspondent Tom Winter discusses how AI and the war in Iran are playing a role and how law enforcement is responding. Plus, after weeks of explosive testimony, including from META CEO Mark Zuckerberg hi...

he U.S. strikes in Iran are intensifying – from inside the country to the Strait of Hormuz. On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are asking how much of the targeting is being shaped by artificial intelligence. NBC News AI Fellow Jared Perlo explains the Defense Department’s AI strategy and who is responsible for “bad intelligence.” Plus: when a storm hits, the damage to a home can be devastating. But for hu...

A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Lebanon, with more than 750,000 people displaced as Israeli strikes have turned the country’s south into an active war zone. NBC News Foreign Correspondent Daniele Hamamdjian joins us from Beirut to explain how and why Lebanon became part of the war in Iran. Meanwhile, 1,700 transgender people in Kansas are having their driver’s licenses invalidated after toda...

We’re getting mixed signals from Washington on the war with Iran. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. is launching its most intense day of strikes yet, with more fighters, more bombers and more targets. But just hours earlier, President Donald Trump downplayed the conflict, calling it a “little excursion” that could soon end. So, escalation … or an exit ramp? NBC News Senior National Secu...

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been selected to take over as Iran’s new supreme leader just a week after his father was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes. NBC News Contributor Hooman Majd explains what his military background could bode for the war. Plus, oil markets are in turmoil as the Middle East conflict sends shock waves through global energy supplies. Crude s...

Since the war with Iran began nearly a week ago, the world has seen the bombings. But what’s happening inside the country and how are Iranians experiencing this war? Host Yasmin Vossoughian speaks with a man in Tehran we’re calling “Kourosh,” who took part in nationwide uprisings earlier this year. Does he see the U.S.-Israeli intervention as the help to bring the change he was fighting for and wh...

President Donald Trump fired Kristi Noem as head of the Department of Homeland Security and said he would tap Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to replace her. Noem oversaw the administration’s sweeping mass deportation campaign and tough border crackdown, but faced growing bipartisan calls to resign after a controversial federal operation in Minneapolis left two American citizens dead. NBC News Sen...

The U.S. Senate is voting on a resolution that would require President Trump to get congressional approval before launching further military action in the Middle East, as U.S. Central Command announces that the U.S. has struck more than 20 Iranian ships. NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Julie Tsirkin joins to break down the reaction from Congress. Then, we hear from Foreign Correspondent Molly...