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Courtney Kube

Courtney Kube is a correspondent covering national security and the military for the NBC News Investigative Unit.

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Trump administration weighs drone strikes on Mexican cartels

The administration is looking at possible strikes against the cartels as it gears up for a major campaign against gangs trafficking narcotics over the border

Pentagon considering proposal to cut thousands of troops from Europe, officials say

Pentagon officials are considering a plan to withdraw as many as 10,000 troops from Eastern Europe, according to six U.S. and European officials.

National Security Agency chief and deputy director dismissed

Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh was both the head of U.S. Cyber Command and the director of the NSA since February 2024.

Trump fires at least 3 national security aides following a meeting with far-right activist Laura Loomer

Loomer met with Trump and other top White House officials in the Oval Office on Wednesday, two sources familiar with the meeting told NBC News.

Pentagon inspector general to investigate Pete Hegseth's role in Signal chat leak

The Pentagon's internal watchdog notified the defense secretary of a probe into whether he shared classified information last month in a Signal group chat that included a journalist.

JD Vance's role in Signal chat angers senior Republican lawmakers

Some think Vance tried to block an order from Trump. Others feel he is on the wrong side of a rift between MAGA and GOP internationalists.
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Signal isn’t infallible, despite being one of the most secure encrypted chat apps

Signal, the most secure widely available messaging app, has become a go-to resource. Its shortcomings are why its use by Pete Hegseth has rocked politics.

The Atlantic publishes full Signal chat messages showing military plans about U.S. strikes in Yemen

The Atlantic on Wednesday published a transcript of text messages showing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth detailed U.S. military attack plans in Yemen in a Signal group chat that inadvertently included the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg.

Testimony raises questions about Pete Hegseth's handling of secrets and sensitive communications

A contentious Senate hearing raised more questions about Defense Secretary Hegseth’s decision to share details of a planned U.S. military operation in a group chat.

Trump administration is reviewing how its national security team sent military plans to a magazine editor

The White House said Monday it was reviewing how the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine was accidentally added to a group text in which people who appeared to be members of President Donald Trump’s administration discussed plans to launch airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen.

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Trump officials shared military plans on a private app — 10 years after uproar over Hillary Clinton’s private server

Trump and his allies repeatedly went after Hillary Clinton for not using proper government channels to send messages containing classified material.