Gordon Lubold
Gordon Lubold is a national security reporter for NBC News and has covered national security for more than 15 years in Washington, D.C., and around the globe.
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Gordon Lubold is a national security reporter for NBC News and has covered national security for more than 15 years in Washington, D.C., and around the globe.
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Latest from Gordon Lubold
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.
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.
U.S. Institute of Peace lays off most staff members
All but a small group of U.S. Institute of Peace employees received formal termination notices Friday evening, effective immediately, current and former employees told NBC News.
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.
Former national security officials say air strike plans shared with journalist would usually be classified
Former national security officials and Democrats rejected the Trump administration’s assertion that no secrets were disclosed when detailed U.S. air strike plans were inadvertently shared with a journalist on Signal.
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 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.
Trump admin considers giving up NATO command that has been exclusively American since Eisenhower
The command has been an exclusively American honor and responsibility since Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first person in the job.
Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say
The Trump White House has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama to achieve President Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal.
