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Monica Alba

White House correspondent

Monica Alba is a White House correspondent for NBC News.

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Latest from Monica Alba

128d ago

President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden

Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Sunday night, a reversal for the president, who repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence.
141d ago

Biden unlikely to ban menthol cigarettes, despite urging from health officials

A federal ban on menthol cigarettes would be one of the most effective ways to save lives, Black Americans, the Surgeon General said. But the Biden administration isn't likely to do anything about it.

Putin issues new nuclear doctrine in warning to the West over Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for his country's use of nuclear weapons Tuesday, after the U.S. allowed Ukraine to strike inside Russia using American missiles.

Harris lost to Trump. She may have one last chance to defy him.

Fresh from a devastating loss to Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris may now head to Capitol Hill to defy him in what could be her last major act in office.

Too little, too late? Biden's big reversal boosts Ukraine and infuriates the Kremlin

Ukrainians welcomed the U.S. move to let it strike in Kursk with ATACMS, as a wave of deadly Russian attacks on Sumy and Odesa caused power cuts.

Biden authorizes Ukraine to strike Russia with U.S.-supplied long-range missiles

President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-provided long-range weapons inside Russia for limited strikes, according to two U.S. officials.
147d ago

Trump thanks Biden for 'smooth transition' in White House meeting

President-elect Donald Trump will return to Washington on Wednesday — entering the White House for the first time since being voted out of office — to meet with President Joe Biden for a ceremony meant to signal the peaceful transfer of power.

How Trump won — and how Harris lost — the 2024 election

Democrats’ recriminations started immediately, but Trump’s victory was decisive enough that there may have been little Kamala Harris could have done.

In a historic re-election, Trump wins a second term as Democrats search for answers

Trump returns to the White House as the 47th president, with Democrats stunned at their loss.

Harris has called Trump to concede the 2024 presidential race

Vice President Kamala Harris has called Donald Trump to congratulate him on winning the 2024 presidential race, according to a senior Harris aide.

Netanyahu fires Gallant as Israel's defense minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, a long-rumored move that was announced on Election Day in the U.S.