Megan Lebowitz

Politics Reporter

I am a politics reporter covering breaking news for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C. I have covered the White House, political campaigns and Congress. My reporting has touched on national defense, U.S. foreign policy, court battles, unions, abortion politics and more.

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I am a politics reporter covering breaking news for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C. I have covered the White House, political campaigns and Congress. My reporting has touched on national defense, U.S. foreign policy, court battles, unions, abortion politics and more.

Do you have a news tip you want to share with our journalists? Visit NBC News Tips to learn more.


Latest from Megan Lebowitz

Jack Smith memo contains 'damning evidence' about Trump's handling of classified documents, top Democrat says

Former special counsel Jack Smith's team had evidence that President Donald Trump had classified documents, including materials relevant to business interests, after leaving office following his first term, according to a memo given to Congress by the Justice Department
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Tom Homan says ICE agents will assist at crowded airport security points amid TSA staffing shortages

The White House border czar said agents will deploy to airports across the country Monday to assist TSA officers with security at airport entrances and exits where lines have been particularly long in recent weeks.
7d ago

Trump's DHS pick Markwayne Mullin gets grilled on 'anger issues' and foreign travel

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, faced fellow senators on Wednesday at a confirmation hearing.

Trump delays trip to China for 'five or six weeks' while U.S. focuses on Iran

President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he would delay his trip to China for “five or six weeks,” officially pushing the major summit after administration officials opened the door to the trip’s postponement as they focus on the war with Iran.
9d ago

'Not our war': U.S. allies balk at Trump's Strait of Hormuz demands

President Donald Trump has spent much of his time in office berating and threatening his NATO allies.
9d ago

Trump says U.S. wants to delay his meeting with Xi in China by 'a month or so' due to Iran war

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cast doubt on the planned trip earlier, while insisting it was not meant to pressure China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles diagnosed with breast cancer

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles announced Monday that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in the past week, adding that the cancer was detected "early" and that she was "encouraged by a strong prognosis."Wiles will continue serving as chief of staff, she said in a statement announcing the diagnosis.
10d ago

Energy secretary says Americans could feel relief on gas prices 'in a few more weeks'

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said there’s “a very good chance” gas prices could drop below $3 per gallon by summer.
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Police officers say Jan. 6 plaque at Capitol is hidden from the public's view

Two police officers who protected the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are seeking to continue their lawsuit over a plaque commemorating their and other officers' actions that day after it was installed last week "in an area blocked to the public," their court filing said.
14d ago

Republican Rep. Kevin Hern to run for Sen. Markwayne Mullin's seat in Oklahoma

Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., will announce Wednesday that he is running for the Senate in Oklahoma, two sources familiar with his plans told NBC News
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Poll work or jury duty? A bill advancing in Idaho would give people a choice

Idahoans may soon have the opportunity to trade jury duty for election work.