Live updates: Trump weighs firing Kristi Noem; House GOP calls on own member to end race after affair

North Carolina Rep. Valerie Foushee's progressive challenger, Nida Allam, conceded in their high-profile Democratic primary.

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TRUMP'S FRUSTRATIONS WITH NOEM:President Donald Trump has begun to consider possible replacements forHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noemafter his frustrations with the secretary grew following her testimony to Senate and House members this week, lawmakers and people familiar with the discussions told NBC News.GOP CONGRESSMAN LOSES SUPPORT:House Republican leaders are calling on Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, to drop his reelection bid after he admitted having an affair with an aide who later died by suicide.WAR POWERS VOTE:The House is expected to vote today on a war powers resolution aimed at restricting PresidentDonald Trump’s ability to carry out furthermilitary actionagainstIran. The measure is expected to fail in the Republican-controlled chamber. The GOP-led Senate rejected a similar measure yesterday.HOUSE PRIMARY WIN IN N.C.:Progressive challenger Nida Allamconceded yesterday eveningto Rep. Valerie Foushee in a high-profile Democratic primary in North Carolina.

ICE is reevaluating the future of Camp East Montana, its largest detention facility

The Department of Homeland Security said it is re-evaluating the future of the largest immigrant detention center in the country just seven months after it opened at the Fort Bliss army base outside El Paso, Texas.

The tented facility known as Camp East Montana has had a troubled history starting with a fatal construction accident and three detainee deaths in less than six weeks, one of which was ruled a homicide. There have also been outbreaks of both tuberculosis and measles.

RFK Jr. pushes medical schools to teach more about nutrition

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new push today to get medical schools to teach more about nutrition.

Kennedy has spent months pressing schools to increase nutrition education, threatening funding cuts for those that refuse and promising public recognition for those that comply. He has long argued that doctors are undertrained in nutrition, leading to a focus on treating chronic diseases with medication rather than preventing them with diet, an approach that some experts say is oversimplified.

Soccer star Lionel Messi to visit the White House with Inter Miami

Soccer superstar Lionel Messi is expected to join his championship-winning Major League Soccer team for a celebration with Trump today, a White House official said.

The Argentinian forward plays for Inter Miami, which won the cup last year.

The event will take place in the East Room at 4 p.m. ET. It’s unclear whether team co-owner and former soccer star David Beckham will attend.

White House contradicts Noem's claim that Trump signed off on a $220 million ad campaign

The White House is denying Noem's claim in testimony to the Senate earlier this week that Trump signed off on a $220 million ad campaign encouraging undocumented immigrants to self-deport.

“POTUS did not sign off on a $220 MILLION dollar ad campaign. Absolutely not," a White House official said.

Noem said in response to questions from Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., that Trump did know about her decision to approve the contract for the ad, which prominently features her.

DHS didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

NBC News reported today that Trump has grown frustrated with Noem and has begun to consider possible replacements, citing lawmakers and people familiar with the discussions.

Trump was particularly frustrated by Noem’s responses when she was repeatedly asked about her role in approving contracts and specifically the $220 million ad campaign, the sources said.

Lionel Messi expected to join Trump White House event today

Soccer superstar Lionel Messi is expected to join his championship-winning MLS team for a celebration with Trump today, according to a White House official. The Argentinian forward plays for Inter Miami, which won the cup last year.

The ceremony will take place in the East Room at 4 p.m. ET. It’s unclear whether co-owner and former player David Beckham will attend.

Trump defends decision to strike Iran as new details emerge

As Trump defends his decision to strike Iran, new NBC News polling shows a majority of voters disapprove of his handling of the situation. It comes as a senior U.S. official confirms details of a phone call between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before the strikes. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for "TODAY" from the White House.

Trump ballroom vote pushed to April after critics blast 'hideous,' 'appalling,' 'shameful' plans

The National Capital Planning Commission pushed an expected vote on Trump’s new White House ballroom plans to next month as the panel wades through a deluge of public comments about the massive project, much of it negative.

The new timeline comes as critics flooded the ballroom project with public comments decrying the demolition and new building plans an “appalling idea,” “absolutely shameful” and “hideous,” and urging the commission to “leave it alone!!”

GOP Rep. Warren Davidson plans to support Iran war powers resolution

Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, said he plans to support the House war powers resolution to direct the removal of U.S. armed forces from the operations against Iran.

"Make no mistake, Iran is an enemy of the United States. As our military engages them, they do so justly. Unfortunately, they are not yet doing so constitutionally," Davidson said in remarks on the floor yesterday ahead of today's vote on the measure, which was offered by Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif.

"I rise in support of this war powers resolution today because the moral hazard posed by a government no longer constrained by our Constitution is a grave threat," Davidson said.

Davidson referred to Trump's position for years that he wanted to** **end "forever wars." The congressman argued that while the war may be necessary, "it is far more pressing that we restore a government small enough to fit within the Constitution."

Davidson graduated from the United States Military Academy and served in the Army from 1988 to 2000.

The vote is expected to fail in the GOP-controlled House. The Senate rejected a similar measure yesterday.

Democrats introduce legislation to bar federal elected officials from profiting off of prediction markets

Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Oreg., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said today that they're introducing legislation to ban federal elected officials from profiting from prediction markets in the wake of bets related to the U.S. operations in Venezuela and Iran.

Merkley said in a statement, “When public officials use non-public information to win a bet, you have the perfect recipe to undermine the public’s belief that government officials are working for the public good, not for their own personal profits."

Klobuchar said their bill, dubbed the End Prediction Market Corruption Act, would strengthen "the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s ability to go after bad actors and provides rules of the road to prevent those with confidential government or policy information from exploiting their access for financial gain."

The measure is co-sponsored by Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif.

Prediction markets have seen bets in recent days related to the military action against Iran, and in early January, a mysterious online bettor made more than $400,000 on Polymarket after predicting the U.S. would invade Venezuela and topple President Nicolás Maduro.

Trump frustrated with Kristi Noem and considering replacements, sources say

Trump has grown frustrated with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and has begun to consider possible replacements, lawmakers and people familiar with the discussions tell NBC News.

Trump has been speaking this week with Republican lawmakers about his displeasure with Noem and has made clear in those conversations that he is considering replacing her, according to two Republican lawmakers, a person familiar with White House’s thinking and three people familiar with the president’s private discussions.

No decision has been made by the president, but he has told lawmakers that he is unhappy with Noem’s testimony this week before House and Senate committees, the sources said.

Trump administration sued over U.S.-TikTok deal

A newly formed anti-corruption group has filed a lawsuit against Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi over the deal that sold TikTok’s U.S. operation to a group of administration-backed investors.

The suit, filed by the Public Integrity Project, a law firm that seeks to raise the “reputational cost of corruption in America,” claims the deal violates a law intended to prevent the spread of Chinese government propaganda.

Trump administration criticized as thousands of Americans are stranded in war zone

In the days after the U.S. and Israel launched an air war against Iran, the State Department issued new advisories warning Americans to reconsider traveling to several countries in the region. By then, it was too late.

Thousands of Americans are now stranded in the Middle East as Iran retaliates with drone attacks on U.S. facilities, prompting Democratic lawmakers and current and former State Department officials to sharply criticize the Trump administration for failing to plan for what they say was a predictable scenario.

Obama backs Democrats' redistricting referendum in Virginia

Former President Barack Obama threw his support behind Democrats' redistricting amendment in Virginia, appearing in a new video that encourages voters to sign off on the measure at the polls this spring.

“In April, Virginians can respond by making sure your voting power is not diminished by what Republicans are doing in other states. This amendment gives you the power to level the playing field in the midterms this fall,” Obama said in the video for Virginians for Fair Elections, the group backing the ballot initiative.

Virginia Democrats launched a multistep process to redraw their state's congressional map last year in response to a spate of efforts from Republican-led states. To bypass the state's redistricting commission and enact the changes before this year's midterm elections, the Legislature called for a special election to ask Virginia voters to approve a constitutional amendment allowing for lawmakers to draw a new map mid-decade if other states do so.

Early voting ahead of the April 21 special election begins tomorrow.

“This is the responsible thing to do. It’s also a temporary measure. After the 2030 Census, Virginia will go back to a system that lets a bipartisan commission draw the maps,” Obama said in the ad.

Obama also backed a similar move last year in California, when Democrats asked voters to approve a new map that could allow the party to pick up up to five seats. Virginia's proposed map is designed for Democrats to gain as many as four seats.

The video was a released a day after the Virginia Supreme Court again stopped a lower court from blocking the redistricting special election after Republicans had sued to try and prevent it from going forward.

“Issuing an injunction to keep Virginians from the polls is not the proper way to make this decision,” the justices wrote in their decision, which made clear they would allow the election to go forward while considering the substance of the claims against the amendment.

Panel led by Trump allies to consider White House ballroom approval

The National Capital Planning Commission today will review and could vote on Trump’s new White House ballroom plans, potentially paving the way for the massive architectural project to move forward.

The 90,000-square-foot project has ignited controversy, with Democrats criticizing the president’s decision to dramatically reshape the White House by demolishing the East Wing to pave the way for the ballroom.

Progressive challenger Nida Allam concedes to Rep. Valerie Foushee in North Carolina primary clash

Progressive challenger Nida Allam conceded last evening to Rep. Valerie Foushee in a high-profile Democratic primary in North Carolina, after national figures and groups on the left targeted the district for a statement-making campaign.

“Though these were not the results we hoped for, I am proud of the movement we have built, the voices we have lifted up, and the journey we have ahead,” she said in a statement posted to X. Thanking staff and supporters, she added, “While we may not have won the race, the establishment should stay on watch. Our movement sounded the alarm for future Democratic primaries throughout this cycle.”

NBC News has not made a projection in the race. Foushee has 49.2% of the Democratic vote to 48.2% for Allam with 99% of the expected vote tallied.

Trump’s China summit with Xi Jinping just got a lot more complicated

Trump’s looming meeting with China’s Xi Jinping will face new tensions after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed its China-friendly supreme leader.

It’s the second time in two months that the United States has taken military action against one of China’s key economic partners, after its surprise capture in January of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. But China has largely limited its response to stern statements, much as it did after the raid in Caracas despite warm relations with Venezuela.

Judge rules companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs that were struck down

In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge in New York ruled yesterday that companies that paid tariffs struck down last month by the Supreme Court are due refunds.

Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade wrote that “all importers of record” were “entitled to benefit” from the Supreme Court ruling that struck down sweeping double-digit import taxes that Trump imposed last year under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

DOJ quietly shelves Biden autopen investigation that Trump demanded

The Justice Department shelved an investigation into former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen, a person briefed on the matter told NBC News today.

Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin, the former “weaponization” czar, opened the probe while he was interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. It wound down recently under Jeanine Pirro, the current U.S. attorney, who is a longtime Trump ally and former Fox News host.

The New York Times first reported the news.

Ken Paxton says he won’t drop out of Texas’ GOP Senate runoff

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he won’t drop out of the Senate runoff race even if Trump asks him to, potentially complicating the president’s plans to bring an end to the GOP’s bitter and expensive primary battle.

“No, I’m staying in this race. I owe it to the people of Texas,” Paxton said in a phone interview with Real America’s Voice. “I’ve spent a year of my life campaigning against John Cornyn, because John has not represented the people of Texas well.”

Trump said earlier today that he plans to endorse someone in the race “soon” and that he would call on the other candidate to drop out of the race “immediately.”

GOP leaders fear a Paxton victory could make the seat more competitive in the fall and have been urging Trump to endorse Cornyn. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said he spoke with Trump about the race today.

Cornyn declined to answer questions from reporters about whether he had spoken with Trump or expected an endorsement, saying, “I don’t have any more information than what you’ve read.”

House Ethics Committee launches investigation into embattled Rep. Tony Gonzales

The House Ethics Committee said yesterday that it will open an investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, who is accused of having had an affair with a staffer before she died by suicide last year.

Gonzales exchanged sexual texts in 2024 with his then-aide, Regina Santos-Aviles, according to messages previously obtained by NBC News and verified by her widower, Adrian Aviles. Gonzales initially denied having had an affair with Santos-Aviles and refused to address the substance of the allegations after the texts came to light.

House members are heading for the exit at the fastest rate in decades

The number of retirements announced in the House this election cycle is the second highest since recordkeeping began nearly a century ago.

Fifty-three members have said they won’t seek re-election in 2026, exceeding the 52 in 2018, with Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, becoming the latest to head for the exit.

Of the members who announced they will leave office this cycle, 32 are Republicans and 21 are Democrats, much like in 2018, when GOP lawmakers made up the bigger chunk of departures.

Still, the total for 2026 is a ways off from the record 65 lawmakers who retired in 1992, according to historical data from the Brookings Institution’s Vital Statistics on Congress.

Senate blocks resolution that would have restricted Trump’s war in Iran

The GOP-led Senate yesterday rejected a war powers resolution aimed at restricting Trump’s ability to carry out further military action against Iran.

The vote was 47-53, short of the simple majority needed to move the resolution to the Senate floor. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the only Democrat to join Republicans in voting no, while Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky was the only Republican to join Democrats in voting yes.

House to vote on war powers resolution, DHS funding

The House will vote this afternoon on a war powers resolution spearheaded by Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif.

The measure would limit Trump's ability to continue military operations against Iran without congressional approval, but appears poised to fail, as the Senate rejected a war powers resolution yesterday.

The House is also expected to vote today on an appropriations bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security through the end of the fiscal year.

The bill largely mirrors a bipartisan bill that passed the House in January, but never became law because the Senate stripped it out of a package that contained full-year funding bills for other departments amid Democrats' demands for DHS reforms. If passed by the House, the bill would need Senate approval.