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
El Salvador denies Maryland senator's request to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador in hopes of meeting with Abrego Garcia in person while pressing government officials to release him from prison.
Maryland senator says he will travel to El Salvador on Wednesday to push for Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release
Sen. Chris Van Hollen announced he will travel to El Salvador on Wednesday to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who the Justice Department said it mistakenly deported.
Federal employee alleges DOGE activity resulted in data breach at labor board
A federal cybersecurity specialist has alleged in a whistleblower statement made public Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) caused a security breach at the National Labor Relations Board and may have illegally removed sensitive data from the board.
‘Obviously illegal’: Experts pan Trump’s plan to deport ‘homegrown criminals’
If an immigrant who the government claims is a gang member can be deported to El Salvador without any due process rights, then why not a U.S. citizen?
Trump is in 'excellent health,' White House physician says
White House physician Sean Barbabella released a memo detailing the results of President Donald Trump's annual physical on Friday, writing that the president is in "excellent health."
Investor who predicted the 2008 financial crisis says he's 'worried about something worse than a recession'
Ray Dalio, the founder of the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, said he is "worried about something worse than a recession" if President Donald Trump does not properly handle tariffs and other economic policies.
Sen. Cory Booker says Congress should hold hearings on whether insider trading on Trump's tariffs occurred
Sen. Cory Booker said Sunday that Congress should hold hearings and defended Democratic lawmakers' calls for investigations into any possibility of insider trading after President Donald Trump encouraged people to buy stocks before reversing his tariff policy last week.
Michelle Obama addresses her future and making her own decisions amid divorce rumors
WASHINGTON — For former first lady Michelle Obama, it was time to start asking herself tough questions as conversations around her personal life have swelled in recent months.
Republican senator floats using violence against journalists who report 'fake news'
Markwayne Mullin recounted how a reporter fatally shot a former congressman in 1890, adding there might be less "fake news ... if we could still handle our differences that way."
Justice Department places attorney who struggled to explain Maryland man's deportation on leave
A Justice Department attorney who struggled in court Friday to explain the Trump administration's deportation of a Maryland man to El Salvador has been placed on administrative leave, a department official said.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Americans ready to retire aren’t worried about ‘day-to-day’ market fluctuations
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed concerns Americans might be having about a potential impending recession and the status of their retirement plans.
