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Peter Nicholas

Senior White House Reporter

Peter Nicholas is senior White House reporter for NBC News digital.

Peter Nicholas is senior White House reporter for NBC News digital.


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Walz admits misspeaking when he said he was in Hong Kong during Tiananmen Square crackdown

Tim Walz conceded Tuesday night during the vice presidential debate that he “misspoke” in the past when he claimed that he was in Hong Kong during the crackdown in Tiananmen Square in which China’s military attacked and killed pro-democracy demonstrators.

A hurricane, an intensifying war and a looming strike present a battery of new crises for Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are scrambling to revise travel plans and tactics as they face a real-time test of how they cope with unexpected crises: a trifecta of life-threatening weather, a war, and a looming dockworker strike that could drive up prices.

Harris' team is considering keeping Biden Cabinet officials if she wins and Democrats lose the Senate

If she wins in November, Vice President Kamala Harris may face a hostile, Republican-controlled Senate in no mood to confirm the senior Cabinet officials she’ll need to run her administration.

Faced with the unique challenges of filling a potential Trump Cabinet, quiet transition work is underway

Should he return to the White House, Trump would to build a leadership team once again — a challenge made more daunting by his track record and his ability to win Senate confirmations for the loyalists he would need to carry out his orders.

Trump's fixation on predators and prey

Jarring though the story of eating pets sounded, it’s emblematic of Trump’s fixation during the campaign with tales of unwitting innocents being … well, eaten.

Facing criticism for being too walled off, Harris slowly opens the door to more media interviews

Fresh off a debate they thought went well for her, Vice President Kamala Harris’ aides are slowly opening up more engagement for her with the media.

Harris rattles 'angry' Trump in debate as both candidates seek mantle of change

PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump found out Tuesday night that he's got a much tougher rival on his hands now.

What to watch in a Harris-vs.-Trump debate focused on substance and style

Polls show the race is in a dead heat and the debate may be an opportunity for both to break through.
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Who's coaching Harris and Trump on foreign policy for Tuesday's debate?

Harris’ pragmatic foreign policy views have been shaped mainly by her White House advisers. Trump has no formal process but speaks to ex-officials who have stayed loyal to him and some GOP senators.

Harris is trying to cut into Trump's edge on the economy. It could decide the election.

Kamala Harris is looking to neutralize a glaring vulnerability that has jeopardized her prospects since she replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee: voter frustration with high prices.

'Incoherent word salad': Trump stumbles when asked how he'd tackle child care

Donald Trump stumbled when asked if he'd prioritize child care costs and how he would handle the issue if elected president.