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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is defiant as there are growing calls for him to step aside to make way for new leadership in the Democratic party. “We need new leadership, and the time is right now,” one protester says. NBC’s Hallie Jackson reports for TODAY.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke for the first time since the story broke that a national security team accidentally included a magazine editor in a group text where they discussed plans to launch airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen. He attacked “The Atlantic” editor Jeffrey Goldberg and claimed “nobody was texting war plans.”

NBC News Senior National Security Correspondent Courtney Kube explains the alleged breach of protocol by top national security officials who discussed upcoming military strikes on the messaging app Signal that inadvertently included The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief.

A portrait of President Trump in the Colorado state capitol is being taken down after the president criticized the artwork on social media, calling it “purposely distorted.”

The Trump administration filed new allegations against Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University graduate student who was detained due to his pro-Palestinian activism on campus. NBC News’ Antonia Hylton has the latest on the allegations. 

Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid, was grilled by Democratic senators at his confirmation hearing about the possible plans by Trump and Republicans to severely cut health insurance coverage for low-income Americans and children. He dodged those questions without committing to oppose cuts. NBC’s Yamiche Alcindor reports for Saturday […]

President Donald Trump made a rare appearance at the Justice Department on Friday where he accused DOJ officials of weaponizing their power and illegally targeting him and his allies for political reasons without presenting any evidence of his claims. NBC’s Yamiche Alcindor reports for Saturday TODAY.

The Senate passed a six-month funding bill on Friday to avert a government shutdown hours ahead of the midnight deadline. It now goes to the White House where President Donald Trump is expected to sign into law. NBC’s Julie Tsirkin reports for Saturday TODAY.