As a senior official in the first Trump administration, Miles Taylor wrote an anonymous op-ed criticizing the president. He later quit and campaigned against the president. Now, President Trump has signed a presidential memo accusing Taylor of leaking classified information and ordering a review of his work. In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Laura Jarrett, Taylor said, "people need to know how real it is to be blacklisted by the president." President Trump said his administration will offer one thousand dollars and travel assistance to undocumented migrants to ‘self deport', which he says will cut costs related to detaining and deporting them. Meanwhile, he also suggested re-opening Alcatraz prison to hold violent criminals. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports. A Temple University student was suspended after a video posted to social media showed a waitress carrying a sign with an anti-Jewish message at a Barstool Sports bar in Philadelphia. Founder Dave Portnoy says both waitresses who served the group were fired. NBC's Sam Brock reports. No jurors were selected on the first day of music mogul Sean ‘Diddy' Combs's federal criminal trial for sex trafficking and racketeering. Combs has pleaded not guilty and denied all the charges against him. Combs told the judge presiding he was feeling "a little nervous". Celebrities including Michael B. Jordan, Mike Myers, and Kanye West were listed as possible names that could come up during the course of the trial, though they were not accused of wrongdoing. 

The doors of the Sistine Chapel were sealed Wednesday as the papal conclave got underway. After three hours and fifteen minutes, black smoke billowed from the chimney above the chapel, signaling the cardinals had not yet selected a new pope. NBC News' Lester Holt reports from the Vatican. In recent weeks, flights at Newark Airport have been delayed four to fourteen hours. Today, the FAA announced they'll take action including leaning heavily on controller trainees who are certified in specific positions. The agency also warned it could take years to fix the issues. NBC News' Tom Costello reports. Former Memphis police officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith were acquitted on all state charges following an eight-day trial, stemming from the 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols. The former officers are expected to be sentenced this summer after they were convicted of lesser charges in their federal case. NBC News' Priscilla Thompson reports.  School officials say they are dealing with a disruption that happened in Butler Library. Just days ahead of finals, demonstrations flooded the main library. The school says protestors who would not provide identification and disperse could face possible arrest. NBC News' Emilie Ikeda reports. India and Pakistan are escalating their conflict. It comes after India struck Pakistani territory in retaliation for a terror attack. NBC News' Richard Engel reports.