Daniel Arkin

National Reporter

I am a national reporter focused on the biggest stories of the day, including high-profile trials, natural disasters, and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. I specialize in coverage of the entertainment industry, the media business, and the intersection of politics and culture.

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I am a national reporter focused on the biggest stories of the day, including high-profile trials, natural disasters, and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. I specialize in coverage of the entertainment industry, the media business, and the intersection of politics and culture.

Do you have a news tip you want to share with our journalists? Visit NBC News Tips to learn more.


Latest from Daniel Arkin

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Meet the alleged mobsters charged in the rigged poker game scheme

The members of New York City’s notorious “Five Families” are known by many names: wise guys, goodfellas, friends of ours.
2d ago

NBA rigged poker suspect's wife says the case is a flop

Federal prosecutors allege a Georgia man named John Mazzola — nickname “John South” — played on the “Cheating Team” in rigged poker games in Manhattan and Miami.
3d ago

Inside the federal gambling case that ensnared NBA stars and mobsters

Winning is typically a good thing for the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Warner Bros. Discovery puts itself up for sale

Warner Bros. Discovery, the owner of HBO, CNN and other streaming and studio businesses, said Tuesday it is putting itself up for sale

White House official pushes back on report that Trump is considering pardoning Sean 'Diddy' Combs

A White House official on Tuesday pushed back on a report that President Donald Trump is considering commuting Sean "Diddy" Combs' prison sentence as soon as this week.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces strict conditions after his 50-month prison sentence

Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop mogul sentenced to 50 months in prison on two interstate prostitution convictions, faces strict conditions after his release, according to court documents filed Wednesday
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Five major broadcast networks say they won't sign new Pentagon media policy

Five major broadcast news networks announced Tuesday that they will not sign the Pentagon’s new press policy before an afternoon deadline, joining several other media organizations that have objected to a set of rules that many journalists consider restrictive.“Today, we join virtually every other news organization in declining to agree to the Pentagon’s new requirements, which would restrict journalists’ ability to keep the nation and the world informed of important national security issues,” NBC News said in a joint statement with ABC News, CBS News, CNN and Fox News Media.

Israeli government approves first part of peace deal to release hostages

The previous ceasefire lasted from Jan. 19 to March 18, when Israel resumed military operations in Gaza.

Judge dismisses Drake's 'Not Like Us' defamation lawsuit against UMG

A federal judge has dismissed Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s hit diss track “Not Like Us.”The ruling marks the legal culmination of a prolific feud between Drake and Lamar that spanned much of 2024, when the two rappers dropped a slew of tracks aimed at each other

Paramount acquires Bari Weiss' The Free Press, names her top editor of CBS News

The newly formed media corporation Paramount Skydance has acquired The Free Press, an online news and commentary outlet co-founded by Bari Weiss, who will join CBS News as editor-in-chief

Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to 50 months behind bars

Combs is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday in New York on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.