NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt

Prosecution, defense paint competing visions of Trump as trial begins; Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale; Senate poised to vote on new aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

Opening statements set to begin in Trump criminal trial; Suspected intoxicated driver kills two children after crashing into birthday party; Columbia University rabbi warns Jewish students, ‘return home as soon as possible’; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

House passes foreign aid and TikTok bills with bipartisan support; House passes bill that could ban TikTok if its parent company doesn’t sell the platform; Massive protests at Columbia continue as demonstrations spread to other campuses; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

A man sets himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Trump's trial is held, Israel launches strikes in Iran, Iran's foreign minister sits down for an interview with NBC's Tom Llamas, and more on tonight's broadcast.

Jury selected in Trump's New York hush money case, dozens arrested in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, a 911 outage impacted millions across four states, and more in tonight's broadcast.

Senate dismisses impeachment charges against Mayorkas; Columbia University president testifies about antisemitism on campus; Boeing whistleblowers appear at congressional hearing; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

The first jurors have been selected to serve in Trump's hush money trial; more than 20 tornadoes reported in the Midwest; the House has delivered articles of impeachment against Mayorkas to the Senate; and more on tonight's broadcast.

Former President Donald Trump appears in court for the start of his unprecedented trial on charges that he falsified business records to cover up hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, Israel says there will be a response after Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones against it, and the armorer on the “Rust” movie set is sentenced after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

Escalating concerns about wider war in the Middle East; President Biden urges restraint after Iran’s attack on Israel; Former deputy national security advisor weighs in on how Israel may respond to Iran following attack; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

Iran begins retaliatory attack against Israel with launch of more than 100 drones; At least 7 dead, including suspect, in stabbing attack at Australian mall; Dramatic rescue video of nearly 200 left stranded in midair after deadly Turkey cable car accident; and more on tonight’s broadcast.