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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stunned Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) by refusing to deny that the U.S. military had plans to invade Greenland.

During a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, Turner asked Hegseth if the U.S. had plans to take Greenland by force.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday to pitch President Donald Trump's 2026 budget. The hearing grew heated when Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) began asking questions about the tax cuts to wealthy Americans that will add to the deficit and national debt.

Wyden cited the Joint Committee on Taxation, which found that "millionaires will get tax breaks of a quarter million dollars."

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared before the Senate Finance Committee Thursday and was asked about the 2026 budget. When it came Sen. Michael Bennet's (D-CO) time to question him, the exchange became contentious.

The normally quiet and mild-mannered senator talked about the confirmation hearing in which Bessent expressed his opposition to deficit spending. Bennet walked through President Donald Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill," noting that if the secretary truly believed in cutting the deficit, he wouldn't support tax breaks for the wealthy on the backs of American children.

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon confronted MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell about reportedly "getting blown out" at his defamation trial.

During an interview on Thursday, Bannon spoke to Lindell about what was expected to be the final two days of trial.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attended a production of "Les Misérables" on Wednesday night where they were booed — but a group of drag queens who attended the show were cheered by the audience.

The Advocate reported, "Tara Hoot, drag king Ricky Rosé, Vagenesis, and Maria Con Carne attended the show in formal regalia."

CNN anchor Sara Sidner and correspondent Stephanie Elam both fought back tears while speaking on the death of their friend, former MTV video jockey Ananda Lewis, who died of breast cancer this week.

“This is a story I didn't want to have to tell you,” Sidner said, trying to eke out the words as she fought back tears. “But Ananda Lewis, the former MTV VJ and host of teen summit turned content creator, and my beautiful friend, mother, sister, and daughter, has died after years of living with breast cancer.”

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) dubbed himself a "wartime Speaker" in a "real sense."

The top House Republican made the confusing remarks during a Thursday morning interview with Fox News host Steve Doocy in the Capitol.

A chorus of loud boos and cheers greeted President Donald Trump on Wednesday night at the newly MAGAfied John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where Trump was set to watch "Les Misérables."

Video posted on X by Reuters' White House Correspondent Jeff Mason showed Trump take his seat in the direct center of the second level of the theater. As Trump waved to fellow attendees, loud cheers erupted, followed by dueling — and equally loud — boos.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening he's wholly unconcerned that actors of the popular "Les Misérables" play were boycotting their performance due to his appearance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which he recently MAGAfied.

A reporter asked the president about reports that some actors may be boycotting the performance.

Voting rights advocate Marc Elias went off on Republicans during a Wednesday afternoon appearance on MSNBC, in which he slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for echoing President Donald Trump's violent rhetoric and the party in general over its complicity in enabling such language.

Elias appeared on "Deadline: White House" with host Nicolle Wallace, who noted that Elias recently warned that President Donald Trump is "increasingly using the Justice Department against his political enemies." That includes arresting a liberal state judge, a Democratic member of Congress, and a prominent pro-Democratic labor leader. Earlier this week, Trump also suggested that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) should be arrested.

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace ridiculed President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during her Wednesday show while talking about the trade deals the administration promised would happen in 90 days.

Ahead of a commercial break, Wallace spoke to economist Justin Wolfers about Trump's so-called "deal" with China.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, testifying before Congress, offered his rationale for stripping the USNS Harvey Milk of its name and for the administration’s decision to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military.

The USNS Harvey Milk is named for the assassinated veteran and LGBTQ rights advocate. Milk was gunned down in 1978 at the age of 48 while serving as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He was the first openly gay man elected in California.

University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers humorously mocked a new "breakthrough" from President Donald Trump's administration on the potential deal with China on the ongoing trade war. As it turns out, the deal is to go back to the way things were before Trump jacked up the tariffs, he explained.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Wednesday, "what they're saying and what the reality is, is totally different. Nicolle, it's a very funny world."