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President Donald Trump clammed up during an interview with Politico published Tuesday when asked whether he would “rule out” a military ground invasion of Venezuela as his administration continues to escalate military threats toward the South American nation.

“Can you rule out an American ground invasion in Venezuela?” asked Politico’s Dasha Burns, seated across from Trump during the two’s one-on-one interview.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s inability to quell the firestorm of accusations of war crimes has severely crippled his leadership at the Pentagon and is leading to resignations by Defense Department officials who don’t want to be caught up in the chaos he is creating.

Appearing on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” Atlantic journalist Nancy Youssef reported that the embattled Hegseth is not in “imminent danger” of being fired by Donald Trump — who is reportedly getting tired of the Hegseth drama — but he is seeing an exodus among military officials.

Panelists on "CNN This Morning" were flabbergasted by unearthed criticism of Donald Trump by Pete Hegseth from nearly a decade ago.

Hegseth, now the secretary of defense, insisted as a Fox News host in 2016 that then-candidate Trump was wrong for suggesting that military lawyers and commanders would violate the laws of war if he ordered them to kill the families of terrorists or revive banned forms of torture.

Donald Trump's increased attacks on reporters over questions about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and accusations about war crimes his appointee has been accused of is a sign that the president is grasping for a defense for attacks of so-called narco terrorists.

That was the consensus of a panel on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe” on Tuesday after a clip of the president once again being abusive to a female reporter was played.

A top Democrat in the House of Representatives made a surprising prediction about her run for a Senate seat in Texas on Monday during an interview on CNN.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) joined CNN's "Laura Coates Live" on Monday night to discuss her Senate run, which she announced earlier that day. Her announcement ended months of speculation that Crockett would run for Senate after Texas Republicans redrew the state's congressional map, and made Crockett's district more competitive for Republicans.

A former federal prosecutor bashed President Donald Trump on Monday night over what he described as the president's "most callous and craven" pardon yet.

Last week, Trump issued a pardon to Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), who was convicted of money laundering charges and advancing the interests of Azerbaijan while Cuellar served during the Biden administration. The trial had been scheduled to begin in April 2026.

A foreign policy expert made a stunning prediction on Monday about what President Donald Trump's life will be like if Republicans can't retain their majorities in Congress following the 2026 midterm election.

David Rothkopf, a foreign policy expert and columnist for The Daily Beast, discussed how the upcoming midterm election could impact Trump's presidency on a new episode of "The Daily Beast Podcast" with the outlet's executive editor, Hugh Dougherty. He argued that there are several issues Americans are facing right now that will "add up" for Trump and the Republican Party as the midterm approaches.

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) tore into President Donald Trump's upcoming nationwide tour to sell his economic agenda, which is planned to kick off in Shapiro's home state.

Shapiro, who is known for his cutting jabs at the White House and who has been speculated by some as a Democratic rising star and possible 2028 presidential contender, told MS NOW's "The Weeknight" that Trump can't convince people that the rising prices they see with their own eyes and their own wallets aren't really happening.

Two of President Donald Trump's cabinet secretaries were blasted by political analysts and observers on Monday after they held what one person described as an "ego contest" at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. about a new family travel initiative.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a new initiative on Monday, called the "Make Travel Family Friendly Again" campaign, that puts $1 billion toward facility upgrades for nursing rooms, workout stations, and healthy food options.

A CNN anchor was taken aback on Monday night after an investigation revealed more clips of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth bashing President Donald Trump before he joined the administration.

On Monday, CNN's KFile revealed new video of Hegseth questioning whether Trump could unite the American military back in 2016. The video was released at a time when Hegseth is facing increasing scrutiny for his participation in a Sept. 2 strike against an alleged drug boat where the military killed two survivors of the initial strike while their boat was capsized.

Tom Barrack, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria, faced backlash Monday after arguing that US-backed Middle Eastern monarchies—most of which are ruled by prolific human rights violators—offer the best model for governing nations in the tumultuous region.

Speaking at the Doha Forum in Qatar on Sunday, Barrack, who is also a billionaire real estate investor, cautioned against trying to impose democratic governance on the Middle East, noting that efforts to do so—sometimes by war or other military action—have failed.