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A top Trump administration official who resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’s decision to wage war on Iran delivered a startling admission Wednesday that undercuts the U.S.'s vital justification to launch strikes.

Trump has repeatedly insisted that Iran posed an "imminent threat" to the United States and its allies, using that justification to launch coordinated strikes with Israel in late February. The administration has claimed the bombing campaign "completely obliterated" Iran's nuclear capabilities, a claim his own intelligence officials struggled to support under congressional questioning.

President Donald Trump caught heat from political analysts and observers on Wednesday after the latest economic data showed the "worst of all worlds" has arrived.

Financial experts on CNBC noted that the latest inflation data that was released on Wednesday came in much hotter than expected. Producer prices climbed by 0.7% over the last year compared to the estimated growth of 0.3%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that energy prices, which have advanced 13.9% compared to February, were a major contributor to the rise in producer prices.

MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace blasted a member of President Donald Trump's administration for her "shapeshifting" comments about the war in Iran on Wednesday.

The Trump administration has often claimed that its decision to bomb Iran in coordination with Israel last month was made because Iran's nuclear program posed an "imminent threat" to the United States. That explanation stands in stark contrast to Trump's claim that another bombing campaign the U.S. conducted in Iran last year had "completely obliterated" the country's nuclear capabilities.

A singular threat from President Donald Trump loomed over both congressional hearings covering the Department of Homeland Security and the intelligence community, according to an MS NOW analyst.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) faced his colleagues in a Senate confirmation hearing as Trump's nominee to lead DHS, and intel chief Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Kash Patel faced questions from the Senate Intelligence Committee, but journalist Paolo Ramos told host Ana Cabrera that one topic loomed over both hearings.

President Donald Trump's Pentagon banned the use of cameras at the dignified transfer of three dead U.S. service members killed during the war with Iran.

The president was expected to attend the return of Capt. Curtis Angst, Capt. Seth Koval and Tech. Sgt. Tyler Simmons. All three of the Ohio airmen were killed in action in Iraq.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) threatened to cancel a confirmation vote for Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security, after he refused to explain "classified work" that he had claimed to have done.

During his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Mullin claimed that he did not have to divulge the classified work because of committee rules. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) noted that his instructions to Mullin required him to explain all of his work, regardless of classification status.

President Donald Trump has reverted back to an old obsession as he attempts to rally U.S. allies around his war in Iran, according to MS NOW's Joe Scarborough.

The president berated NATO allies Tuesday during a press gaggle at the White House, griping that none of them were willing to help the U.S. keep the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping, and the "Morning Joe" host highlighted Trump's claim that "we don't need them."

During his confirmation hearing Wednesday, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) was forced to watch a video compilation of himself exhibiting “low impulse control” and lobbing “machismo” threats of violence, a compilation queued up by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who lashed out at Mullin for his frequent violent rhetoric.

Mullin was tapped by President Donald Trump to replace outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was ousted earlier this month after facing mounting scrutiny over her handling of the agency’s often-violent immigration enforcement operations.

MS NOW's Jonathan Lemire and Ali Vitali were astonished by the "extraordinary" opening statement by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in the confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

The Kentucky Republican came out firing Wednesday morning at the start of confirmation hearings for his fellow GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), who last month called him "a freaking snake" and said he understood why Paul's neighbor violently assaulted him.