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Dana Bash in awe as exit poll reveals 'albatross around Trump's neck': 'It's remarkable'

CNN anchor Dana Bash was visibly stunned on Tuesday during the network's election night coverage after being shown the latest exit polls for the New York City mayoral race live on-air.

CNN correspondent David Chalian revealed exit polling that showed voters had moved away from Republicans on issues like the economy, which was one of President Donald Trump's strongest issues during the 2024 campaign. For instance, 72% of voters in New York City said housing costs are a problem where they live. Trump promised to bring down the cost of housing during his campaign.

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'Not the same': CNN's Jake Tapper hits Jim Jordan with brutal fact-checks to his face

CNN anchor Jake Tapper hit a House Republican with a brutal fact-check during a live interview on Tuesday.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) joined Tapper on CNN's election night coverage, where Jordan answered questions about the ongoing government shutdown and how he thinks Republicans will fare during Tuesday's elections. Analysts have predicted Democrats to win big in elections spanning from the governor's offices in New Jersey and Virginia to the New York City mayoral race.

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'This is a big deal': Expert warns GOP hasn't given up after 'blockbuster' court loss

A prominent election lawyer blasted President Donald Trump during a podcast interview on Tuesday after the Trump administration suffered a loss in court.

Last week, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., permanently halted Trump's efforts to require people who file federal voter registration forms to prove they are U.S. citizens. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly argued that such a directive is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers, according to a report by PBS News.

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Karoline Leavitt makes wild health claim while dodging on Trump's curious MRI

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted that President Donald Trump was in "optimal physical health" after CNN's Kristen Holmes noted that patients do not typically undergo MRI procedures during routine health screenings.

"Why did President Trump get an MRI?" Holmes asked during Tuesday's White House press briefing.

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Mike Johnson tells food stamp recipients to come ‘home’ to Republican Party

After the Trump administration was ordered by the federal courts to pay SNAP recipients during the federal government shutdown, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is urging Americans using food stamps and other social services to join the Republican Party.

Congressional Republicans slashed over $1 trillion from Medicaid and SNAP in President Donald Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

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Mike Johnson defends Trump's 'obligatory' Gatsby party amid SNAP cuts

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) defended President Donald Trump for throwing a Great Gatsby-themed party at Mar-A-Lago as his administration was expected to suspend supplemental food aid for Americans.

During a press conference on Tuesday, a reporter asked Johnson about the "split-screen" optics of Trump's lavish party, which occurred as recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps, wondered how they would feed themselves.

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'Defensive strikes!' Fox's Maria Bartiromo defends ICE agent seen punching handcuffed man

Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo rushed to the defense of an immigration agent Tuesday who was seen on film repeatedly punching a man who was pinned to the ground by the officer while handcuffed.

A raid conducted Friday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Evanston, Illinois descended into chaos after a Homeland Security spokesperson claimed a “hostile crowd” had gathered around agents, leading to several arrests. Evanston’s mayor, Daniel Biss, has since pledged to open investigations into federal authorities given the violent nature of some of the arrests, including the attack on the individual while he was in handcuffs.

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Ex-Bush aide praises torture as 'the right thing' in glowing account of Dick Cheney

Dana Perino, who served in the Bush administration as White House press secretary, lauded the CIA’s systematic torture program in a glowing tribute to her old boss, former Vice President Dick Cheney, after his death on Tuesday.

Cheney, who played a central role in pushing falsified evidence to justify the U.S. invasion of Iraq, died on Tuesday at 84 years old. Speaking with Fox News in the wake of Cheney’s death, Perino recalled the controversy late into Bush’s second term after reporting revealed that the CIA had destroyed about 90 video tapes of agents torturing detainees.

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'Totally above board!' Dems mock GOP strategist's defense of Trump crypto pardon

A pair of Democrats mocked a GOP strategist's defense of one of President Donald Trump's latest controversial pardons during an interview on CNN.

Trump recently pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Zhao was convicted of money laundering charges under the Biden administration. His company paid more than $4 billion, and Zhao personally paid a $50 million settlement as part of the conviction.

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‘The worse, the better’: Expert says Trump risks falling into classic strongman trap

President Donald Trump will fall into a trap that a great many strongman leaders eventually do, former White House ethics expert Norm Eisen told the panel for MSNBC's "The Weeknight" on Monday: he will take things too far and enrage the public.

"You know, Norm, I think it strikes me as I'm listening to Donald Trump, and I think the administration knows these things are unpopular, yet they do not care. And that same '60 Minutes' interview, he was asked about the tactics that were being used specifically in Chicago. These viral videos of these just very brutal assaults, sometimes even on Americans that are taking place, these assaults that are happening, breaking people's windows, snatching them out of cars, the tear gas. And the president said they're not doing enough. They could go further."

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Fox News segment ignited Trump's ire and sparked a new intervention crusade: report

A threat President Donald Trump issued to Nigeria was likely inspired by a Fox News segment, according to a new report from CNN.

Trump's threat to invade Nigeria with "guns-a-blazing" was issued about an hour after Fox News aired a segment about Christians being targeted by Islamist groups in Nigeria, Alayna Treene reported on Monday. He saw the segment while he was traveling to Florida for his Gatsby-inspired Halloween party.

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'Click!' Andrew Cuomo hangs up when pressed on Trump endorsement

Independent New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo does not appear to want President Donald Trump’s endorsement.

During a Monday interview flagged by MeidasTouch, Cuomo was asked by WQHT morning show host Ebro Darden about Trump giving the former New York governor a backhanded endorsement over his top rival, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani.

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'Outright malicious': MAGA influencer hit with right-wing fury over 'feminist' comments

A conservative influencer on Monday addressed backlash she's received from MAGA fans after she made claims that they considered to be "feminist."

Over the weekend, Allie Beth Stuckey, host of the "Relatable" podcast on the conservative Blaze Network, shared a clip from a recent speaking engagement on social media where she argued that "porn has weakened men." She also applauded the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk for his efforts to dissuade young men from engaging in premarital sex.

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