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A conservative lawyer noted on Thursday that the U.S. Attorney General may have made a major mistake in the federal takeover of Washington, D.C.'s police department.

One of the first moves Attorney General Pam Bondi made after President Donald Trump federalized the D.C. police force was to appoint the Drug Enforcement Agency's director as the chief of D.C. police. However, this move put the federal government out of compliance with the statute that allows it to take over the police force in the first place, according to conservative lawyer George Conway.

A progressive lawyer on Thursday slammed President Donald Trump's grand strategy for managing the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

The Trump administration is supposed to disclose some of the Epstein files to Congress on Friday. However, some of the administration's recent moves have raised questions about whether the administration plans on being transparent with Congress. For instance, a federal judge accused the administration of creating a diversion by attempting to release the grand jury files, which represent a small fraction of the files the federal government possesses.

President Donald Trump drew attention Thursday evening after delivering an unusual set of remarks while speaking to Washington D.C. law enforcement officials, prompting a flurry of reactions on social media questioning his mental acuity.

While discussing plans to improve public parks, Trump veered into a meandering commentary on his expertise in landscaping, stating, “We’ll be redoing the parks. I’m very good at grass because I have golf courses all over the place. I know more about grass than any human being, I think anywhere in the world.”

A former federal prosecutor slammed the Trump administration on Thursday for its recent moves in court related to the Jeffrey Epstein files.

President Donald Trump's administration has made court filings to disclose transcripts of grand jury testimony, but judges have prevented the administration from doing so because the documents do not reveal new information. This is happening at a time when the administration is supposed to turn over Epstein file records to Congress on Friday, which has raised questions about whether any new information will be disclosed.

President Donald Trump and Republicans are essentially fighting with mustard gas with their bid to conduct a mid-decade redistricting in Texas in hopes of keeping GOP control over the House, according to Democratic strategist James Carville.

Carville joined CNN anchor Anderson Cooper on Thursday night to weigh in on dueling redistricting efforts by Republicans and Democrats. California Democrats passed a redistricting plan Thursday, with the state Assembly and Senate approving legislation to redraw the state's congressional maps, aiming to favor Democrats by potentially helping them win five additional U.S. House seats. Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to sign the plan into law, and the new maps will appear before voters in November.

A Democrat running for Senate in Ohio revealed what he thinks is President Donald Trump's greatest weakness during a podcast interview on Thursday.

Sherrod Brown, who previously represented Ohio in the Senate as a Democrat from 2007 to 2025, told progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen on his show "No Lies" that congressional Republicans could be a liability for Trump in the elections. Focusing energy on the Republicans who enabled Trump during his presidency may yield a few new seats for Democrats, Brown argued.

Voters are already souring on President Donald Trump's economic performance, former GOP strategist Tim Miller told MSNBC's Ari Melber on Thursday's edition of "The Beat" — because he hasn't kept his most important promises.

All of this is entirely on top of the headache Republicans have created for themselves by cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid in their tax cut megabill, he added — something even Republicans knew would be a massive political liability.

A clip from Vice President JD Vance stunned a CNN anchor so much she thought it was fake — and didn't even want to mention it on air.

Erin Burnett noted Vance's remarks about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to her guest, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) on Thursday evening. After their first "shameful" meeting, Burnett flagged Vance's remark about Zelenskyy on Fox News.

A Minnesota small-business owner was brought to tears Thursday afternoon on CNN, talking about the effect Donald Trump's tariffs have had on her olive oil and vinegar shop.

Sarah Piepenburg, owner of Vinaigrette in Minneapolis, joined "The Lead" with fill-in anchor Phil Mattingly, saying Trump's tariffs have hit every aspect of her business.

A Texas state Democrat revealed on Thursday that President Donald Trump's efforts to help Republicans win the 2026 primary election have already backfired.

Trump's plan involves pressuring Republican-controlled state legislatures to redraw their election maps ahead of the primary election. So far, Texas Republicans have succeeded in their effort. California and New York have said they will match the efforts of Texas Republicans by redrawing their maps as well.

A panel of MSNBC analysts on Thursday ridiculed Vice President JD Vance after his latest booing experience while out and about.

Vance appeared at Washington, D.C.'s Union Station on Wednesday, where protesters shouted and booed. It has become par for the course for Vance and his family, though.

President Donald Trump announced he was going to "go out" in Washington, D.C. on Thursday night, marking one of the few times he has left the White House for an evening on the town outside his own properties. Details of Trump's ride-along haven't been disclosed, so it's unclear whether he'll go to high-crime neighborhoods or posh ones like Georgetown. One resident, and CNN legal analyst, couldn't help but ridicule the president.

"If the president truly cared about public safety in the District of Columbia, he could get out of the way of law enforcement and let them do their jobs," said former federal prosecutor Elliot Williams.

California Assemblyman Marc Berman (D) mocked his Republican colleagues by accusing them of "Gavin Derangement Syndrome."

During a Thursday floor debate, Berman suggested that Republicans were suffering from the condition because Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was pursuing redistricting in California. Republicans have often accused Democrats of having "Trump Derangement Syndrome" for opposing President Donald Trump's agenda.