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Conservative lawyer George Conway had a lot to say about President Donald Trump's abuses of power since he's been in office for a second time, and the people who have enabled that behavior.

Conway made the comments after the Supreme Court issued a spate of rulings that can be used to dramatically expand the executive powers of the presidency. Meanwhile, Trump seems eager to wrestle the power to wage war and to control Congressional spending from Congress, both of which are delegated by the Constitution. MSNBC host Michael Steele pointed out on Monday that there appear to be few people standing in Trump's way as well.

Elon Musk's time in the federal government may have been more about collecting valuable data on his competitors than finding the alleged waste, fraud, and abuse that Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency were tasked to find, according to a new report from The Washington Post.

The Post details how Musk secured the power to view records and "obtain competitors' trade secrets" in at least seven departments. Musk also viewed or secured "nonpublic details about government contracts, and sensitive regulatory actions," The Post reported.

This week, the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate will vote on its version of H.R. 1 — President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" — which extends tax cuts primarily benefiting the richest Americans and pays for it by drastically slashing social safety nets for the poorest Americans. One anti-Trump conservative is not optimistic that Republicans will buck the president, despite how much the bill may harm their constituents.

During a Monday segment on MSNBC's "Deadline: White House," commentator Charlie Sykes listed three reasons he believes Republicans will ultimately vote in favor of the bill's passage: "They're afraid of Donald Trump, they're afraid of failure and they're afraid of Donald Trump." According to Sykes, Trump making the bill "the cornerstone of his agenda" means Republicans know they have no choice but to vote to pass it or else risk Trump's wrath.

Jake Tapper confronted a prominent Republican senator during his show, "The Lead," on Monday afternoon after the lawmaker appeared to make a significant flip-flop on President Donald Trump's megabill.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told Tapper that he now supports passing President Donald Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act," even though the legislation would increase deficit spending by between $2.4 trillion and $5 trillion, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

President Donald Trump promised "90 deals in 90 days," but that deadline is up next week, and he's falling far short of the goal. The president's attempt to explain his progress prompted an MSNBC host to chide Monday afternoon that he's "redefining what a deal really means."

In an interview with Fox News, Trump explained that he now wants to recalculate "deals."

Federal judges have found a way to get under the skin of Tom Homan, President Donald Trump's "border czar." And it involves protecting the rights of migrants that Homan wants to deport.

On Monday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes agreed to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia in federal custody until at least mid-July over fears that he could be deported again. Abrego Garcia was deported to the infamous Salvadoran prison CECOT in March, even though an immigration judge granted him the legal right to remain in the United States in 2019 because of a well-founded fear of persecution if he returned to El Salvador.

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) took aim at his Democratic colleague Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) Monday after the senator from Pennsylvania complained about missing a beach trip due to the lengthy debate over President Donald Trump’s "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."

Speaking with reporters, Fetterman complained earlier Monday about Senate Democrats’ efforts to force a lengthier debate on the megabill, Trump’s budget reconciliation package that extends corporate tax cuts and slashes funding for Medicaid and other social safety net programs.

A legal analyst thinks President Donald Trump might not win his case at the U.S. Supreme Court, claiming he can deport anyone he wants without due process because the country is being invaded.

Speaking to MSNBC on Monday, legal experts Lisa Rubin and Slate's Mark Joseph Stern explained why the use of the Alien Enemies Act hasn't gone over well in court and why it is likely to falter at the high court.

President Donald Trump said it was "possible" that AT&T deliberately botched a conference call with faith leaders because "a lot of Christians" were on the line.

Before his Monday call with Intercessors for America, Trump blasted AT&T on Truth Social, saying the company was "totally unable to make their equipment work properly."

With the Senate hours into its "vote-a-rama" Monday on President Donald Trump’s "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," the sweeping budget reconciliation package chock full of cuts to taxes and social safety programs, CNN spotted one Republican senator bouncing a ball on the Senate floor in an apparent effort to stave off boredom.

“This is taking so long, I literally saw someone bouncing a ball there by the door to the Senate chamber,” noted CNN’s Brianna Keilar, who was speaking with CNN correspondent Lauren Fox, who identified the senator as Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK). “Killing some time there, bouncy bouncy.”

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) revealed that one of his constituents said they felt that the Republicans' budget bill was like burning down their home.

Speaking to MSNBC's Katy Tur, Kelly said he has a foster mother in his state whose children get insurance through the state as part of the foster care system. There's a concern that the cuts in the bill will trickle down to her family.