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The panel on CNN's "NewsNight with Abby Phillip" erupted after a self-proclaimed "MAGA lefty" defended federal agents patrolling outside of the California governor's press event on Thursday.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, held a press conference where he announced the state legislature would enter a special session to adopt new election maps. The move came in response to Texas Republicans working to redraw their election maps ahead of the 2026 midterms. Border Patrol agents were seen conducting immigration checks outside of the event, according to media reports.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom hit back at the Trump administration after federal officials were spotted outside of his press conference in downtown Los Angeles.

Newsom announced on Thursday that the California legislature would enter a special session to approve new electoral maps unless Texas and other Republican states stop their redistricting efforts. Outside the event, federal Border Patrol agents conducted an operation.

MSNBC primetime anchor Jen Psaki shredded Republicans on her show Thursday night, hurling their own statements back at them from a decade ago when they "fanned the flames" of right-wing conspiracy theorists who believed the military was going to complete a hostile takeover of Texas.

Psaki opened her show, "The Briefing," recounting a "wild and crazy" conspiracy theory from 2015 that then-President Barack Obama and Democrats were plotting to declare martial law. The theory came from the U.S. military's eight-week training exercise called "Jade Helm," which took place in Texas, New Mexico, California, and other southwestern states.

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) told MSNBC's Antonia Hylton on Thursday evening that congressional leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), need to step up and end the Trump-driven push for a mid-decade gerrymandering war.

In response to Texas Republicans proposing a map that would add more GOP voters to five Democratic districts, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is unveiling a plan that could knock out up to five Republican districts in retaliation, including Kiley's district along the state's eastern border with Nevada.

A national security analyst and former FBI special agent smacked down a Trump administration official who tried to downplay criticisms that the Department of Homeland Security has shared "nazi propaganda" on its social media channels.

Juliette Kayyem, a former assistant secretary at DHS and current senior national security analyst for CNN, joined Anderson Cooper on Thursday night along with former FBI agent Asha Rangappa.

Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) tore into President Donald Trump's move to federalize law enforcement in Washington, D.C. as a stunt — and accused him of tearing down everything that actually helps law enforcement stop crime.

"Okay, so one, this idea that if it works in Washington, D.C., then let's see where else we can do it," said anchor Alicia Menendez. "This normalization of using military force in American cities. And to clear this argument ... we've been spending all of our military resources abroad, what we really need to be doing is spending them at home. It's absurd. And it's not what Americans voted for."

A pair of analysts warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that his comments about inflation could come back to haunt him.

Trump said during a press conference in the Oval Office that the U.S. has "ended Biden's inflation nightmare." The latest inflation reports appear to paint a different picture. The Producer Price Index, which measures inflation in businesses, surged by 0.9% in July compared to the expected 0.2%. That was the largest inflation spike in three years, according to the data. Economists told CBS News that the data show that price hikes for consumers are imminent.

Amanda Carpenter, former communications strategist for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), blasted her fellow Republicans who are embracing President Donald Trump's takeover of Washington, D.C.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Thursday, Carpenter complained, "You know, the conservatives I used to run with used to be afraid of big government. I saw big government happen last night in the streets of the District of Columbia."

There was a huge show of force outside of a political event in Los Angeles on Thursday, prompting questions about the politicization of Customs and Border Patrol and immigration agents.

Just a few weeks ago, Democrats were hesitant about redistricting California to eliminate GOP seats, while Texas was attempting to eliminate Democratic seats. That appears to have changed, as local, state, and federal officials, along with labor leaders and activists, stood behind Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) as he issued a shot across the bow of the gerrymandering battle.

In a video featuring rap music, the Department of Homeland Security debuted new vehicles that included President Donald Trump's name in gold.

The video, posted on the department's official X account on Thursday, featured the song "TOES" by DaBaby.

As Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) held an event in Los Angeles to announce California's planned vote on a redistricting push to retaliate against Texas Republicans' attempt to disenfranchise Democratic voters in up to five districts, the Border Patrol sprang into action and made arrests outside of the area.

Fox News, which had Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on air at the time, asked her to weigh in while playing footage of the arrests.

President Donald Trump will fly to Alaska on Friday, where he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in person to "feel him out" over whether a ceasefire with Ukraine is possible. But CNN anchors called Trump's plan "amorphous."

Trump took questions in the Oval Office about his meeting and made it clear he has no plan. At one point, a reporter asked whether there could be any success that comes from the meeting on Friday if a ceasefire doesn't happen.