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Donald Trump's second administration will find itself unable to rely on a key restraint that prevented the former president from pursuing bad federal policy during his first term, a one-time staffer warned Wednesday.

Former Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews appeared on CNN to share her fears that Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, will surround himself with easily swayed staffers should he regain the White House in 2025.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) admitted that "nobody" wanted the drama she was creating by trying to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) — but she's doing it anyway.

Following a press conference Wednesday where Greene vowed to trigger a "motion to vacate" the Speaker's chair next week, she spoke to conservative podcaster Steve Bannon.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) vowed Wednesday to go through with an attempt to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) with a so-called "motion to vacate" next week.

An animated Greene clarified her intentions at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol. But she noted that Democrats were poised to save Johnson's speakership.

Former President Donald Trump's recent remarks that abortion should be left to the states is "ridiculous," said Amanda Zurawski on CNN.

Zurawski, who nearly died as a result of Texas' total ban on abortion after suffering a miscarriage and is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the state for her suffering, discussed the problem as Florida's near-total abortion ban takes effect — and as voters there are presented with a ballot measure to reverse it.

Donald Trump has boasted that he's responsible for the U.S. Supreme Court decision ending abortion rights, but a contributor to MSNBC's "Morning Joe" warned that he had even more malicious intentions toward women.

The former president told Time Magazine in a wide-ranging interview that states that limited reproductive rights should be allowed to monitor women's pregnancies to determine whether they had an abortion, and writer Molly Jong-Fast said that reminded her of the totalitarian society described by Margaret Atwood in her novel "The Handmaid's Tale."

Donald Trump has been notably alone through his criminal trial in the Manhattan hush money case, and one of his former White House staffers said the ex-president was clearly troubled by his lack of family support.

His son Eric Trump did show up Tuesday in court, where he heard witnesses testify about the catch-and-kill scheme that prosecutors say was intended to illegally assist his 2016 campaign, but former White House director of communications Anthony Scaramucci told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that the former president has largely been abandoned by his family.

Standing behind a sign that says "Freedom Month," Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday blasted efforts to pass a constitutional amendment in the Sunshine State to make recreational use of marijuana legal. DeSantis also denounced efforts to pass a ballot initiative that would make abortion legal in his state.

“Look what’s happened in Denver, Colorado. Look what’s happened in Los Angeles, New York City. You know, I’ve talked to people that have moved from New York and they’re like, they used to have, you know, an apartment somewhere and it used to (smell differently). Now, what does it reek of? It reeks of marijuana. I don’t want the state to be reeking of marijuana,” DeSantis said (video below), as Florida Politics reported.

A former adviser to former President Donald Trump sent him a warning shot about his latest statement about violence related to the 2024 presidential election.

In a lengthy interview with Time Magazine, Trump was asked about the prospect of political violence by his supporters this year.

Eric Trump attended his father's trial in the hush money case involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels, and a courtroom observer described what she saw as a "sad" spectacle.

Former President Donald Trump is facing a criminal trial on charges of falsifying business documents to conceal payments to the adult film star to prevent her from telling voters in 2016 about their alleged extramarital affair, and MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin told "Morning Joe" about the atmosphere Tuesday in the courtroom after the trial resumed.

Conservative lawyer and outspoken Donald Trump critic George Conway appeared on MSNBC on Tuesday to recount his momentary stare down with former President Donald Trump in a Manhattan courtroom.

While being interviewed by MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle, Conway was asked about his experiences observing the trial with other reporters in the courtroom.

Former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Toobin Tuesday took a harsh view of the contempt order handed down by Manhattan criminal court judge Juan Merchan to former President Donald Trump.

"I think it is historic and I think we need to pause and recognize what a big deal this," Toobin told a CNN panel Tuesday night. "This is a finding of criminal contempt that had to be proved beyond a reasonable doubt, and that's what the judge did."

A witness who appeared Tuesday in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial just pulled back the curtain on a world that, according to legal analyst Lisa Rubin, can only be described with a single word: Sketchy.

MSNBC host Chris Hayes and Rubin smiled as they discussed the salacious details shared by Keith Davidson, an attorney who said he bartered catch-and-kill deals with National Enquirer for clients Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, despite hesitations from the tabloid.

Adult film star Stormy Daniels' bodyguard says his client has been hit with a wave of death threats as her court date in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial looms.

Travis Miller appeared on CNN Tuesday night to share the threats Daniels faces as she prepares to testify about the affair she contends she had with the former president, and the money Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says she was paid to keep quiet.