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The CNN "Inside Politics" panel burst into laughter on Thursday after host Dana Bash read a column from the New York Times that pointed to the fact that Nikki Haley appears to have found Donald Trump's weak spot and is exploiting it to her benefit.

Speaking with guests Josh Dawsey of the Washington Post, conservative commentator Ramesh Ponnuru and CNN correspondent Melanie Zanona, Bash pointed to the column by Guy Trebay that posited that one way to get to the former president was to target his self-regard.

Former White House adviser Peter Navarro's press conference was interrupted Thursday after he was sentenced to four months in prison.

Following Thursday's sentencing for contempt of Congress, Navarro attempted to argue his innocence to reporters outside the courthouse.

Appearing on CNN Thursday morning, former Donald Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci pointed to exit polling during the New Hampshire primary which he claimed shows the former president may have won the battle, but is losing the war.

Speaking with hosts Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly, Scaramucci — who advised the Trump campaign in 2016 and later served briefly in the Trump White House, if only for 11 days — claimed that he sees no evidence that the former president is bringing any voters into his camp that didn't support him 2020 — when he lost by 7 million votes.

Donald Trump has won the first two contests on the way to winning the Republican presidential nomination, but his opponents within the party aren't ready to give up their fight to deprive him of a chance for re-election.

Polls and exit surveys from both Iowa and New Hampshire show a substantial portion of GOP voters cast ballots against the ex-president and would not consider voting for him in November, and anti-Trump Republicans believe there's still a chance to prevent him from sewing up the nomination, reported Politico.

Former President Donald Trump has continued to rage against writer E. Jean Carroll, the woman who successfully sued him for defaming and sexually abusing her.

In fact, Trump even went so far as to post a whopping 37 attacks on Carroll on his Truth Social account over the span of just two hours.

Reflecting on Donald Trump's less-then-impressive win in New Hampshire and his latest rallies that are being marred by his continual gaffes and rambling, MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski claimed the former president's re-election prospects are dimming.

Speaking with "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough, Brzezinski claimed the "optics' for Trump are not in his favor because he doesn't look well and sounds desperate.

A CNN panel on Thursday expressed bewilderment at former President Donald Trump's decision to launched scorched-Earth attacks on Nikki Haley despite handily defeating her in the 2024 New Hampshire Republican primary.

Democratic strategist David Axelrod found himself stunned that Trump would react with such anger during what should have been a triumphant week for his presidential hopes.

Donald Trump spent two hours overnight posting smears and denials against author E. Jean Carroll ahead of his possible testimony in a defamation trial.

The second defamation trial involving Carroll will resume Thursday following a three-day delay due to a juror's illness, and panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" noted that Trump had made 37 late-night posts about Carroll before he possibly takes the stand.

Reacting to former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) unleashing a surprisingly harsh attack on Donald Trump as the South Carolina primary looms, "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough claimed the former president is being hindered from firing back over fears he can't be trusted to face off with her in a debate.

On Wednesday, Haley noted concerns about Trump's mental state and suggested that is why he won't debate her which the MSNBC host agreed with.

Listing off the former president's gaffes which have plagued him over the past week — including Trump mistaking Haley with Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) -- Scarborough told co-host Mika Brzezinski , "He's scared. He's scared to debate because he doesn't think — he just doesn't think he can — I'm sure his campaign people are like we let him out on a stage in front of a teleprompter and he confuses Nikki Haley and Nancy Pelosi."

"Barack Obama; he thinks Barack Obama is president of the United States, thinks he ran against him and beat him," he continued. "So, like, they're horrified of the prospect of Donald Trump on a debate stage with Nikki Haley because I guess they don't think he is mentally fit."

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"Think about it," co-host Wille Geist jumped in, "When is the last time you saw Donald Trump have to perform on his feet? Meaning, take a question from a voter, debate someone, do something where he had to be prepared and to react to something."

"They don't put him in those situations anymore," he elaborated. "It's not — when you stand in front of an adoring crowd and vomit conspiracy theories and confuse Nikki Haley and Nancy Pelosi — that's not acting on your feet, that's giving a speech. They don't want him in those scenarios."

After a monthslong delay partly related to electric vehicle policy, the United Auto Workers on Wednesday endorsed Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden, who is seeking reelection in November.

The announcement came on the final day of a UAW conference in Washington, D.C., and on the heels of an unsanctioned primary in New Hampshire—which Biden won as a write-in candidate, as he did not appear on the ballot due to a dispute between state leaders and the Democratic National Committee.