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The conversation on CNN's "NewsNight with Abby Phillip" got heated after a conservative radio host tried to defend claims made by President Donald Trump about why he can't release the Jeffrey Epstein files.

It's been more than a week since the Department of Justice released an unsigned memo outlining its conclusions in the Epstein case, some of which contradict what Trump's MAGA base thinks about it. For instance, the memo claims Epstein died by suicide in his jail cell and that he didn't keep records of his clients. Both of those claims contradict conclusions that Trump and his surrogates have been telling their supporters for several years.

Reps. Mark Pocan (D‑Wis.) and Derrick Van Orden (R‑Wis.) got into a verbal clash on Capitol Hill, exchanging insults and expletives during a tense moment. The exchange started when Van Orden revved his motorcycle while Pocan was being interviewed by Spectrum News about proposed cuts to public broadcasting.

Pocan accused Van Orden of sharing a "drunken tweet," while Van Orden retorted by suggesting that Pocan should seek "mental health counseling."

U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) is calling on President Donald Trump to support her bipartisan bill that would grant temporary legal status to undocumented immigrants, allowing them to remain in the United States. On immigration, Congresswoman Salazar says Trump could be just like Reagan was for communism or Lincoln was for slavery.

“There’s no way we can grow as a country and continue being the number one economy in the world if we don’t have hands,” Salazar said, referring to immigrant workers. “So let’s be intelligent. Let’s just bring them out of the shadows, make them pay—something that they’re not paying right now. Make them pay a fine, no federal programs, and they can go home for business, and they can buy a home.”

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) tore into Republican colleagues on MSNBC for projecting concern about rural hospital closures, immediately after passing a bill for hundreds of billions in Medicaid cuts that put their funding at risk in the first place.

This comes as Markey introduces legislation to further universal health care, messaging legislation which is considered unlikely to pass in a Republican-controlled Congress.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) is leading the charge to warn President Donald Trump that his threats against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, which have brewed for weeks, would be a disaster, CNN's Phil Mattingly reported on Wednesday.

"Turning back to what Trump said today, that it's highly unlikely that he will fire Powell. That's a direct contrast with what you're reporting," said anchor Jake Tapper.

CNN host Jake Tapper was shocked at President Donald Trump's new claims regarding Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

On Wednesday, Trump told reporters that Powell is a "terrible Fed chair" and that he is "surprised [Powell] was appointed." Those comments didn't sit well with Tapper, who responded to them on his daily show, "The Lead With Jake Tapper."

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has a blunt message for undocumented farmworkers: “Go home.” She’s urging farmers to assist in the process — by helping those workers “self-deport.”

“I would encourage everybody,” Secretary Noem said on Wednesday, “if people are here in this country illegally, go home.”

Fox News personality Rachel Campos-Duffy rejected the notion that America is a “nation of immigrants” Wednesday in a rant aimed at opponents to President Donald Trump’s deportation policy, proclaiming the country to, in actuality, be a “nation of settlers.”

“This is the question about why the left continues to side with illegals over Americans who have been so obviously hurt by this open border illegal immigration problem that was just compounded by Joe Biden: the real question is about who we are as Americans,” Campos-Duffy said, speaking on "The Will Cain Show."

Former Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger had a lot to say Wednesday about how the fallout of the Jeffrey Epstein files has impacted President Donald Trump's administration.

The Epstein files have become one of Trump's biggest political liabilities over the last week. His MAGA base erupted with anger after Trump's Department of Justice issued a memo contradicting essential parts of the Epstein narrative. The memo said Epstein died by suicide in jail and that he did not keep a list of clients. Both of these points are at odds with the narrative that Trump and his surrogates have been telling the MAGA faithful for years.

A White House official claimed President Donald Trump plans to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Bloomberg reported Wednesday

"While the lawmakers voiced support for the move, which would likely roil financial markets and lead to a consequential legal showdown, Trump has not made a final decision and could change his mind, according to the official who requested anonymity to discuss a private conversation," said Bloomberg.