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The Supreme Court's silence on a key issue has sent a "chilling message" to women across America, according to one expert.

For years, the Supreme Court has seemed reluctant to address questions surrounding qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that shields police officers and other law enforcement officials from damages in civil lawsuits. That refusal has put women who seek abortion care into a corner when their rights are violated, even in instances where they are supposed to be protected by state law, according to Mary Ziegler, a law professor at UC Davis and an abortion care historian.

Newly-appointed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin floated a new way in an interview on Fox News to punish cities that don't agree to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement round up residents for mass deportation: strip staffing from their international ports of entry.

"I believe sanctuary cities is (sic) not lawful," Mullin told Fox News' Bret Baier. "Some of these cities have international airports. If they are a sanctuary city, should they really be processing customs into their city? We need to have a really hard look at that."

Republican governors and senators are increasingly opposing Department of Homeland Security, DHS, plans to retrofit warehouses into massive immigrant detention facilities, allying with Democrats to block the expansion.

New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte joined local Democrats to oppose a planned detention center and exposed DHS's nationwide warehouse conversion strategy. Republican Senators Marsha Blackburn and Roger Wicker successfully lobbied DHS to relocate proposed mega-facilities from Lebanon, Tennessee and Byhalia, Mississippi, citing infrastructure inadequacy.

Democrats remain stuck with weak favorability numbers despite winning a series of special elections and being poised in most polls to win the midterm elections in November, veteran Democratic strategist James Carville told MS NOW's Ari Melber on Monday.

But there's a simple reason for that, and an equally simple way they can fix the problem, he added.

Moody's Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi rejected President Donald Trump's repeated claims that gas prices will fall "rapidly" when the Iran war comes to an end. Instead Zandi warned pre-war prices may never return.

"I don't think we're going back to the pre-war prices for the foreseeable future," explained Zandi, adding, "Certainly won't be this year, won't even be next year, might not be ever."

A House Democrat on Monday announced her intentions to introduce articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the war in Iran.

Rep. Yassamin Ansari posted on X that Trump's recent threats to strike civilian infrastructure in Iran if the regime does not agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, combined with Hegseth's refusal to stop the president, inspired her move.

Legendary Democratic strategist James Carville told MS NOW's Ari Melber on Monday that President Donald Trump is reaching all-time lows with the public — and upcoming elections give Democrats a chance to twist the knife.

Carville and Melber focused in particular on a moment at Trump's latest press event when he walked out on a question about gas prices spiking.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine intervened, preventing President Donald Trump from publicly disclosing classified information about troop numbers deployed in a successful rescue mission of two U.S. airmen shot down over Iran on Friday.

During a press conference, Trump admitted some military advisers opposed the operation, then described the mission's scale, and discussing helicopter casualties.

Stephen Miller, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy and key architect of the administration's immigration enforcement strategy, faces questions about continuing aggressive deportation campaigns as public and Republican support declines.

Miller previously directed federal agents to "push the limits" on deportation tactics, but has since backpedaled amid polarizing images of forcible immigrant detentions. The New York Times reports the administration has toned down its immigration strategy, withdrawing ICE agents from major cities and firing Kristi Noem from the DHS's leadership position.

A Democratic governor unloaded on Republicans who claim their policies are leading to lower energy prices for everyday Americans.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis discussed energy prices in a new episode of the "Politico Energy Podcast" with host Zack Colman on Monday, arguing that President Donald Trump's tariffs, the war in Iran, and expiring energy tax credits have driven energy prices higher for ratepayers.

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones warned that President Donald Trump might deploy nuclear weapons against Iran, characterizing him as a "dementia risk."

Jones stated that in his 32 years on air, he has never seen such danger, describing Trump as having "become a nightmare."

President Donald Trump's assistant attorney general for civil rights, Harmeet Dhillon, attended the wedding ceremony of Caroline Wren, a prominent activist who helped organize the key January 6 rally affiliated with the "Stop the Steal" conspiracy theory movement.

According to liberal elections outlet Democracy Docket, "Photos posted to social media show Dhillon celebrating aboard a yacht alongside Wren during the Palm Beach wedding festivities — a gathering that brought together figures from Trump-aligned political circles. In one image, Dhillon poses arm-in-arm with Wren, who helped organize the Jan. 6, 2021 “Save America” rally that preceded the attack on the U.S. Capitol."