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While the Senate had planned to confirm Jay Clayton as the new Director of National Intelligence (DNI) as soon as Wednesday, President Donald Trump derailed those plans overnight after announcing he was “cancelling” the confirmation hearing, thereby creating a “disaster” and “living hell” for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), some journalists said.

“It’s almost as if Trump wakes up every day and thinks to himself, ‘How can I make John Thune’s life a living hell?’” noted Punchbowl News senior congressional reporter Andrew Desiderio in a social media post on X.

New details from a so-called peace deal between the U.S. and Iran have leaked, but the document shows few specific agreements to end the nearly four-month-long conflict.

CNN has obtained the 14-point memorandum of understanding reached by negotiators for the two nations, and senior White House correspondent Kevin Liptak informed "CNN This Morning" viewers on Wednesday morning of the details he had reviewed moments earlier.

President Donald Trump left analysts stunned on Wednesday after dropping what Punchbowl News described as a “bombshell,” with critics suspecting the announcement was tied to the president’s false claims of election fraud.

After facing unprecedented bipartisan backlash, Trump backed off his controversial nomination of Bill Pulte for Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and instead nominated Jay Clayton for the role, whose confirmation hearing was expected to take place on Wednesday. In an early morning post on Truth Social, however, Trump announced he was “cancelling” that hearing – despite having no authority to do so – and that Pulte would remain as the acting DNI.

President Donald Trump has pronounced the Strait of Hormuz open for business with his much ballyhooed peace agreement with Iran, declaring "ships of the world, start your engines."

"Well," reported NPR. "Not so fast."

Georgia Republicans have chosen the Trump-endorsed candidate, Congressman Mike Collins, to face off in the Senate contest against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff, rejecting Gov. Brian Kemp's pick of former coach Derek Dooley. But they may come to regret that decision soon, MS NOW's Jen Psaki said on Tuesday's edition of "The Briefing."

"As a member of Congress, Mike Collins has used his social media presence to offend just about everybody he can," said Psaki. Among other things, she noted, "He's posted in support of throwing an immigrant out of a helicopter. He posted in support of a group of counter-protesters harassing a Black protester ... one of whom taunted that Black student with monkey noises. He once endorsed a post from an antisemitic troll who was attacking a reporter for being Jewish."

President Donald Trump's status as a kingmaker in Republican primaries got a setback on Tuesday, as Georgia GOP voters rejected his choice for the governor's race.

Businessman Rick Jackson, defeated Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who had Trump's endorsement as well as the endorsement of outgoing Gov. Brian Kemp, according to the Associated Press and CNN.

Political analysts and observers were astounded on Tuesday night after one of the candidates President Donald Trump backed in the Georgia Republican Senate primary race won.

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) defeated Republican Derek Dooley, a former football coach, in the red state's primary on Tuesday night. That puts Collins in line to face off against Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) for his seat in November. The race is expected to be one of the most contentious Senate battles in the country, according to some experts.