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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) posted a video on Thursday evening that landed him in fierce controversy.

The video, shared to X, showed Ian Carroll, an independent journalist with a long history of antisemitic conspiracy theories, praising Khanna for not taking money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC.

One of President Donald Trump's former advisors said on Thursday that the president's prosecution of his political enemies is "bad for America."

David Urban, one of Trump's senior advisors during his 2016 campaign, said during an interview on CNN that prosecuting New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud is causing people to lose trust in the American justice system. His comments came just hours after Trump's hand-picked prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, returned an indictment against James from a grand jury.

A federal food program serving vulnerable women and children could run out of money next week due to the Republican government shutdown, a prospect that on Thursday spurred calls for Congress to pass a bipartisan funding bill that protects nutritional assistance for needy Americans.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides free staples including fresh produce, milk, and formula vouchers for nearly 7 million pregnant and breastfeeding parents and children under the age of 5. The program currently benefits more than 1 in 4 young US children.

A librarian fired by county officials in Campbell County, Wyoming, for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from shelves got the last laugh with a $700,000 settlement.

According to The New York Times, "Terri Lesley, the former director of the Campbell County Public Library in Gillette, Wyo., filed a federal lawsuit in April for defamation and the violation of her civil rights against the county, its board of commissioners, the library board and individual members of both government boards. The lawsuit accused them of violating her First Amendment right to free speech, and of firing Ms. Lesley in a retaliatory and discriminatory way."

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) broke with President Donald Trump on Thursday over whether furloughed federal workers would receive back pay once the government reopens, according to a new report.

Axios reported on Thursday that Johnson supports paying furloughed workers back pay after the shutdown ends. Recently, Trump said some furloughed workers "don't deserve" to receive any missed payments.

Observers were stunned by a new report revealing President Donald Trump's plans to send about 200 American troops to Israel to support ceasefire monitoring operations in the war between Israel and Hamas.

The Associated Press reported on Thursday that "U.S. Central Command is going to establish a 'civil-military coordination center' in Israel that will help facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid as well as logistical and security assistance into the territory wracked by two years of war."

President Donald Trump's effort to send National Guard troops to curb crime suffered a setback on Thursday as a federal judge blocked the move for at least 14 days.

Trump sent National Guard troops to Chicago earlier this month, citing rampant crime and to aid federal immigration enforcement efforts. Trump called the U.S. city a "hellhole" of crime, even though police data showed significant decreases in violent crime. About 300 troops were federalized from the Illinois National Guard, and 200 troops were sent via the Texas National Guard.

Liberal analyst Cenk Uygur scoffed at MAGA pundit Dinesh D'Souza during a recent episode of "Piers Morgan Uncensored" over the peace deal President Donald Trump announced to end the war between Israel and Hamas.

Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed to the "first phase" of a peace deal in a Truth Social post on Wednesday. The 20-point plan involves Hamas returning all hostages and Israel withdrawing its troops from Gaza.

The Israeli government on Thursday approved the framework for the "first phase" of the peace deal President Donald Trump announced this week.

Trump announced on Wednesday that all sides had agreed to the "first phase" of a 20-point plan that could see all hostages held by Hamas released by early next week. Israel's government voted on Thursday to officially approve of the plan.

A private call among House Republicans has exposed cracks developing within Speaker Mike Johnson's strategy for handling the ongoing government shutdown.

MSNBC.com reported that at least three Republicans pushed back during a GOP caucus phone call on Thursday when they discussed the House not coming back into session again next week.