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A lawyer for a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent complained this week when his client was subjected to an unannounced arrest in Minnesota after refusing for months to agree to extradition from Texas, where he was protected by Gov. Greg Abbott (R).

Defense attorney Daniel Gerdts lashed out at Minnesota officials on Thursday, after Christian Castro appeared in Hennepin County District Court on state charges that he shot a Venezuelan immigrant and then lied about it while working as an ICE agent in Minneapolis during President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

Far-right internet personality Candace Owens is unimpressed with the current state of Turning Point USA, the right-wing student program founded by the late Charlie Kirk.

Tensions spilled into the open on Thursday, after TPUSA Deputy Director Nikkelle Hudak-Cardoso posted a video of an assembly at a school in Nampa, Idaho.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and journalist Mehdi Hasan traded accusations of bigotry, dishonesty, and drunkenness during a chaotic debate on “Piers Morgan Uncensored.”

During the Thursday segment, Mace accused Hasan of being “jihad-adjacent” and questioned whether he respected women before Hasan confronted her over remarks she has made about Muslim Americans.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) admitted her life can be “lonely” after a TMZ reporter confronted her to her face about the “outlandish” things she says — a description the MAGA lawmaker immediately rejected.

The moment unfolded Thursday during a brief outside interview, where Mace was asked whether she might ever date a Democrat — and revealed that she already had the opportunity.

MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace was aghast on Thursday's edition of "Deadline: White House" as Trump escalates his threats against Canada, seeking a closer partnership with the European Union — and Canada going for it anyway.

"I think ... the way it translates to voters, especially Republican voters, is the stench of weakness," Wallace told guest Cornell Belcher. "We have never looked so weak, being isolated. And I say this with a little bit of experience from my time in government: people care a lot about the national security implications. But the association of standing alone is something that all voters internalize and dislike, and it makes people feel frightened, and it makes America look weak."

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was repeatedly thwarted during a speech critical of childhood vaccines by a reading lamp that kept falling from the podium and resisting his efforts to operate it, often drawing laughter from the friendly audience.

Kennedy delivered the address Thursday afternoon at the Grand Hyatt Washington, where Children's Health Defense held a one-day conference, according to the group. The group is the anti-vaccine organization Kennedy co-founded and chaired until 2024, and the speech was his first at one of its events since he became health secretary.

Democrats have gained a surprising advantage over Republicans on the economy and other financial concerns in competitive House districts likely to determine control of Congress, according to new polling.

Voters in those districts report trusting Democrats more to handle the economy, inflation, gas prices, international trade and corruption, the Cook Political Report found. Immigration was the only major issue included in the comparison that Republicans maintained an advantage.

TOPEKA — Attorney General Kris Kobach doesn’t plan to request an endorsement from President Donald Trump in the November general election.

Kobach is running for reelection against Democratic nominee Chris Mann, an attorney and former police officer who lost to Kobach in 2022.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) confirmed on Thursday that he won't be voting for Bo French, the embattled GOP candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner.

"He's an embarrassment to the Republican Party, and he's going to drag the whole ticket down because of his racist comments," Cornyn told Ramsey Touchberry of the Washington Examiner. Asked whether he will vote for his Democratic opponent, state Rep. Jon Rosenthal, Cornyn said he wasn't sure, and "I may just leave it blank."

American-made boots issued to U.S. Marines began falling apart within days during training in the Arctic, forcing some troops from the field and leaving commanders scrambling for replacements.

The failures occurred in Norway as Marines prepared for Cold Response 2026, a massive exercise intended to “showcase how U.S. forces could operate alongside other NATO countries,” Newsweek reported Thursday.