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Justice John Roberts demands swift response from Jack Smith to Trump's immunity claim

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has given special counsel Jack Smith a week to file a motion explaining why former President Donald Trump should not have presidential immunity for election subversion crimes.

On Monday, Trump asked the high court to pause an appeals court ruling that said he did not have immunity from prosecution.

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Anti-vaxx Charlie Kirk says 'too much spike protein' caused Travis Kelce to shove coach

Right-wing podcast host Charlie Kirk blamed Travis Kelce's angry moment at the Super Bowl on the COVID-19 vaccine.

Kirk reflected on Kelce's behavior at Super Bowl LVIII on his Monday radio program. The star tight end was accused of having a meltdown after his team, the Kansas City Chiefs, suffered a fumble.

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'He is the problem': Nikki Haley shreds 'unhinged chaos' created by Trump

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said the U.S. could expect "unhinged chaos" if Donald Trump is allowed to win the GOP primary.

During an interview on Fox News, Haley responded to Trump's attack on her deployed husband. She said people who defended Trump — like Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) — were "disgusting."

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Giuliani lashes out at Super Bowl for 'insulting' him with the Black National Anthem

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said that he was personally insulted after what's known as "The Black National Anthem" was scheduled to be performed at the Super Bowl.

On Giuliani's Sunday WABC radio program, co-host Maria Ryan said she had a "beef" with the NFL.

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'A girl can dream': Newsmax guest expects Taylor Swift to perform at Trump's inauguration

A right-wing pundit insisted there was a chance that Taylor Swift could perform at Donald Trump's inauguration if he is re-elected as president.

Turning Point USA ambassador Debra Lea made the suggestion during a Sunday discussion about Swift on Newsmax.

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Nikki Haley forgets 9/11 attack date moments after calling for presidential mental tests

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley seemed to forget the date of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, moments after calling for mental fitness tests for presidential candidates.

During a Sunday interview on CBS, Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan noted that Haley was pushing the cognitive tests.

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'Thankfully, I wasn't in charge': James Comer drives bus over GOP for failed impeachment

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) declined to defend his Republican colleagues after a failed impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

During a Sunday interview on Fox News, host Maria Bartiromo reflected on the failed impeachment effort.

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'You're all afraid of him': Fox News host corners Tom Cotton for bowing down to Trump

Fox News host Shannon Bream confronted Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) about Donald Trump's "brainwashing" of the Republican Party.

During an interview on Fox News Sunday, Bream pointed to a recent Politico report about Trump's power to kill border legislation.

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'Very clear and very focused': Robert Hur's assessment of Biden destroyed by Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised President Joe Biden's mental acuity after special counsel Robert Hur questioned it.

During an interview on ABC's This Week program, host Jonathan Karl noted that Hur had described Biden as an elderly man with a poor memory.

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CNN panel bursts out laughing after Jake Tapper cuts off Trump's rambling speech

A CNN panel burst into laughter on Thursday after anchor Jake Tapper cut off Donald Trump's rambling speech.

Following Supreme Court oral arguments in a Colorado ballot access case, Trump held a press conference outside his Mar-a-Lago resort.

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'Get the truth': Marjorie Taylor Greene gushes 'praise' over Tucker Carlson and Putin

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) offered "praise" for Tucker Carlson because she said he interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin "just to get the truth out" about the war on Ukraine.

"But what's happening with that war and the numbers that you're speaking of is a true, unbelievable tragedy on a massive proportion," Greene told right-wing podcast host Steve Bannon on Thursday. "And to think that our tax dollars were spent on basically just grinding down an entire generation of Ukrainian men, no wonder they don't want to serve."

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'They really hate me': Trump rants about Colorado ballot case as SCOTUS hears arguments

Former President Donald Trump blamed people in Colorado who "really hate" him as the U.S. Supreme Court was hearing arguments on a case that could remove him from the state's ballot.

Trump spoke on Thursday before the nation's high court was set to hear oral arguments in a case that could see him disqualified from the ballot because he allegedly participated in an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Charges dropped against students accused of distributing fake Daily Northwestern page

CHICAGO — Cook County prosecutors on Wednesday dropped charges against two Northwestern students amid controversy over the decision to pursue a criminal case against them for allegedly circulating a fake page of the student newspaper to protest the school stance on the crisis in Gaza and Israel.

The charging decision, as well as the newspaper’s parent company’s pursuit of a complaint, attracted harsh criticism from students, professors and community members, who blasted the move as an example of over-policing of Black students and an effort to silence pro-Palestinian voices.