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'Going to make everything worse': Newsmax guest goes off-script on Trump's bill

Pediatrician Fred Rivara surprised Newsmax hosts Katrina Szish and Bob Brooks after he said President Donald Trump's so-called One Big Beautiful Bill would "make everything worse."

Rivara made the remarks Tuesday after the network invited him to discuss his study, which found that children's health outcomes in the U.S. have deteriorated since 2007.

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'I feel used!' Watch MAGA influencer's full-blown meltdown over Epstein files

MAGA influencer Jack Posobiec vented rage at the Trump administration after Attorney General Pam Bondi seemed to wash her hands of files on accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

At a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, a reporter asked Bondi if Epstein worked for an intelligence agency.

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Trump loses it at Epstein question: 'Are people still talking about this guy?'

President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter for asking a question about the release of files on alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that did not include a promised client list.

At a Tuesday cabinet meeting, one reporter asked Attorney General Pam Bondi about "some lingering mysteries" around Epstein.

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'A depraved lie': Karoline Leavitt lashes out at Dems blaming Trump after flood

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt alleged that Democrats had blamed President Donald Trump for the recent deadly flooding in Texas.

During Monday's White House press conference, Leavitt lashed out at Trump's critics.

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'It's a win-win': Mike Lindell uses Texas flood to sell pillows

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell suggested that donations to Texas flood victims should be redirected to the purchase of his products.

Lindell reacted to the recent flood deaths in a Monday appearance on Steve Bannon's War Room program.

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'What in the hell happened?' Bannon blasts DOJ over Epstein announcement

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon signaled outrage at President Donald Trump's Justice Department after officials suddenly declared that Jeffrey Epstein did not have a "client list."

Bannon reacted to the news on Monday during his War Room podcast.

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'Allows things to happen': Ted Cruz blames God for Texas flood deaths

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) suggested God had allowed more than 80 people to die after historic flooding hit Texas.

During a Monday interview on Real America's Voice, host David Brody asked Cruz why "God doesn't make sense" in light of the flooding deaths.

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'Can't wrap my head around it': Kristi Noem admits trouble dealing with TX flood

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem admitted that she struggled to deal with the recent historic flooding in Texas that left over 80 people dead.

During a Monday interview on Fox & Friends, Noem said she turned to God to help her understand the emergency.

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'Not the day': GOP senator warns Dems complaining about cuts to weather agencies

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) lashed out at Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) after he noted that cuts to agencies like the National Weather Service could leave communities unprepared for catastrophic events.

In a Sunday morning interview, Castro reflected on recent flooding in Texas that left more than 70 people dead.

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Chris Christie claims 'people don't feel climate change' after floods hit Texas

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) argued that "people don't feel" climate change after historic flooding left more than 50 people dead in Texas.

During a Sunday panel discussion on ABC, Democratic strategist Donna Brazile told Christie that Republicans only made short-term gains by killing climate change initiatives with President Donald Trump's recent spending bill.

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'Families deserve better!' Reporter shames official fleeing presser after flood

Dalton Rice, the city manager of Kerrville, was called out by a reporter after he fled from a press conference about the deadly floods in Texas.

On Sunday, officials in Kerrville offered scant details about the flooding that left more than 50 people dead. Rice said he was ending the press conference after the second question.

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Pundit calls out Fox News: 'We're using this segment to carry water for Trump'

Fox News pundit Lucy Caldwell slammed the network for using a segment on the Republican budget bill "to carry water for Donald Trump."

During a Sunday panel discussion, Fox News host Howard Kurtz noted that Trump had threatened to deport former DOGE administrator Elon Musk after the two billionaires clashed over the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill.

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'Truth is not democracy': Trump official dismisses facts on GOP megabill

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett dismissed experts' dire predictions about President Donald Trump's so-called One Big Beautiful Bill by insisting that "truth" and "science" were not the same as democracy.

"There's a consensus that this bill adds tremendously to the deficit. I know that you are so familiar with these numbers," CBS host Weijia Jiang told Hassett in a Sunday interview. "The Yale Budget Lab estimates it will add $3 trillion to the debt. The Tax Foundation says $3 trillion. This tax portion of the bill could also add $3 trillion to the deficit."

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