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The Trump administration will reportedly drop an investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell that has drawn bipartisan criticism.

President Donald Trump pushed for an investigation into cost overruns on an office renovation project after the Federal Reserve declined to yield to his demand that interest rates be lowered. The probe focused on alleged false statements Powell made to Congress about the renovations.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued that his so-called Department of War should win the Nobel Peace Prize every year after initiating a military conflict in Iran that has caused death and destabilized the world's oil supply.

During a press conference on Friday, TMZ asked Hegseth what he felt while carrying out "this extreme level of violence."

Podcaster Joe Rogan suggested that Americans would revolt if President Donald Trump attempted to use the war in Iran as an excuse to serve an illegal third term as president.

During a Thursday interview with Australian comedian James Donald Forbes McCann, Rogan pointed out that many Israelis wanted to try Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust despite ongoing military operations.

U.S. border czar Tom Homan at a right-wing Turning Point USA event faced questions about immigration agents killing Minnesota resident Alex Pretti.

At a TPUSA event on Thursday, host Benny Johnson invited members of the audience to ask Homan questions. One young man demanded "accountability" for Pretti's killing.

Pro-MAGA news network Real America's Voice pulled the plug on host Gina Loudon after she blamed the rising costs of fuel on President Donald Trump's war in Iran.

On Thursday, co-host David Brody asked Loudon to comment on Trump's decision to order the U.S. military to fire on small Iranian boats, possibly breaking a fragile ceasefire agreement.

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao once feared that "witchcraft" was taking over the country and called himself "African American" because he lived in Africa for a period.

After Secretary of the Navy John Phelan was fired this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promoted Cao to fill the position temporarily despite controversial comments uncovered by FactPost. The report included allegations that the Vietnamese-American once asked for a KKK mask with slits cut where eye holes would be.

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) touted President Donald Trump's naval blockade of Iran because he said it was "literally starving" the people of the country.

In an interview with Newsmax host Ed Henry this week, Marshall argued that the U.S. military was "locked and loaded" after Trump suggested to CNBC that he was willing to begin bombing Iran again if negotiations failed.

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon flew into a rage after Virginia voters approved a redistricting referendum that is likely to benefit Democrats in the midterm elections.

During his Wednesday War Room broadcast, Bannon blamed Republican consultants for the loss.

Fox News host Lara Trump took a subtle shot at her sister-in-law, Ivanka Trump, for offering the most "unsolicited advice" in the family.

"What she's got, I feel like she wants to help," Lara Trump told White House insider Katie Miller on a podcast this week. "Like she always means so well."

LindellTV reporter Alison Steinberg got an earful from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) after she pressed her for details about her finances.

While Omar was waiting outside an elevator at the Capitol on Tuesday, Steinberg approached the lawmaker about "discrepancies" on her financial disclosures.

U.S. pardon attorney Ed Martin argued that Washington, D.C., DEI policies were to blame after he refused to comply with an arrest warrant for Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL).

Last year, the Metropolitan Police responded to the report of a domestic assault at Mills' apartment. Although no arrest was made at the time, a warrant was later forwarded to the D.C. U.S. Attorney's office, which Martin was leading.

Right-wing podcaster Shannon Joy concluded that President Donald Trump was a "predator" after speaking to former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) about her fallout with the commander-in-chief.

In a Tuesday interview with Joy, Greene recounted how Trump had attacked her after she pushed for the release of files on Jeffrey Epstein.