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'It's a no-no': Fox News reefer madness segment warns of 'lazy' potheads

Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy warned of "lazy" potheads during a segment on smoking marijuana.

During a Sunday Fox & Friends discussion about a Canadian study that linked marijuana use to schizophrenia, Duffy and Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier decried the "dangers of smoking."

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'You're laying down': Strategist blasts MSNBC's Joe Scarborough for 'accommodating' Trump

Joe Scarborough is "accommodating" Donald Trump and Elon Musk, a former GOP insider said Saturday.

Political strategist Steve Schmidt weighed in on his show, The Warning, saying the MSNBC "Morning Joe" host didn't do enough to stand up to two Republican lawmakers singing Musk's praises in a recent TV interview.

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School district warns parents of border patrol agents boarding buses for citizenship check

A Texas school district has sent a warning to parents that border patrol agents could be boarding school buses to check the citizenship status of students.

In a letter to parents on Wednesday, Alice ISD Superintendent Anysia Trevino said the checks could occur during "student travel for extracurricular activities, including sports, band, and other co-curricular events."

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'It's all good news': Karoline Leavitt whitewashes daily reports of Trump-era 'chaos'

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted the Trump administration was only experiencing "good news" — despite daily accusations of "chaos" and tragedies like a recent plane crash.

During a Thursday interview on Real America's Voice, host Charlie Kirk asked Leavitt how she could conduct press briefings without the large binder of notes used by her predecessors.

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'Playbook of McConnell': Steve Bannon complains that Dems are obstructing Trump nominees

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon sounded the alarm to his "War Room posse" as Democrats sought to slow the confirmations of President Donald Trump's nominees.

During his Thursday podcast, Bannon said Democrats were using tactics that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) deployed against then-President Barack Obama in 2009.

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'Paid for committing fraud?': Trump calls for CBS to 'lose its license' over old interview

Donald Trump early on Thursday morning resurrected a dead political beef from the 2024 election.

The president took to his own social media network, Truth Social, to air his grievances about a purported editing concern related to CBS and Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene blames 'crazy insane women' for push to ban Department of Education

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she was pushing to abolish the Department of Education because "crazy insane women" ruined it.

During a Thursday interview on Real America's Voice, Greene defended her legislation to defund America's federal education agency.

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'That's what I do': CNN anchor smacks down MAGA lawmaker's attempt to mock her

CNN host Brianna Keilar forced Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) to admit that some government employees should be allowed to work remotely as President Donald Trump's administration pushed to end the practice.

During a Wednesday interview on CNN, Keilar pointed out that many military spouses working from home were impacted by Trump's executive order pushing agencies to end telework.

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Karoline Leavitt: Trump made Gaza 'ethnic cleansing' proposal with 'humanitarian heart'

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt asserted that President Donald Trump had a "humanitarian heart" when he proposed taking over the Gaza Strip and relocating Palestinians — which has been called "ethnic cleansing" by experts.

During Wednesday's White House press briefing, NBC's Garrett Haake asked Leavitt about Trump's plan to take ownership of Gaza. The day before, Trump had said the U.S. aims to "own' Gaza, and that Palestinians needed to leave their homes.

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'Withhold judgment': Mike Johnson stammers as he says Trump's Gaza takeover was 'surprise'

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) struggled to explain President Donald Trump's proposed bid for a U.S. takeover of the Gaza Strip as he admitted that the notion came as a "surprise."

During a Republican leadership news conference on Wednesday, Johnson was asked about Trump's suggestion that U.S. troops could be used to take possession of the Gaza Strip and resettle Palestinians at another location.

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'It's a demolition site': Trump says Palestinians have 'no alternative' but to leave Gaza

President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that Palestinians had "no alternative" other than leaving Gaza, which he dubbed a "big pile of rubble."

In an Oval Office rant, Trump spoke about the aftermath of Israel's war in Gaza — and suggested the occupants would willingly leave.

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'What is happening here is illegal': Dem senator confronts security at USAID headquarters

Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) held a news conference outside the United States Agency for International Development headquarters and confirmed that security guards had been told not to let employees in the building after operations were halted under the guidance of billionaire Elon Musk, chair of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.

"About 20 years ago, when I first came to work for the federal government, I walked through these doors right behind me," Kim told reporters after trying to get into the building on Monday. "It was really tough today walking through these same doors 20-some years later only to see it shut down to employees."

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Trump admits 'Leon' Musk has access to fed payment system to fire people who are 'no good'

President Donald Trump again referred to Elon Musk as "Leon" while admitting that the billionaire chief of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has access to the U.S. payments system.

While signing executive orders to create a sovereign wealth fund, Trump was asked why Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Musk access to the federal payments system.

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