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President Donald Trump’s approval rating has cratered to its lowest point yet, with a new AP-NORC poll showing Americans sharply rejecting his handling of the economy and immigration—two issues central to his political brand. Economic approval has plunged to just 31%, the lowest of his presidency, while overall job approval has dipped to 36%, signaling growing frustration even among some Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms. Social media reactions ranged from disbelief to mockery as the numbers underscored a deepening public dissatisfaction with Trump’s leadership.

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During a heated House hearing, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was pushed to apologize after Rep. Seth Magaziner highlighted veterans harmed by ICE actions — including a Navy veteran whose wife has been jailed for months over decades-old minor offenses. Confronted directly by the veteran in the room, Noem offered thanks for his service but defended the department’s actions, fueling further criticism of her leadership.

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MS NOW’s Mika Brzezinski balked on-air after a Washington Post report revealed Donald Trump openly admitted at a sparsely attended Pennsylvania rally that he had used a vulgar slur to describe certain foreign countries—a phrase he previously denied using. Brzezinski, refusing to repeat the word, noted that Trump’s admission contradicts years of pushback against earlier reporting that he used the insult to refer to Haiti, El Salvador, and multiple African nations.

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Rep. Bennie Thompson sharply confronted DHS Secretary Kristi Noem during a nationally televised hearing over which administration approved the asylum of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in D.C. Noem repeatedly credited the Biden administration’s vetting process, frustrating Thompson, who pressed her to acknowledge any Trump-era involvement. When Noem deflected, Thompson turned to National Counterterrorism Center official Joe Kent, highlighting the tense standoff over accountability for a high-profile security failure.

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Hollywood actress Amanda Seyfried refused to apologize for calling the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk hateful, despite backlash following a Utah university shooting. In a defiant interview, she said her comment reflected her opinion based on reality and actual statements, framing it as a matter of free expression. Seyfried also criticized the political right, including President Donald Trump, and insisted she would not back down.

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Donald Trump lashed out on Truth Social Thursday, demanding Senate Majority Leader John Thune end the blue slip process that he claims is blocking his judicial and U.S. attorney nominees. Trump called the practice a scam and accused Democrats — and compliant Republicans — of preventing the confirmation of qualified conservatives, framing it as both unfair and unconstitutional.

The Blue Slip process is a Senate tradition used in the confirmation of federal judges which sees a form sent by the Senate Judiciary Committee to the two home-state senators of a federal judicial nominee, asking for their approval before the nomination proceeds.

A federal judge ordered Donald Trump to end his takeover of the California National Guard, rejecting his claim that the deployment was needed to protect immigration agents. Former prosecutor Glenn Kirschner said the ruling essentially told Trump to “get your damn hands off” the Guard, marking yet another court rebuke of the administration’s attempts to seize state control.

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Anti-Trump GOP pollster Sarah Longwell warned on MS NOW that Donald Trump’s desperate attempts to deny an affordability crisis — including his bizarre Pennsylvania speech at which he told Americans they “don’t need dolls or pencils” — are backfiring spectacularly. Voters across parties, she said, now overwhelmingly blame Trump’s own tariffs and economic choices for rising prices, with even his supporters expressing frustration that costs keep climbing under a president who promised relief on “day one.” Longwell argued mounting “buyer’s remorse” has become Trump’s most dangerous vulnerability, as Americans watch him focus on billionaires, ballrooms and excuses while their grocery bills skyrocket — and conclude he owns the mess entirely.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson barely muscled the annual defense bill through the chamber after caving to GOP hardliners — and now they’re openly warning they’ll blow up the next government funding measure if he wavers. Axios reports Johnson promised votes on banning congressional stock trades, blocking a Federal Reserve digital currency, and advancing a far-right bill restricting gender-affirming care, along with a separate pledge from Secretary of State Marco Rubio to target NGO funds in Afghanistan. With another shutdown threat looming and a pivotal vote on ACA subsidies coming soon, Johnson’s shaky deal has only deepened the GOP’s own internal chaos, according to the report.

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A blistering new column argues the president’s latest 500-word Truth Social meltdown — meant to defend his health and mental sharpness — instead exposes how deeply he's slipping into a world of his own making. The Daily Beast’s Michael Ian Black says the rambling post should be “Exhibit A” in any push to invoke the 25th Amendment, blasting the president’s boastful claims about cognitive tests and describing his mental state as detached from reality. As GOP unrest grows over policy failures and sinking polls, the piece portrays a White House in denial and a president unraveling in real time.

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Rep. Jim Jordan set off alarms inside the House GOP this week after reportedly warning colleagues that Republicans still lack a coherent health care plan — and risk watching moderates force a vote that preserves Affordable Care Act subsidies without any conservative reforms. According to Punchbowl’s Jake Sherman, Jordan’s blunt admission sparked “ears perking up” across the room as he urged the party to craft a plan before they lose control of the issue. Speaker Mike Johnson has promised at least one health care vote this year, but the internal scramble underscores how divided Republicans remain on a policy they’ve spent a decade trying — and failing — to replace.

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Former GOP strategist Mike Murphy slammed Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally as “low-energy” and a clear sign the president is “fading.” Speaking on his Hacks on Tap podcast, Murphy noted that Trump’s meandering remarks and apparent confusion highlighted declining cognitive sharpness, reinforcing concerns about his health. What was meant to showcase economic leadership instead underscored a president struggling to maintain his once-commanding presence, he said.

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Vice President JD Vance joked about banning the numbers “six” and “seven” on X, poking fun at a viral meme that has swept schools and social media. The meme, inspired by the 2025 song Doot Doot (6 7) and popularized through clips of basketball star LeMelo Ball, had Vance’s own five-year-old repeating the numbers obsessively during church, he said. Vance called for a “narrow exception to the First Amendment,” while lamenting the bewildering nature of modern viral trends.

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