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Former Republican operative Steve Schmidt called for a wholesale purge of Trump administration officials involved in recent controversies, specifically targeting ICE agents trained under President Donald Trump's accelerated program.

During an episode of "The Warning," Schmidt characterized Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, as "irredeemable" and argued that all agents who completed Trump's 47-day training program and received badges and weapons should be dismissed.

Political analysts Sam Stein and Ben Parker mocked an extraordinarily prolonged standing ovation at the end of President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency speech, during which he unveiled his "Ratepayer Protection Pledge."

During an episode of the "Bulwark Takes," Stein described Trump's rambling address as "classically Trump," mixing ratepayer protection policy with references to baseball player Shohei Ohtani and Iran.

President Donald Trump threw a profanity-laden temper tantrum in the Oval Office over his failure to end the Iran war, an inside source reported.

Late Thursday night, Trump called Iranian leaders "scumbags" and "lunatics" while "unleashing a series of expletives," according to The Wall Street Journal.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the Saudi nuclear deal Thursday, claiming it prioritizes American companies and workers while putting "America first."

When pressed about why Saudi Arabia receives a civilian nuclear deal and Iran doesn't, Leavitt stated the agreement "gives priority access for American companies and the Saudi nuclear energy program, which will ultimately benefit American industry workers and supply chain."

President Donald Trump urged tech companies Thursday to convince local communities to accept AI data centers.

"You have to convince your communities how great these things are. You can't fight it. You have to go with it," the President said.

Republican-led Ohio and Georgia are challenging the Trump administration's fraud crackdown in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

The states argue the USDA inspector general's methodology is fundamentally flawed, Politico reports.

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY), a veteran, called out President Donald Trump on Thursday, dubbing his administration "an absolute clown car" over the escalating Iran war.

Speaking to MeidasTouch, Ryan argued the administration lacks any coherent strategy for the conflict, resulting in mounting American casualties.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is failing to meet White House expectations four months into his tenure, facing criticism for making major policy decisions without explicit presidential approval.

The breaking point came when Mullin unilaterally ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents nationwide to halt vehicle stops following fatal shootings in Texas and Maine, a decision announced without White House consultation, reported NBC NEWS.

President Donald Trump threw a curveball at Saudi Arabia.

According to The Washington Post, Trump added a bombshell condition in a supposedly finalized civil nuclear agreement with the Middle Eastern nation. As of Thursday morning, it now requires the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel and join the Abraham Accords to receive U.S. nuclear technology.

A Secret Service member of the Vice Presidential Protective Division faces potential criminal inquiry for allegedly leaking information about Vice President J.D. Vance.

The leak involved the security detail's mockery merchandise, according to CNN sources and Daily Beast reports.

Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), appointed to fill her late brother Lindsey Graham's South Carolina seat with President Donald Trump's endorsement, faces fierce backlash from MAGA supporters over a $100 donation to state Sen. Katrina Shealy, who opposed abortion restrictions.

The newly sworn senator attempted damage control on social media, declaring, "As a mother, I know that welcoming children into this world is God's greatest gift," according to the Daily Beast.

President Donald Trump's $10 billion BBC defamation lawsuit threatens to expose his repeated legal losses to attorney and former special counsel Jack Smith during sealed grand jury proceedings.

The BBC filed a reply brief Wednesday, asking Chief Judge James Boasberg to unseal rulings from the Smith investigation in which courts uniformly rejected Trump's attempts to shield witnesses from testifying under presidential executive privilege.

One of President Donald Trump's latest jokes drew criticism from CNN panelists.

During Wednesday's Georgia rally at a high school in Marietta, Georgia, a wealthy Atlanta suburb, Trump claimed Democrats invented the term "affordability." He also said, before his first press conference, he had never heard the word.