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Several former NFL players are calling out the White House for using their football footage in Trump administration videos promoting the Iran war without authorization, according to Washington Post reporting.

Kenny Bell discovered his Nebraska play featured in a White House montage set to AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" alongside military strikes, calling it disgusting and saying the association with bombing makes him sick. Former players Ray Lewis and Ed Reed were also included in the supercut, with Reed posting "I do not approve this message" on X. Mason Foster expressed shock at seeing his clips repurposed, stating the imagery trivializes serious conflict.

President Trump exploded in an Oval Office outburst after learning the Justice Department had abandoned efforts to sanction targeted law firms through executive orders, according to Wall Street Journal reporting citing people familiar with the matter.

Trump told officials "I never signed off on that," expressing fury over the decision made without his authorization.

A former senior Justice Department official accused the Trump administration of illegally dismantling the Community Relations Service, the DOJ's only office dedicated to preventing hate crimes and community violence.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, sent a scathing letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi Thursday demanding answers after receiving the protected disclosure.

MSNBC analyst David Rohde reported that Iran's military strategy is proving effective against an unprepared Pentagon under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. With U.S. military officials unable to protect oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran currently holds the advantage in the conflict.

Rohde expressed shock at Iran's effectiveness, stating the situation is shifting in Tehran's favor within the past 48 hours. Despite America's substantial naval presence, Rohde criticized the lack of aggressive military response, noting the U.S. has no answer to Iran's blockade of the critical shipping route. Iran's control over the Strait threatens 20 percent of the world's global energy supply.

MSNBC's Jen Psaki criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Wednesday for banning press photographers from Pentagon briefing rooms over photos his staff deemed unflattering, according to a Washington Post report.

Psaki highlighted the irony of Hegseth's press fixation during the 12th day of the Iran war, when he should focus on military operations. She noted Hegseth has previously accidentally posted classified war plans in a chat with no accountability and overseen national security officials checking Twitter during active military operations.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNN Thursday that President Donald Trump takes a long-term view and disregards short-term disruptions in global oil markets caused by the Iran war.

Wright stated Trump focuses on what's "best for the American people" and brings "safety to our troops" and "prosperity to the Middle East."

President Donald Trump claimed at a Kentucky rally that U.S. and Israeli military operations have "virtually destroyed Iran," and "we won," but CNN correspondent Nic Robertson's reporting from Kuwait contradicts the narrative.

Within hours of Trump's statements, Iran struck two oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and attacked locations across the Middle East. Robertson documented residential buildings blown apart, injured civilians, and multiple overnight attacks on Kuwait, including strikes on Kuwait International Airport.

President Trump was mocked by critics on Wednesday after claiming at a Kentucky campaign event that terminating the Iran Nuclear Deal prevented Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and made the world safer.

Trump stated the deal "gave them the right to have a nuclear weapon as of three years ago," and credited his swift termination with averting catastrophe. Political analysts and social media users quickly challenged the assertion.

An armed suspect was killed by security guards after driving his vehicle through the doors of a Detroit-area synagogue in Oakland County, Michigan.

Sheriff Michael Bouchard reported the suspect, who carried a rifle, drove into a hallway before being fatally shot during a confrontation with multiple armed security personnel on site. One security guard was hospitalized after being struck by the vehicle but is expected to recover. No other injuries were reported.

Joseph Mazzara, a key aide to former Department of Homeland Security head Kristi Noem, was removed from his DHS position following an internal power struggle. The Daily Beast reported Mazzara "emptied his office," and was "walked out of the building," by employees.

Insiders attributed his removal to tension with current leadership, with one source stating "Mazzara was very much in the Noem camp, and Rodney Scott can't stand him."

President Trump renewed his assault on Rep. Thomas Massie Wednesday through multiple Truth Social posts ahead of campaign stops in Massie's Kentucky district and Ohio.

Trump called Massie "the Republican Party's worst congressman ever," and "a complete and total disaster," lumping him with GOP critics Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, and Marjorie Taylor Greene as "misfits and losers."

Rep. James Comer sparked controversy during a Fox News appearance Tuesday when he revealed that the federal government ordered an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico to stop in 2019.

The 7,600-acre property was linked to multiple allegations against Epstein and associate Ghislaine Maxwell and was recently sold to Trump ally Don Huffines, a Texas Republican state representative. Comer told host Jesse Watters he supported renewed scrutiny of the ranch.

White House insiders revealed to Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Dawsey that President Trump is exploring an exit strategy from the Iran conflict despite lacking a formal plan.

Dawsey told CNN that Trump, facing rising oil prices, looming midterms, and public dissatisfaction, has no appetite for a prolonged war and seeks ways to message accomplishments before withdrawal. However, uncertainty remains about controlling events if Iran continues attacks after a U.S. departure.