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Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang received the maximum 10-day contempt sentence under Tennessee law Thursday after being removed from a bond hearing for Dalton Eatherly, a white livestreamer known as "Chud the Builder" charged with attempted murder, according to NBC News.

Judge H. Reid Poland III ordered Lang removed after he attempted to speak despite being told he had no speaking role.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared to run away Friday when reporters asked about President Donald Trump's $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund."

DeSantis broke into a sprint up stairs to exit onto the street.

Virginia Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi published an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Friday criticizing Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) for xenophobic and anti-Muslim remarks targeting Virginia state Sen. Saddam Salim, an immigrant from Bangladesh who authored gun violence prevention legislation.

Clyde's social media post called for denaturalizing and deporting Salim, claiming immigrants with beliefs incompatible with the Constitution endanger the country.

Tulsi Gabbard resigned as Director of National Intelligence on Friday after months of pressure from President Donald Trump, with her last day set for June 30.

In her resignation letter, published by Fox News, Gabbard cited her husband Abraham's recent diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer, stating she could not ask him to face the battle alone and maintain the demanding position. However, the departure follows months of reports indicating Trump wanted her gone due to internal friction.

Political analyst David Pakman reacted Thursday to video footage of President Donald Trump freezing during a softball question from reporters, ahead of his Coast Guard Academy commencement address.

Trump appeared confused when discussing the Afghanistan troop withdrawal, incorrectly attributing 13 service member deaths to former President Barack Obama when the withdrawals actually occurred under President Joe Biden in 2023.

White House adviser Kurt Olsen attempted to ban Dominion Voting Systems machines used in more than half of U.S. states and their territories by asking the Commerce Department to declare their components national security risks, according to Reuters reporting.

The plan would have effectively removed the machines before the midterms in November.

Anderson Cooper criticized CBS News head Bari Weiss during his "60 Minutes" exit interview published Sunday.

According to media watchdog Status, Weiss was not given advance notice of Cooper's remarks.

Sarah Kellen, 46, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime personal assistant, testified before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday, saying she was repeatedly raped and abused by Epstein. She also provided lawmakers with names of three previously unknown alleged offenders.

Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) described her testimony as "by far the most substantive and productive interview," after the closed-door hearing took place, according to Capitol Hill correspondent Joe Khalil.

Private text messages obtained by New York Magazine reveal Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) dismissing the Epstein files as a "nothing burger," mocking healthcare affordability concerns, and comparing an ICE-killed nurse to Kyle Rittenhouse.

In January texts to staffers, Fetterman questioned how healthcare could be affordable, writing, "How should it cost? Free?"

Ashley St. Clair, a former MAGA influencer who has renounced her past rhetoric, claims Tesla CEO Elon Musk told her he knew President Donald Trump won the 2024 election hours before the Associated Press called it at 5:34 a.m. ET on Nov. 6.

St. Clair alleges Musk possesses "real-time data" on elections through secretive satellite technology.

After analyzing the Justice Department's files, veteran journalist Alisa Valdes-Rodríguez concluded Jeffrey Epstein's advanced communications infrastructure is tied to U.S. intelligence.

Valdes-Rodríguez identified military-grade technology at Epstein's Zorro Ranch compound in New Mexico, including a "private microwave communications link" still maintained by current owner Don Huffines, an ally of President Donald Trump, according to her Substack.

Vice President JD Vance awkwardly sidestepped questions on Tuesday about President Donald Trump's financial disclosures showing stock trades in companies Trump publicly promoted at White House events and on Truth Social, sometimes including ticker symbols encouraging purchases.

A reporter highlighted the contradiction between the administration's anti-corruption messaging and Trump apparently enriching himself through stock manipulation while possessing access to nonpublic information as president.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) engaged in a heated confrontation with Attorney General Todd Blanche Tuesday during a Senate Appropriations hearing over the Department of Justice, or DOJ's, anti-weaponization fund and whether a pardoned child molester could receive compensation.

Van Hollen pressed Blanche about a Trump pardon recipient who allegedly molested two children after receiving clemency and promised the victims money he expected from the DOJ fund. When demanding that Blanche commit to excluding the individual from payouts, Van Hollen was met with a combative response.