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Ryan Fournier, co-founder and chairman of Students for Trump, was arrested early Tuesday in Washington D.C. on domestic violence charges, marking his second assault accusation in less than two years.

The Metropolitan Police Department charged Fournier with simple assault and attempted threats to do bodily harm, following an incident Monday night at the Apartments at CityCenter.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reiterated Thursday his threat to withdraw Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, agents from airports in sanctuary cities that restrict local police cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

When asked if this would halt international flights to major hubs like Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York, Mullin said the Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, wouldn't halt flights but "won't be able to process them because we won't have officers there."

The Department of Justice's, or DOJ, decision to investigate writer E. Jean Carroll, who successfully proved President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, has drawn criticism from DOJ insiders and legal experts.

Reporter Ken Dilanian characterized the potential perjury case as "the latest example of Donald Trump's Justice Department retribution campaign" targeting political enemies. He noted the pattern of criminal investigations against Trump's adversaries is unprecedented and deeply concerning within the DOJ.

Right-wing journalist John Solomon predicted Thursday, outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard will make a dramatic exit by releasing evidence claiming to prove foreign interference in the 2020 election.

Solomon, who works closely with Gabbard on declassifications, spoke with Bannon on the "War Room" podcast.

Vice President JD Vance cancelled a scheduled speaking event in Denver Thursday afternoon.

The cancelation was abrupt and Vance provided no explanation, according to Denver's GOP announcement on social media, Axios reported.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's son, Philip Alito, has been working as a political appointee attorney at the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of the General Counsel since the early months of President Donald Trump's second administration, raising serious conflict of interest concerns.

According to reports by NOTUS, Philip Alito's presence was treated as something close to a government secret.

Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" series finale drew 6.7 million viewers, while Byron Allen's replacement program "Comics Unleashed" attracted only 995,000 in its debut on CBS.

The stark ratings disparity underscores the challenge of replacing Colbert, whose show ended following alleged pressure from President Donald Trump on the network's parent company, according to Nielsen data and reports by The Daily Beast. Although CBS cited financial reasons for the cancellation, Colbert and political analysts have suggested Trump's criticism drove the decision.

During the 2026 Mackinac Policy Conference, hosted in Michigan, former Vice President Mike Pence disclosed he and President Donald Trump rarely communicate.

Pence was asked by local news anchor Roop Raj, "When's the last time you picked up the phone and said, 'Hi, President Trump, it's Mike?'"

Cracks are forming in the MAGA-linked "Freedom 250" festival.

Marketed as a celebration of America's 250th anniversary, artists in the lineup are now withdrawing due to the event's increasingly politicized direction.

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt explained he shares some policy ideas with President Donald Trump — but argued he differs significantly on immigration enforcement.

While both former reality TV stars appeal to similar constituencies with tough-on-crime platforms, Pratt explicitly opposes ICE raids at restaurants and stores, he said. He told Vanity Fair, "I don't want ICE here but I want to get the murderers and rapists out."

President Donald Trump spent roughly 10 minutes of a high-stakes cabinet meeting Wednesday discussing his Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation project, instead of focusing on delicate Iran war negotiations.

"From 1922 on, it really never worked," Trump told cabinet members, mistakingly referring to the the pool as a "reflecting lake," and an embarrassment, according to NPR.

Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright confronted right-wing activist Terry Schilling on CNN after Schilling attacked Democratic candidate James Talarico, calling him unelectable against scandal-plagued Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Schilling dismissed the idea that Texas could turn blue, citing conservative demographics and Christian values, and then used gender-coded language to mock Talarico's vegan diet and Austin teaching background.

FBI Director Kash Patel fired Deputy Assistant Director Emily Morales last Friday, escorting her out by security in what FBI sources describe as part of an ongoing politically motivated purge of nonpartisan agents who drew disfavor from President Donald Trump and Republicans.

Morales' apparent offense was her involvement in investigating James Hodgkinson, who opened fire on a Republican congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia in June 14, 2017, according to reporting by MS NOW.