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Attorney General Pam Bondi inadvertently released a 2023 Jack Smith memo establishing President Donald Trump possessed classified documents pertinent to his business interests, according to Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD).

The memo argued, "establishing a motive for retaining them."

Photographs from former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's meeting with Guyana's president showed Corey Lewandowski seated beside her, reigniting scrutiny over their long-rumored relationship. Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell clarified that the Guyana trip was scheduled before her demotion in her DHS capacity, not as a State Department function.

While both Noem and Lewandowski deny romantic involvement, Lewandowski reportedly controlled much of the DHS during her tenure.

An email from AI researcher Joscha Bach to Jeffrey Epstein, largely overlooked in the released files, reveals how people in Epstein's network acknowledged his crimes while continuing relationships with him.

Bach became financially dependent on Epstein after moving to MIT in 2013, and eventually had Epstein pay his $6,500 monthly rent, school tuition, and travel expenses.

Former National Security Council and State Department staffer Emily Horne warned that the Trump administration is orchestrating a coordinated messaging campaign to blame military leadership for Iran war failures.

Speaking to The New Republic, Horne characterized leaked videos and press stories as "White House plants" designed to shift responsibility from President Donald Trump's decision-making to alleged military intelligence failures. She argued the administration is creating a narrative suggesting Trump lacks reliable information from military leaders rather than acknowledging poor strategic choices.

American Immigration Council senior fellow Aaron Reichlin-Melnick reacted Thursday to allegations that a Maryland homeowner may face felony charges after calling ICE on Guatemalan contractors to avoid paying a $10,000 roof repair bill.

According to video documentation, the woman hired the workers and waited until completion to contact immigration authorities to detain them. Live video footage showed ICE agents surrounding the workers, who expressed shock in Spanish while the homeowner was filmed "tidying up the house."

A newly released 2023 progress memo from former Special Counsel Jack Smith revealed that investigators established a motive for Donald Trump's alleged retention of classified documents: protecting his business interests.

Although Trump's 37 felony counts were dismissed in 2024, the memo states, "Trump possessed classified documents pertinent to his business interests — establishing a motive for retaining them."

Former Trump administration official Miles Taylor warned Wednesday that President Donald Trump and his staff should "lawyer up" amid an explosion of corruption allegations.

Taylor highlighted three major developments: the Justice Department produced "essentially zero evidence" in its criminal probe of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, evidence emerged that Trump's classified document mishandling may have been motivated by business interests, and mysterious trading patterns raised insider trading suspicions within Trump's orbit.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) threatened Wednesday to derail DHS funding negotiations, rejecting Democratic demands requiring judicial warrants before immigration enforcement agents raid homes.

Speaking on CNBC, Jordan dismissed the warrant requirement as "crazy" and described Democratic demands as "stupid," lacking "common sense."

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday for stating the administration would "negotiate with bombs" in the Iran war, arguing the rhetoric meets the definition of terrorism.

Jones noted the Trump administration had been inconsistent about war objectives, initially claiming to target Iran's nuclear program and missiles before President Donald Trump later stated the goal was regime change.

The Republican Party faces a potential breaking point over an anticipated Pentagon request for $200 billion to fund the Iran war, according to Slate writer Jim Newell.

The funding demand will force Republicans to find offsetting budget cuts at a critical time and months before the midterm elections, when party control of Congress hangs in the balance.

President Donald Trump received a stern rejection Wednesday when Iranian officials dismissed his administration's 15-point plan to end the month-long war, according to Axios reporter Barak Ravid.

The New York Times reported the Trump administration had sent the peace proposal Tuesday night, with CNBC confirming Iran received it. However, Iranian state television announced on Wednesday that Tehran rejected the plan through mediators.

Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) recounted an encounter with a TSA agent at a Charlotte checkpoint during the partial government shutdown when agents weren't being paid.

Harris said he thanked the agent, who didn't recognize him as a congressman.

The Trump administration allocated tens of millions of dollars to police departments for mass deportation enforcement, including per-arrest incentive payments for processing unaccompanied migrant children, according to leaked ICE financial documents obtained by journalist Ken Klippenstein.

An internal ledger reveals the administration is converting local police into a "decentralized immigration army" through deputization payments, transportation reimbursements, salary supplements, and arrest-based bonuses.