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John Oliver dispels the belief that Florida is not destined for failure

After a knock on O.J. Simpson for having special insight into the Alex Murdaugh trial, HBO host John Oliver turned to his main story, which was Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and his tragic life as a melting snowflake in sunny Florida.

He began with the new ad that DeSantis is promoting, claiming that Florida is "proof that we're not destined for failure."

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Comedian makes MSNBC host cry with laughter over dead-on Trump and McConnell impersonations

A comedian's searingly accurate impersonations of Donald Trump and other politicians on Sunday had MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin laughing so hard he cried.

Matt Friend has gone viral on social media, grabbing some 800,000 followers and 2 million views mimicking Trump, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), among several other politicians and celebrities.

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Rick Wilson: Tucker Carlson is nothing more than a nihilist who doesn't care about anything

Fox News is in a predicament. If they report the truth, their viewership abandons them, and they lose money; if they lie, they get sued and lose money. It's a disaster of their own making, and it's putting the corporate overlords in a difficult position as their top "personality" generates the biggest profits off of lies.

That was the summary from The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson when speaking to the former lawyer of Donald Trump, Michael Cohen. In his "Mea Culpa" podcast, which drops each Monday morning at midnight, Cohen spoke to Wilson about the recent revelations about the business of Fox lies that have surfaced in depositions and documents in a defamation suit from Dominion Voting Systems.

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Former aides: DeSantis can’t win over Trump supporters — here’s why

Two former top aides to Donald Trump's White House revealed Sunday that they don't believe Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has what it takes to beat the former president for the Republican presidential nomination — and that it will largely come down to personality.

"I'm definitely worried about how strong" DeSantis will be in a campaign battle against the former president, Stephanie Grisham, former press secretary in the Trump administration, told Jim Acosta on CNN.

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Erin Brockovich: The government is lying to Ohioans about water safety in East Palestine after train disaster

Non-lawyer and clean water crusader Erin Brockovich spoke to TMZ when arriving home at LAX from Ohio and sounded the alarm about residents being lied to in Ohio.

"Residents are very frustrated," she said. "They're very concerned. I just got a text from one of the residents who have private wells and they confirmed it's contaminated. But they weren't too concerned it was a high level."

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Jill Biden calls competency tests for older politicians 'ridiculous'

First lady Dr. Jill Biden, in comments aired Sunday, shot down a call for "mandatory mental competency tests" for politicians over 75, calling it "ridiculous."

Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Republican Nikki Haley first proposed such a test last month when she announced her presidential candidacy.

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Joe Biden rips Ron DeSantis and bans on Black history during 'Bloody Sunday' speech

Standing at the edge of the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama to commemorate "Bloody Sunday," President Joe Biden attacked Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) without even mentioning his name.

Addressing a crowd of Black leaders, Biden talked about the new movement to ban teaching of Civil Rights and speaking about Black leaders like Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Harriet Tubman and censoring libraries.

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Comedians reveal 'waning support for Donald Trump' at CPAC

The "Good Liars" comedy troupe was on hand at CPAC over the weekend to ask participants about Jan. 6 and the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election.

"I think he literally said very clearly, be peaceful," said one woman saying Donald Trump had no responsibility for Jan. 6.

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'Everyone is worried on Team Trump' after new deluge of subpoenas: former prosecutor

A new round of subpoenas went out over the past few weeks from the Justice Department that is causing some nervousness among those in Donald Trump's world, MSNBC noted during a discussion on Sunday.

Speaking to former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner, Yasmin Vossoughian asked about the advancement of the case under special counsel Jack Smith. One of the key pieces is that the attorneys are now becoming witnesses.

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'That’s dead people!' Jon Stewart blasts Oklahoma Republican in tense exchange

A Republican lawmaker who earlier this year authored a bill that aims to further loosen gun restrictions appeared on “The Problem with Jon Stewart” Friday arguing that the solution to gun violence is more guns. Stewart's guest, Oklahoma State Sen. Nathan Dahm, got an earful.

During a tense exchange, Dahm nodded when asked if he believed that more guns would enhance public safety but didn’t have any good answers.

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'Hang you like the KKK': Parents on edge after racist videos threaten Black students

Some parents in New York are unhappy with the response of school officials to a series of TikTok videos depicting a shooting and making violent threats against Black students.

Three students allegedly made the videos, one of which shows George Fischer Middle School principal John Piscitella talking with a 37-second racist rant overdubbed and a school shooting threat against Black students, and another formatted the same way with the overdubbed voice slurring Black and Hispanic people and making lynching threats, reported the Rockland/Westchester Journal News.

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Trump facing another 'legal headache' and running out of lawyers: Morning Joe

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough wished Donald Trump "lots of luck" as he faces yet another "legal headache."

The Department of Justice rejected his claim of absolute immunity and determined the former president can be held liable in court for physical and psychological injuries that U.S. Capitol police officers and lawmakers suffered during the Jan. 6 riot by his supporters, and the "Morning Joe" host agreed.

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The most important evidence at Murdaugh trial that put him away

Following the swift conviction of disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh for the double murder of his wife and son, reporter Dianne Gallagher told CNN's Erin Burnett the significance of the trial's result.

In particular, she argued, one piece of evidence was critical to securing the guilty verdicts: video evidence that showed Murdaugh was lying about not being present on the scene at the time of the shootings.

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