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An MSNBC host swept up in a TV shakeup shared an emotional "personal note" Monday afternoon after learning her show got the ax.

Katie Phang was among the high-profile on-air anchors who saw their shows canceled Monday. Phang and Jose Diaz-Balart ran shows from Miami and were told their programs were being sunsetted. Joy Reid's show was also cut.

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) did not take kindly when asked on CNN about outgoing Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) comparing President Donald Trump's about-face on supporting Ukraine against the Russian invasion to the efforts by disgraced British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to make peace with Nazi Germany.

Burchett, a regular guest in defense of the Trump agenda on CNN, has been known for his contentious interviews, recently forcing an anchor to cut his mic during an argument about tech billionaire Elon Musk's government takeover.

A firestorm surrounding Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) ignited after reports emerged that he is the subject of an active criminal investigation for allegedly assaulting a woman inside a penthouse at a high-end apartment building in The Wharf area, according to media reports.

The incident that unfolded last week between the MAGA lawmaker and a 27-year-old woman also ignited an internal investigation over the Metropolitan Police Department’s handling of the situation, local NBC affiliate News4 reported.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth lashed out at the media when they questioned his firing of the joint chiefs of staff's chairman and hiring of a less qualified replacement.

Four-star Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown, Jr. was nominated by President Donald Trump in 2020 to serve as the chief of staff of the United States Air Force in 2020. He took over General Mark Milley's post as the joint chiefs chair in September 2023.

When a recent review of federal contracts exposed that the State Department was preparing to award a $400 million contract for "armored Teslas," it provoked an uproar of corruption accusations, with many suggesting the Trump administration was arranging a kickback to tech billionaire Elon Musk. The State Department put the contract on hold amid the outcry but claimed that the order was arranged during the Biden administration, before President Donald Trump even took office.

But that's only half true, NPR's Bobby Allyn reported on Monday.

"Tens of thousands" of firings ordered by the Trump administration and tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency task force violate the law — and some of these workers could be reinstated within days, Government Executive reported on Monday.

"The Office of Special Counsel, the agency responsible for investigating illegal actions taken against federal employees, issued its decision for six employees, each at different agencies," reported senior correspondent Eric Katz. "It has not been made public and was provided to Government Executive by a source within the government. OSC, which did not provide the document to Government Executive, verified its authenticity."

A judge's decision on Monday means President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency initiative must turn over one of its first batches of internal documents, an expert flagged Monday afternoon.

Washington, D.C. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly quizzed a government lawyer with questions over who was in charge at DOGE, even going so far as to suggest there could be constitutional violations under the Appointments Clause.

Rep. Mark Alford’s usual “Mondays with Mark coffee” erupted into a hostile town hall-style event as residents poured into a local coffee shop to express frustration over federal job cuts ushered in under President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative.

Now, the Missouri lawmaker is defending his message to constituents after nearly 100 residents were sent into a rage when he told them: “God has a plan and a purpose for your life.”

In a court hearing on Monday, a Washington, D.C. federal district judge refused to immediately end the White House's expulsion of The Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One. However, the Trump-appointed judge said he intends to expedite AP's case.

President Donald Trump's administration barred AP journalists from accessing certain White House spaces and events. At issue was the AP's refusal to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called on Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), a frequent adversary, to run for president as a Democrat in 2028.

Real America's Voice host Eric Bolling told Greene on Monday that Crockett had "a problem" with her.

Donald Trump's government lawyers said in court Monday they don't even know who is running the Department of Government Efficiency.

A Washington, D.C. judge presided over a hearing involving Elon Musk's DOGE initiative, and government lawyers acknowledged that despite what's been said in court documents and by the president himself, they still can't get the answers the judge seeks.

J.D. Vance’s appearance at last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference may have been initially overshadowed by Elon Musk’s chainsaw-welding stunt, but now the vice president’s pants are making waves on social media.

The fashion fuss ignited shortly after Vance took the stage at the conservative conference and online commentators took to social media to ponder why his pants are so short these days. Some users quickly pointed out it wasn’t the first time Vance committed the “fashion faux pas,” the Daily Beast noted Monday.