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'It’s not entertainment television': GOP senator snaps at White House over nominee threat

Demands by Donald Trump and his advocates that Republican senators fall in line and rubber-stamp all his cabinet nominees is raising some hackles within the GOP caucus.

According to a report from MSNBC, Republican party lawmakers are being pressured to rush through Trump's nominees no matter how many questions are being raised about them, including controversial nominees such as ex-Rep Tulsi Gabbard and FBI head nominee Kash Patel.


The report notes that a senior White House official explained the pressure campaign with, "It’s pass-fail. You either support everyone or you don’t. The Senate needs to advise and consent, not advise and adjust.”

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'Let's stay on Donald Trump': Lindsey Graham subject-change rant cut off by CNN's Bash

CNN's Dana Bash struggled to keep Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on topic when she served up questions about President Donald Trump during Sunday's State of the Union.

During one particular question about Trump's liability in issuing a blanket pardon for the J6 rioters, Graham insisted on bringing up the Biden administration.

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'Not really worried': Lindsey Graham admits Trump broke law to hire 'loyalists' watchdogs

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) suggested Republican lawmakers would do nothing after admitting that President Donald Trump violated the law when he fired over a dozen inspectors general.

In the late-night purge, the White House declined to give Congress 30 days' notice as required by law when firing the departmental watchdogs.

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'So, grocery prices aren't going to come down?' CBS host busts J.D. Vance on the economy

CBS host Margaret Brennan challenged J.D. Vance on President Donald Trump's failure to lower prices despite making scores of executive actions during his first days in office.

"You campaigned on lowering prices for consumers," Brennan noted in a Sunday interview on Face the Nation. "We've seen all of these executive orders. Which one lowers prices?"

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'Something Republicans are very bad about': GOP lawmaker sounds alarm over infighting

Even though President Donald Trump was elected to a second term with Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress and is fulfilling his campaign promises, one high-ranking Senate Republican isn't so sure that Democratic opposition has been quelled.

Politico's Eugene Daniels recently interviewed Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), one of Trump's biggest supporters and the longest-serving sitting U.S. senator. The 91 year-old Republican also chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will be ground zero for many of Trump's wish-list items like immigration crackdowns and Supreme Court appointments.

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'What do they think is going to happen?' Ex-GOP insider says Trump move will backfire

President Donald Trump and his administration are in for a shock after their recent move, according to an ex-Republican operative.

Former GOP chair Jennifer Horn appeared on MSNBC on Saturday, and was asked by the host of Ayman about the administration's decision to make a late-night firing of at least 12 inspectors general –– including some the president personally approved of in his first term.

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'Some good news': Prosecutor who beat Trump in court isn't backing down from 'threat'

The top lawyer for the state of Washington just beat President Donald Trump in court, and he isn't backing down from the world leader's purported "threat" against him.

Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance on Saturday shared an interview with Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown, who she says "led the charge" in challenges to Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship. Although numerous municipalities filed suit, Brown was first, and the result was a judge temporarily striking down the "unconstitutional" order.

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'Killed an American': Expert puts Trump on notice over President causing 'serious damage'

Donald Trump was warned by an expert on Saturday that the President is causing great harm to the world and the U.S.

Atul Gawande, a former professor at the Harvard School of Public Health and former United States Agency for International Development official, took to social media over the weekend to sound the alarm. The surgeon and medical professor has studied hospital profits in the past.

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'That's a hard no': Outrage as Elon Musk tells far-right Germans to get over 'past guilt'

The richest man in the world caused a stir on Saturday when he reportedly told a far-right German party to get over their past "guilt."

Elon Musk, a close ally to President Donald Trump, over the weekend gave a remote presentation to the far-right German party AfD. The group is also known as the Alternative for Germany party, according to Politico's report.

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'There are battles going on right now': Mark Cuban drops 'thing to understand about Trump'

Billionaire Mark Cuban on Saturday released what he deems "the thing to understand" about President Donald Trump.

Cuban, who has clashed with Trump as the world leader has embraced richest man in the world and Cuban's rival Elon Musk, took to BlueSky over the weekend to explain Trump's behavior.

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'Freudian avalanche': Trump's comment from weekend rally leads to internet mockery

President Donald Trump held a rally in Nevada on Saturday, and one of his comments was highlighted and ridiculed on social media.

Trump over the weekend held his first rally following the inauguration, speaking in Las Vegas. Although a big component of his speech was his "no taxes on tips" campaign pledge, he also spoke about political correctness.

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'The victim is President': Florida ​man arrested for making online threats to kill Trump

A man from Florida was arrested for allegedly making threats on social media to kill President Donald Trump, according to local authorities.

"The victim in this case is President Donald Trump," West Palm Police said in a weekend press conference.

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'Quite consequential': Elections expert highlights 'most important court hearing to watch'

Next week there will be a major court hearing to watch, democracy Docket leader Marc Elias said over the weekend.

Democratic elections attorney Elias has previously commented on cases in which President Donald Trump or the Republican Party have sought to change election rules, such as when Trump's campaign was said to have suffered a major loss in its attempt to disqualify mail-in ballots in a swing state.

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