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A decision by Donald Trump and his inner circle to challenge the authority of a federal judge is getting a big thumbs down from a conservative lawyer who is most notable for writing the controversial "Torture Memos" while in the George W. Bush administration.

According to a report from Axios, John Yoo, who serves as the Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, expressed dismay over the administration's fight with U.S. District Judge James Boasberg for defying a court order.

Republican strategist Gene Valentino lost his cool with liberal writer Ellis Henican over the weekend during a clash about struggling Tesla stock prices.

In a panel discussion on Sunday, Henican jabbed Valentino after the GOP strategist recommended investing in Tesla.

After firing off a bevy of self-promoting posts on his Truth Social platform on Sunday morning, Donald Trump lashed out at concerned voters who attended a North Carolina town hall held by Rep. Chuck Edwards (R).

The president posted, "TRUTH (Social) is on 'FIRE' (in a positive way, of course!). It is my Voice, and the Real Voice of America. Sign up TODAY, I have never let you down!" and following that with, "I LOVE $TRUMP — SO COOL!!! The Greatest of them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" the president took issue with the protesters and the "filthy" language they used and snapped at them.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) tried to end an interview with ABC News after host Jonathan Karl asked an "inside the beltway" question about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).

While speaking to Sanders, Karl wondered if Ocasio-Cortez had a future in the U.S. Senate.

Fox News host Howard Kurtz expressed concerns about "a major conflict of interest" after reports said that the Pentagon intended to provide billionaire Elon Musk with U.S. war plans against China.

According to The New York Times and other outlets, the Department of Defense was preparing a briefing for Musk but changed course after the intentions were revealed in the press. Musk has significant financial ties to Beijing and the Chinese government.

Reacting to Donald Trump's comments during a visit to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts this past week that accompanied his takeover of the venerable institution, an MSNBC host suggested that if Joe Biden was doing what the president is doing, there would be calls for cognitive testing.

The segment on "The Weekend" opened with Trump appearing on the balcony of the center with MSNBC providing a soundtrack of "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina" from "Evita," before the hosts laughed their way through the president's plans to dictate the cultural future of the venue.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) revealed a plan to have teachers instruct "10 million kids at a time" while supporting President Donald Trump's effort to dismantle the Department of Education.

During a Sunday interview on Face the Nation, host Margaret Brennan noted that Kentucky "gets the fourth most federal education funding per student of any state in this country."

Attorney General Pam Bondi singled out Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) over protests and alleged "domestic terrorism" against billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk for his role in dismantling parts of the federal government.

"What about these vandals on Tesla vehicles and dealerships?" Fox News host Maria Bartiromo asked Bondi during a Sunday interview. "Why are they doing this?"

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's glib response to seniors possibly not receiving their Social Security checks set off the hosts on MSNBC's "The Weekend" on Sunday with host Michael Steele repeatedly shouting "How dare you?"

In an interview with podcaster Chamath Palihapitiya, the Donald Trump appointees claimed, "Let's say Social Security didn't send out their checks this month. My mother-in-law, who's 94, she wouldn't call and complain," before adding that anyone who protested the delay could well be a "fraudster."

After sharing the clip on Sunday morning, both Steele and co-host Symone Sanders Townsend covered their mouths in shock and dismay before Steele went off on a scathing rant.

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With Sanders Townsend calling the billionaire Trump appointee's comments "tone deaf" at minimum, Steele interjected, "What is his net worth?"

"So your mama would call you, she would call you and guess what you would do? You'd write her a check," Steele exclaimed. "But what about the mother who doesn't have someone that they can call to put money in that bank account for a month? You insensitive lug! How dare you? How dare you?"

Pointing to Lutnick's reported wealth, he continued, "$4 billion? Yeah, your mama's not going to work because if you're if you're any kind of a decent son, you're going to cover that month. But there are a lot of mothers out there who don't have that. How dare you?"

"I mean, this is the arrogance right now in America," he ranted. "This is the arrogance. They're looking you in the eye and saying you can miss your payments, you'll be okay,,you can feed your family with no money, you can clothe your family with no money for a month –– you can do that."

"You arrogant SOB," he added. "$4 billion and sitting there telling America you can miss a payment. My daddy's on Social Security. What is he going to do? He's going to come to me if he misses the payment because he's got a resource. He's got a son who can help him. He's got a daughter who can help him. But there are families that don't have people who can help them."

Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's special envoy, argued that it "doesn't matter" whether or not Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to take over Europe.

During an interview on Fox News Sunday, Witkoff told host Shannon Bream that Putin "wants peace" in Ukraine despite overnight attacks that killed at least seven people.

Corporations believing boycotts related to bowing down to Donald Trump's demands are being advised that the damage to their brands could linger longer than was once believed.

The president's war on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has been embraced by companies including Target, Pepsi, Amazon and McDonalds which have rolled back their own programs and subsequently have led to public fury and then boycotts for abandoning their principles.

Donald Trump's war on judges, which has earned him a rare rebuke from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, will not end well for him according to one highly influential retired judge who served on U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

In a column in the New York Times on Sunday morning, conservative Judge J. Michael Luttig wrote that, by trying to bully the courts to rubber-stamp his agenda with criticism and threats, Trump risks a wave of blow-back that will end his re-election honeymoon.

Israel's military pressed ground operations across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, urging Palestinians to flee an offensive in Rafah city nearly a week into a renewed assault on the Hamas-ruled territory.

The latest evacuation warning follows a deadly flare-up in Lebanon and missiles fired from Yemen, as Israeli troops again deploy to parts of Gaza despite calls to revive a January truce.