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Former DNC Communications Director Xochitl Hinojosa found herself in the middle of a double onslaught of Republican attacks during a fiery CNN panel as she blasted billionaire Trump ally Elon Musk’s reported Pentagon briefing on Friday.

The briefing, which a New York Times report said will give the world’s richest man – who also leads President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency – the United States’ top-secret plan for a potential U.S.-China war, was met with alarm by some.

President Donald Trump lashed out at The New York Times late Thursday after the paper reported tech billionaire Elon Musk is set to receive a briefing on top-secret military plans in the event of a war with China.

The Times said it spoke with two U.S. officials who confirmed the scheduled meeting on Friday. A third official said the briefing would focus on China, while a fourth confirmed only that Musk – Trump’s top campaign donor and head of his Department of Government Efficiency – was lined up to be at the Pentagon on Friday.

A Republican lawmaker traded barbs with a former Democratic lawmaker late Thursday on CNN during a lively discussion over whether progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez can become the face of the Democratic Party.

Ocasio-Cortez held a rally in Las Vegas earlier in the day where she delivered a passionate speech alongside Democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders as part of their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour. They heavily criticized President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk, accusing Trump of "handing over control" to Musk and selling the country out to the wealthiest elites for political favors.

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow laid into the “extraordinary response” the Trump administration was forced to deploy after it was discovered that the massive dump of documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy contained the Social Security numbers of hundreds of congressional staffers.

“Now, after that ready, fire, aim routine, they're now trying to fix it,” Maddow said Thursday.

Social media critics expressed outrage Thursday night and accused a lawyer from a powerful law firm of "capitulating" to President Donald Trump.

Trump on Thursday withdrew an executive order that rescinded security clearances from the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. The move came after Trump met law firm chairman Brad Karp, and they came to an agreement, with Paul, Weiss pledging $40 million worth of pro bono legal services during Trump's presidency, focusing on fighting antisemitism and helping veterans. The firm also agreed to review its hiring practices and eliminate any diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, policies.

A new report drew considerable alarm and some mockery from social media observers as the Pentagon plans to brief tech billionaire Elon Musk on military plans in the event of a possible war with China.

Two U.S. officials confirmed the scheduled meeting to the New York Times. A third official said the briefing would focus on China, while a fourth confirmed only that Musk – President Donald Trump’s top campaign donor and head of his Department of Government Efficiency – was lined up to be at the Pentagon on Friday.

Elon Musk is set to receive a briefing at the Pentagon on Friday over top-secret U.S.-China war plans, The New York Times reported late Thursday.

The Times spoke with two U.S. officials who confirmed the scheduled meeting. A third official said the briefing would focus on China, while a fourth confirmed only that Musk – President Donald Trump’s top campaign donor and head of his Department of Government Efficiency – was lined up to be at the Pentagon on Friday.

The first all-hands meeting hosted by President Donald Trump’s pick to head the General Services Administration set off a behind-the-scenes verbal onslaught by frustrated employees who turned to the meeting’s livestream chat to vent their anger.

That’s according to a new report in Wired, which obtained leaked chats detailing plans broadcast by GSA’s acting administrator Stephen Ehikian at an agency-wide meeting on Thursday – and the outraged employees’ response.

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman warned Thursday evening on CNN that President Donald Trump is "playing a risky game" as he attacks a federal judge clashing with his Justice Department in a case over the deportation of hundreds of migrants.

Joining "Anderson Cooper 360," Haberman was asked where she felt the contentious legal showdown is headed following Trump's attack on the judge, calling his rulings "ridiculous, and inept."

Speaking out days after President Donald Trump fired him from his position as a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission, Alvaro Bedoya warned Thursday that the country is headed for “total chaos” – and offered a hint at what could have laid the groundwork to his ouster.

Bedoya, who began serving as an FTC commissioner in May 2022, told CNN’s Erin Burnett that his firing two days earlier came without any reason to justify the decision.

Hollywood filmmaker Carl Rinsch was hired by Netflix to make a new science-fiction series. Instead, federal prosecutors say, he embezzled more than $11 million from the streaming giant and spent it on luxury cars and crypto.

Rinsch, known for the 2013 film "47 Ronin" starring Keanu Reeves, was indicted this week on charges of wire fraud and money laundering and could face decades in prison if convicted in connection with the alleged scam.

Do American students really rank at the bottom of international comparisons and does the United States really spend more per pupil than any other country?

Those are the false claims made by President Donald Trump and his backers to justify shutting the Department of Education.