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David Hogg said he will not seek to win election this week due to what he called "clear fundamental disagreements" with the Democratic National Committee, whose officers voted Wednesday to remove him and another vice chair from their positions.

Hogg served as a vice chair of the DNC this year, but his tenure was mired by controversy after he said he planned to support primary challenges against incumbent Democratic lawmakers through his organization, Leaders We Deserve. Hogg said in April that the group that he co-founded, Leaders We Deserve, planned to spend $20 million to oust Democrats in primaries that they felt were "asleep at the wheel."

A chorus of loud boos and cheers greeted President Donald Trump on Wednesday night at the newly MAGAfied John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where Trump was set to watch "Les Misérables."

Video posted on X by Reuters' White House Correspondent Jeff Mason showed Trump take his seat in the direct center of the second level of the theater. As Trump waved to fellow attendees, loud cheers erupted, followed by dueling — and equally loud — boos.

A far-right state lawmaker in South Carolina has been arrested amid an investigation into potential child exploitation, according to reports.

State Rep. RJ May III was arrested on Wednesday outside his West Columbia home by federal and state law enforcement agents, The State reported, citing a source. His arrest comes after the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the state seized computer hardware at his home, including a laptop, tablet, four cell phones, four hard drives, four SD cards, two DVD-Rs, and 19 thumb drives.

A federal judge "completely disregarded" the demands of a Trump administration appointee to throw a CIA leaker in prison for 10 years, The Intercept reported on Wednesday.

"U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles said she had to balance the potential harm caused by Asif William Rahman’s disclosure of secret analyses of Israel’s plans for an attack on Iran against his swift decision to cooperate and plead guilty to two Espionage Act violations," reported Matt Sledge. During the sentencing, "Giles gave credit to the defense’s argument that Rahman acted both in response to soaring tensions in the Middle East and out of trauma caused in part by a deployment to Iraq."

On Tuesday night, June 10, New Jersey voters picked the main nominees in their closely watched 2025 gubernatorial race. Democrats nominated four-term Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill — a former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot — while Republicans chose conservative former state lawmaker Jack Ciattarelli.

Although Ciattarelli was critical of President Donald Trump in the past, Trump is endorsing him in this 2025 race. Sherrill, however, is running an aggressively anti-Trump campaign, and she attacked Ciattarelli as "Trump's lackey" during her victory speech.

After months of controversy, Democratic National Committee officers have voted to remove two vice chairs from their positions, including a 25-year-old youth activist who has formed the basis of months of controversy, Politico reported on Wednesday evening.

This decision by party insiders "offers a potential reset for a party that’s dealt with a series of Hogg-related controversies in recent weeks," noted the report. "In April, Hogg announced the group that he co-founded, Leaders We Deserve, planned to drop $20 million on safe-seat Democratic primaries, hoping to oust 'asleep-at-the-wheel' Democrats. The move triggered a wave of anger from elected officials and DNC members alike, who vented that Hogg’s role as a party leader conflicted with the decision to take on incumbents."

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has been an increasing thorn in President Donald Trump's side as he speaks out against the sustainability of Trump's "big, beautiful bill" now under consideration in the Senate.

The bill extends Trump's 2017 tax cuts and slashes over $1 trillion from Medicaid, food stamps, and green energy subsidies. However, the cuts do not fully offset the outlays, and Paul is adamant that the bill should not increase deficit spending to such an extent.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening he's wholly unconcerned that actors of the popular "Les Misérables" play were boycotting their performance due to his appearance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which he recently MAGAfied.

A reporter asked the president about reports that some actors may be boycotting the performance.

Voting rights advocate Marc Elias went off on Republicans during a Wednesday afternoon appearance on MSNBC, in which he slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for echoing President Donald Trump's violent rhetoric and the party in general over its complicity in enabling such language.

Elias appeared on "Deadline: White House" with host Nicolle Wallace, who noted that Elias recently warned that President Donald Trump is "increasingly using the Justice Department against his political enemies." That includes arresting a liberal state judge, a Democratic member of Congress, and a prominent pro-Democratic labor leader. Earlier this week, Trump also suggested that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) should be arrested.

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace ridiculed President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during her Wednesday show while talking about the trade deals the administration promised would happen in 90 days.

Ahead of a commercial break, Wallace spoke to economist Justin Wolfers about Trump's so-called "deal" with China.

President Donald Trump's controversial speech at Fort Bragg in North Carolina in which he led the audience in boos against his perceived political enemies turns out to have been tightly choreographed, reported Military.com, with officials screening out soldiers who don't agree with Trump's agenda — and even soldiers who were overweight.

"Internal 82nd Airborne Division communications reviewed by Military.com reveal a tightly orchestrated effort to curate the optics of Trump's recent visit, including handpicking soldiers for the audience based on political leanings and physical appearance," said the report.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, testifying before Congress, offered his rationale for stripping the USNS Harvey Milk of its name and for the administration’s decision to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military.

The USNS Harvey Milk is named for the assassinated veteran and LGBTQ rights advocate. Milk was gunned down in 1978 at the age of 48 while serving as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He was the first openly gay man elected in California.

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot detain or deport a Columbia University graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist based on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s determination that his presence compromised the nation's foreign policy interests, according to Politico's Kyle Cheney.

U.S. District Judge Michael E. Farbiarz of the District of New Jersey on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from detaining or deporting Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident, over Rubio's reasoning.