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'This is not good!' MAGA ally rages at Trump official spotted 'partying' with Qataris

Donald Trump's senior director for counterterrorism was just caught "partying" on the job, according to one of the president's allies.

MAGA influencer Laura Loomer, who is known to have to ear of the president and has been called the Trump Whisperer, took to social media over the weekend to condemn Sebastian Gorka, who also serves as a deputy assistant to the president. Specifically, Loomer focused the official reportedly attending the grand opening for the US Embassy of Qatar in DC.

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'Armed with a gun': Dem gets protection order against GOP opponent amid escalating fight

A Democratic candidate for the Virginia legislature was granted a protective order against his Republican opponent on Friday following allegations that the state lawmaker had "harassed" a supporter of theirs “while armed with a gun” in a government building.

Democratic candidate Virgil Thornton is running to unseat Virginia Rep. A.C. Cordoza, a Republican, but announced Saturday that a judge had granted the protection order against Cordoza following what he called an “ongoing patter of intimidation.”

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'It's a simple yes or no': MSNBC host calls out ex-Biden press secretary in interview

"It's a simple yes or no," said MSNBC's Ayman Mohyeldin as he confronted a former Biden press secretary in a confrontational interview.

Karine Jean-Pierre, former White House Press Secretary to then-President Joe Biden, appeared on MSNBC on Saturday for what some saw as a surprisingly snippy conversation with a host.

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'JD, cut the crap': Vance slammed for 'publicly mocking Brown people' despite marrying one

Vice President JD Vance Saturday was called out for "publicly mocking other Brown people" despite "being married to a Brown woman and having mixed-race kids."

It started with a video of New York's Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani saying, “My aunt stopped taking the subway after 9/11 because she did not feel safe in her hijab.”

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'Outrageous': Bipartisan group of presidential ethics lawyers sounds alarm over Trump plan

Donald Trump's newest plan violates the constitution, according to a bipartisan group of White House ethics attorneys.

Trump recently announced he would be seeking $230 million as reimbursement for legal fees from when he was indicted on federal charges, before he began his second term.

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Ex-prosecutor warns Trump DOJ of 'serious consequences' for new courtroom mishap

Donald Trump's administration may be in trouble as a court decides if the DOJ intentionally misrepresented facts, a former prosecutor said Saturday.

The Ninth Circuit recently reinstated Federal District Judge Karin Immergut’s first temporary restraining order, which barred the Trump administration from sending the Oregon National Guard to Portland.

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'First time that's happened': Black farmer leader blames Trump for 'humiliating' new low

Donald Trump has "betrayed" American farmers who voted for him, according to John Boyd Jr., president of the National Black Farmers Association.

Boyd appeared on MSNBC on Saturday, saying directly that, "The president of the United States sold out farmers."

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'Straw that broke the camel's back': Ex-prosecutor warns Pam Bondi her law license at risk

Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche should watch out, according to a former prosecutor.

Andrew Weissmann, a former senior prosecutor for special counsel Robert Mueller, appeared on MSNBC on Saturday, where he was asked about Donald Trump reportedly demanding hundreds of millions of dollars from tax payers due to the federal indictments he faced before he started his second term in office.

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'Not a joke': Internet aghast as Trump orders higher tariffs because Canada 'made him sad'

Donald Trump Saturday announced higher tariff rates on Canada, specifically because of an anti-tariff ad using Ronald Reagan's own words, and spurred outrage from observers.

The president has for days raged about the ad, which plays the words of Reagan talking about the dangers of imposing too many barriers to trade on other countries. Then, Trump imposed real consequences over the weekend.

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Lawmakers rage over new Trump claim: 'His mental faculties are increasingly compromised'

Donald Trump recently made a claim on social media that had some lawmakers raising an alarm on Saturday.

Trump on Friday claimed, "Just in: Documents show conclusively that Christopher Wray, Deranged Jack Smith, Merrick Garland, Lisa Monaco, and other crooked lowlifes from the failed Biden Administration, signed off on Operation Arctic Frost."

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'Fraud': Trump announces higher tariff rates on key ally over latest 'hostile act'

Donald Trump on Saturday announced a new, higher tariff rate on Canada after the airing of an advertisement that used Ronald Reagan's words against the current president.

The president has for days raged about the ad, which plays the words of Reagan talking about the dangers of imposing too many tariffs on other countries.

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'Will take action': Trump makes major threat as Gaza-Israel peace plan falters

Donald Trump on Saturday made a major threat connected to the shaky peace deal between Israel and Hamas.

The president took to Truth Social over the weekend to air his grievances toward Hamas.

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'Has anyone showed this to Trump?' MAGA ally tries to blow up president's big meeting

As Donald Trump was meeting with leaders of Qatar aboard Air Force One, one of the president's key allies was trying to inject new information that would blow it up.

Trump has consistently been seen trying to bring Qatar closer, especially as the nation served as an intermediary in the discussions between Israel and Hamas. Trump referred to Qatar as a "great ally," but MAGA influencers have criticized the arrangement.

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