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JD Vance suffers body blow to his presidential hopes

Any hope that Vice President JD Vance may have harbored about replacing President Donald Trump in the Oval Office suffered a devastating setback on Thursday morning.

According to a report from The Hill, Vance, who has always suffered from likability problems within his own party, would lose to most of the Democrats predicted to be the opposing nominee in 2028.

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Natalie Harp's brother gets death threat as he calls out 'meaningless' Trump praise

This story has been updated with comment from the White House.

After President Donald Trump escaped Turkey in a catering cart alongside his close aide, Natalie Harp, the 35-year-old captured the attention of a senator and sparked a media frenzy.

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Grenade-lobbing Dem beats pearl-clutching GOP at Trump's game as he slams 'binkie': expert

A Georgia Democrat's snarky quips about President Donald Trump's human "binkie" Natalie Harp are providing Democrats a blueprint to potentially reclaim the House, the Senate, and even the White House, CNN political analysts argued Thursday.

Sen. Jon Ossoff's reference to Trump's high-profile aide — "he wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace" — represented a powerful political tactic: beating Trump at his own game, analysts argued.

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'Drama' embroils Pentagon as angry Pete Hegseth throws his own Army under the bus

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's anger over the rescinding of an Army memo on new standards has the branch reeling to come up with something that will make him happy, resulting in "some internal drama."

According to a report from The Hill, Hegseth was furious when the Army withdrew new academic standards it had recently issued for Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets, just days after announcing an implementation date.

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Video of Trump and 'laser-focused' Natalie Harp decoded by body language experts

Body language experts described a "tight connection" between President Donald Trump and White House aide Natalie Harp after video of the two resurfaced online.

The clip is from the fourth episode of Art of the Surge, a Fox Nation docuseries on Donald Trump's 2024 reelection campaign, posted to X in October 2024 and now carrying 9.8 million views.

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Trump's 'turbocharging turnout' strategy doomed to destruct as MAGA 'sours': analysis

President Donald Trump's lone strategy for pumping up voter turnout is doomed, according to a new analysis.

Trump has lost his ability to control the MAGA rage he has used in past elections to get his supporters out voting for Republicans — because that rage has turned on him, MS NOW political analyst Zeeshan Aleem argued Thursday.

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GOP's 'island of misfit toys' bludgeoned by string of devastating 'butt-whoopings'

The once highly influential Freedom Caucus, which once dictated the direction of the GOP-controlled House, has become a shell of itself after mounting primary losses.

According to a report from Politico, brutal losses in conservative Wyoming were just the latest sign that the Freedom Caucus is nothing more than an "island of misfit toys" nobody wants, as GOP strategist Matthew Bartlett quipped.

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Fed-up MAGA calls for ouster of 'disturbing' Cabinet secretary who 'projects weakness'

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has drawn backlash from MAGA allies who say his habit of doing favors for former congressional colleagues is softening Trump's deportation agenda.

Mullin gave up his Senate seat to take over the Department of Homeland Security in March. He has since faced mounting calls for his removal from prominent figures on the right.

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Trump dumps late-night Stephen Miller lovefest on Truth Social

It was 12:29 a.m., and President Donald Trump was still posting loving clips of Stephen Miller.

Over the course of just two hours and 40 minutes, Trump shared nine quotations, videos, and commentaries about the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor whose face he apparently needed the world to see.

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Impatient Republicans snipe as confused Trump 'bungles' party's war spin

President Donald Trump says the war he launched against Iran has never looked better, but Republicans on Capitol Hill can't seem to figure out what he's talking about.

Nearly six months after the first U.S. strikes hit Iran in late February, members of Trump's own party are struggling to explain to voters where the conflict is heading or whether the White House has any plan to end it. This month the frustration boiled over in remarkably blunt terms from one Trump ally.

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White House roiled by another high-profile loss as 'job becomes increasingly hard': report

The exodus from President Donald Trump's White House continued late Wednesday night as key bridge to working with the fractious GOP caucus plans to depart.

According to a report from Politico, James Braid, the top White House aide in charge of liaising with Congress, is leaving the administration with no indication of where he is heading next.

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Trump weighs press secretary shakeup with new hiring rule in mind: report

President Donald Trump is telling advisers he wants a man to replace outgoing White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, according to NOTUS.

Trump has told close advisers he would prefer a man for the job after four female press secretaries across his two terms, two anonymous sources familiar with the conversation told the outlet. The pick would be meant to head off comparisons with Leavitt, who plans to leave the White House at the end of August, according to reporting by NOTUS.

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Scott Jennings brutally grilled as his 'dishonest' Natalie Harp defense ignites CNN panel

Conservative commentator Scott Jennings had to face a shouting and relentless CNN panel after he defended Trump aide Natalie Harp.

During a Wednesday appearance on CNN's NewsNight, Jennings reacted to comments from Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) about how President Donald Trump likes to "travel with Natalie Harp," his executive aide, who has found herself in the spotlight because of her close relationship with the president.

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