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'Nobody cares': Max Miller's own lawyer silences him as he gripes to judge

Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) complained about his court schedule to a magistrate judge, claiming it was unfair because the Republican Party held a "very small majority."

His own attorney, Larry Zukerman, silenced him mid-gripe in open court.

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'First the Reflecting Pool, now this': Trump flips out with new vandalism rage

President Donald Trump is using the vandalism of a beloved Washington D.C. monument to resurface his baseless claims that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's problems were not caused by him.

The World War II Memorial— which the Associated Press reported has been vandalized with bubbles and the message “Clean hands dirty $" written in red paint — triggered a raging response from Trump Friday morning.

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Tennessee superstore's sudden closure slaps MAGA with existential threat

A roadside "Trump Superstore" off Interstate 40 near Knoxville, Tennessee, is shutting down — and it's a shock for MAGA.

Despite a local news report attributing the shutdown to the 80-year-old owner's retirement, on-the-ground reporting suggests a simpler explanation – the MAGA merchandise business has dried up.

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'Bad sign': New Cabinet member already in trouble as Trump zeroes in

Another key member of President Donald Trump’s administration could be on their way out the door as a result of the president’s collapsing poll numbers.

During a “Morning Joe” discussion on new Gallup polling showing the president at a second-term low, with only 36 percent approving of the job he is doing, co-host Joe Scarborough noted that immigration is no longer a winning issue for the administration.

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Trump official feels heat as he calls in massive air force to fight small fire near home

When an unattended campfire near Idaho's Sawtooth National Forest grew into what would become the seven-acre Cabin Creek Fire on July 12, the Forest Service didn't send a truck and a crew.

It sent an air armada – helicopters, air tankers, tactical planes and a Black Hawk. Nine aircraft in all, converging on a blaze so small and so easily reached by ground crews that veteran officials say the response defies explanation, except for one detail, reported the Washington Post.

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Top Republican's squirming shows Mike Johnson's head could soon roll: report

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) was quick to assert that he wouldn't challenge House colleague Mike Johnson for speaker if Republicans hold the majority in November — but it's a different matter if they lose, according to a new report.

Scalise delivered a slew of non-answers to Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman Friday morning as the reporter grilled him on a potential attempt to claim Johnson's gavel.

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Leavitt's departure fuels fears of out-of-control Trump — and a West Wing exodus: insider

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's imminent departure is about to set off a West Wing exodus amid worries President Donald Trump will go off the rails, according to report Friday.

Politico Playbook wrote that Leavitt, along with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, have long been regarded as a calming influence, keeping the president from following his worst impulses.

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GOP pundits fret MAGA's gone woke: 'Darker, dumber — and ultimately self-defeating'

The first thing Professor Greogry Conti wants you to know is that he comes from Princeton — the second is that the Republican right has a "woke" problem.

Conti and co-author Aaron Sibarium, a staff writer at The Washington Free Beacon, delivered a stunning analysis Friday on Republican wokeness that came with a stark warning for their party.

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Chaos as venue caves to Laura Loomer pressure and scraps Florida Democrat rally

A Fort Lauderdale rally headlined by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) was abruptly canceled Thursday after right-wing agitator Laura Loomer publicly pressured the venue — and organizers are vowing to push ahead with a rescheduled event this weekend.

The "Chomp the Oligarchy" rally had been set for Friday, August 14, at The Venue Fort Lauderdale, just days before Florida's August 18 primary. The Washington Examiner reported the get-out-the-vote event was hosted by Gen Z for Change, Miami DSA, Broward County DSA, and the Florida Youth Justice Coalition, and was meant to boost progressive challengers Oliver Larkin, who is running against Rep. Jared Moskowitz, and Elijah Manley, who is challenging Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

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Trump allies admit alarm as Jeanine Pirro makes weird gambit

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is suss — or so say Trump administration insiders.

The U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C.'s bizarre court move this week to convene a special grand jury is raising eyebrows among President Donald Trump's allies and staffers, Semafor reported Friday.

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'Manic' Hegseth slapped with drug test demands after 'arm thrashing' appearance

A frantic appearance by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's before the media Thursday drew an accusation that he may require drug testing or an abuse intervention.

The embattled President Donald Trump appointee spoke to reporters and attempted to address concerns about his deployment of an aircraft carrier in the Middle East that has lasted so long that one sailor attempted to leap overboard.

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Yet another senior Trump official mysteriously leaves: 'Spend more time with his family'

White House deputy national security adviser Andy Baker is set to leave the administration in the coming weeks, closing out an 18-month tenure that placed him at the center of the administration's foreign policy and national security decisions.

Baker held dual roles, also serving as national security adviser to Vice President JD Vance. He was personally involved in this year's negotiations with Iran, and his departure follows a leadership transition already underway, reported Axios.

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DHS slammed for contorting law 'beyond recognition' to 'hide elephants in mouseholes'

A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's bid to jail longtime undocumented immigrants without bond in a major setback to his mass deportation plan.

On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit handed down a 2-1 decision that held that immigrants who crossed into the country without inspection years ago are governed by a statute that permits release on bond. It shot down the Trump administration's argument that they're subject to a mandatory-detention provision that it used to hold them indefinitely.

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