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President Donald Trump's grip over the House of Representatives continued to loosen on Thursday, as 18 Republicans broke ranks to pass a foreign military aid measure his administration doesn't support, a new report revealed.

According to Politico, the measure, which was also opposed by House GOP leadership, is a "strong show of support for Kyiv and the first time a standalone aid package has passed either chamber during Trump’s second term."

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent became defensive when Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) challenged his claims about the Iran war being over.

During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing, Schneider asked Bessent whether Iran still poses threats to Israel and Gulf allies, given their nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain intact.

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi created a headache for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that he may not be able to run and hide from, according to one legal analyst.

Last week, Bondi told House lawmakers that Blanche was the one in control of how the Jeffrey Epstein files were being released, according to newly released transcripts. Elie Honig, CNN's senior legal analyst, said on "Anderson Cooper 360" that the statement could prove problematic for Blanche as he seeks Senate confirmation for the full role of Attorney General.

The Kennedy Center is moving to comply with a federal court order to remove President Donald Trump's name from the iconic Washington arts venue.

The center's general counsel instructed staff to immediately change email signatures, letterhead, and documents to reflect the original name — the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts — with interior and exterior signage to be changed by June 12, according to reports by CBS News.

House Oversight Committee ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) was completely unimpressed with former Attorney General Pam Bondi's efforts to pin all the flaws in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation on her erstwhile deputy Todd Blanche, and told MS NOW's Alicia Menendez that members of Congress ought to call her bluff.

Menendez confronted Garcia with Bondi's testimony this week, in which she claimed it's "100 percent incorrect' to say she's blaming Blanche for shortcomings in the Epstein probe, but then turned around and said "he managed this investigation. And it was a Herculean task with very little error."

Political analysts and observers mocked President Donald Trump on Thursday after he announced plans to host a rally in Washington, D.C., on June 24.

"A Rally to end all Rallies!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "We don’t want singers with no talent, but big fees to put you to sleep, we’ve told them all to stay home. All we want is you, me, a few speakers, and the Greatest Music ever played, the same Music you have listened to for years! We will have the fabulous Lee Greenwood introducing me with what has turned out to be one of the Greatest Hits of All Time, GOD BLESS THE U.S.A., and the amazing Christopher Macchio, who will sing Nessun Dorma, Hallelujah, Ave Maria, God Bless America, and others — Not since the legendary Luciano Pavarotti has there been such a voice!"

Four senior oil industry executives warned Trump administration officials about global fuel inventories draining at alarming rates following Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. and Israeli military strikes three months ago.

The executives told Politico, significant price spikes could arrive mid-to-late June.

Former "60 Minutes" correspondent Dan Rather took current CBS News chief Bari Weiss to task on Thursday over her "nonsensical changes" at the network.

Rather argued in a new Substack essay that "60 Minutes" has gone from being the gold standard of broadcast journalism to a "diminished, Trump-approved version" of itself under Weiss's leadership. He argued that Weiss's moves, including the firing of veteran journalist Scott Pelley, suggest she has motives other than her stated goal of bringing the network into the "new media landscape."

An Oklahoma man has been arrested on nine felony charges for allegedly making death threats against Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD).

According to Politico, while the motive of 63-year-old David Shuck has not been publicly released, the Justice Department "described the case as part of an initiative related to an order President Donald Trump signed last September, known as NSPM-7, targeting 'domestic terrorism and organized political violence'" — with an emphasis specifically on "Antifa" and other left-wing protest activity.