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When pressed on the likelihood of Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell receiving a presidential pardon, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) made a remarkable admission Thursday about what she suspected may have happened to potential “blackmail” material theorized to have been collected by Epstein over the years on powerful figures.

Appearing on News Nation with Chris Cuomo in a video published early Thursday morning, Luna dismissed the idea of Maxwell ever receiving a pardon, responding to reports that several members of the House Oversight Committee were considering pushing for Maxwell to receive a pardon in exchange for testifying before Congress.

According to Axios founder Jim VandeHei, there is a pervasive sense of doom in Donald Trump’s White House, and his unrestrained actions continue to crater not only his popularity, but that of the Republican Party.

Addressing the predicted wipe-out of the GOP House majority and the possibility that the president will be immediately impeached after the November midterms, VandeHei told “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough there is a cloud of dread when he speaks to Trump insiders.

A new poll reveals that President Donald Trump is experiencing a dramatic erosion of Latino support at rates that far exceed his overall declining favorability, posing a significant threat to Republican midterm prospects.

The March poll commissioned by Third Way and UnidosUS found Trump's overall favorability rating at 44 percent favorable to 55 percent unfavorable, but among Latino voters the gap widened dramatically to just 34 percent favorable and 66 percent unfavorable — which suggests Trump is hemorrhaging support among a crucial voting bloc that helped power his 2024 election victory, reported MS NOW.

During a Thursday Oval Office press availability, Donald Trump took time out to complain about still not getting credit for turnout at his first inauguration, and then snapped at multiple reporters who questioned him on the stalled Iran war negotiations.

On MS NOW, “Way Too Early” fill-in host Sam Stein shared a clip of the president rambling about the National Mall reflecting pool that he is having cleaned up, before taking time out to whine that his inauguration crowd was listed at 25,000 instead of the million he continues to claim showed up despite all evidence to the contrary.

A conservative panelist on "CNN This Morning" cautioned President Donald Trump against asking Americans to continue making sacrifices for his war in Iran.

The 79-year-old president declared on social media that he has "all the time in the world" and told reporters "don't rush me" to end the war, which is about to pass the eight-week mark, and The Daily Signal's Rob Bluey warned that voters may not have much more appetite for the conflict and its consequences.

Following the abrupt firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan this week, Trump administration officials have been left on edge as to “who gets axed next,” Axios reported Thursday, with one official ripping the White House for engaging in what they described as “petty” drama.

"It feels so much like petty, high-school or middle-school drama,” the official told Axios, speaking on the condition of anonymity. “You have this pervasive, 'Oh my gosh, what is the next perceived slight that is going to upset the Mean Girls.'"

A group of House Democrats is preparing to pursue impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump beginning Jan. 1 if they regain a House majority in the midterm elections, Axios reported Thursday.

Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), one of the House Democrats actively working to lay the groundwork for a “day 1” impeachment, told Axios that if Democrats manage to reclaim control of the House in November – which recent polls suggest is more likely than not – the “push for impeachment is going to be overwhelming” among her colleagues.

The fight for the House seat previously held by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has become a battle of wills with Donald Trump after he endorsed a political neophyte to be the candidate in defiance of the state party.

According to a report from Politico’s Nick Reisman and Bill Mahoney, Trump wants to fill the seat with another MAGA loyalist after Stefanik announced she would step aside for an ill-fated run for governor that went nowhere, in large part due to her loyalty to the president.

The report notes that the president tapped businessperson Anthony Constantino, the CEO of merchandising company Sticker Mule, who is waging an insurgent bid against Republican Assemblymember Robert Smullen — the establishment favorite — and Republicans are "refusing to fall in line" behind the president's wishes.

New York Conservative Party Chair Jerry Kassar made the breach explicit: "We're big supporters of the president. We just simply feel that on this one he got it wrong."

The split is becoming increasingly personal and legal, Politico is reporting. Kassar is suing Constantino for defamation after the candidate alleged the party leader threatened to kill him and attempted to murder a press aide — allegations that have intensified the already bitter primary fight.

Constantino, meanwhile, is leaning heavily on celebrity MAGA gadflies like Roger Stone and disgraced NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani — both of whom Trump specifically named in his Truth Social endorsement announcement.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is employing a three-pronged legal strategy to evade Florida's constitutional ban on partisan gerrymandering, quietly orchestrating a special legislative session to approve new congressional maps designed to create more GOP-friendly districts ahead of November midterm elections.

DeSantis rejected open-process redistricting during the regular January legislative session, instead directing his office to secretly draft new maps in preparation for a Tuesday special session, reported Axios. The strategy relies on three legal mechanisms to delay court challenges and prevent judicial intervention.