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President Donald Trump appeared to casually dismiss survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell on Thursday during a brief gathering with reporters, referring to them as "victims, or whatever."

Trump took questions from reporters outside the White House when he was asked whether he believes there should be a public hearing for more Epstein survivors.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche became defensive when questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein case during an interview at the Semafor World Economy summit.

Reporter Shelby Talcott asked whether the Department of Justice would support Epstein survivors testifying before Congress, following First Lady Melania Trump's denial of ties to the convicted sex offender. Blanche stated the DOJ has consistently welcomed victims coming forward, whether to testify in Congress or to the FBI, and cited the arrest of 1,700 defendants for abusing women last year.

President Donald Trump sought to lecture Pope Leo XIV about geopolitics after the pontiff criticized the U.S. war with Iran.

During a press gaggle on Thursday, Trump was asked about why he lashed out at the pope on Truth Social.

A nationwide arrest warrant has been issued for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of pointing his gun at two motorists during the federal surge into Minnesota earlier this year.

Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., 35, of Temple Hills, Maryland, was charged with two felony counts of second-degree assault in Hennepin County District Court for the February incident, where prosecutors say the ICE agent pulled alongside two motorists while driving illegally on the shoulder and pointing his weapon at them, reported The Minnesota Star Tribune.

The U.S. Army shut down its "Soldier for Life" social media accounts after a post celebrating Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Purple Heart recipient who lost both legs in combat, prompted online criticism from a pro-Trump veteran, NOTUS reported.

The program, which connects veterans to employment, healthcare, and retirement resources, posted a tribute to Duckworth's military career as an Army lieutenant colonel and Iraq War veteran.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr got a tongue-lashing on Thursday during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing as Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) brought up his much-ridiculed HHS video using aging rocker Kid Rock to promote better health.

According to the fuming Sanchez, who repeatedly had to speak over the Trump appointee, the controversial secretary has been wasting money while not doing his job warning the public about serious health issues like the growing measles outbreak.

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon again blocked the majority of construction on President Donald Trump's White House ballroom.

In a 10-page opinion on Thursday, Leon noted that the circuit court had ordered him to revise an earlier ruling after Trump claimed that a national security exception would allow him to construct the entire ballroom.

Attorney Steve Kennedy argues the Supreme Court's "history and tradition" test from the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade could be applied to challenge the constitutionality of the military draft.

On Wednesday, Kennedy reported for Slate how President Donald Trump's administration automated draft registration for men aged 18 to 26 under the National Defense Authorization Act, potentially creating an opportunity for legal challenge.

A Donald Trump attorney who was nominated for a lifetime appointment on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit was lambasted by MS NOW’s Jonathan Lemire on Thursday morning for being afraid to admit President Joe Biden beat Trump in 2020.

On Wednesday, Justin Smith was grilled by Democrats sitting on the Senate Judiciary Committee and, in an exchange with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), was asked, “Who won the popular vote in the 2020 election?“