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A federal appeals court judge appointed by President Donald Trump drew an “unprecedented rebuke” from dozens of his judicial colleagues after issuing what legal analysts described as a coarse and indecent dissent targeting transgender women.

According to Slate, Judge Lawrence VanDyke of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals authored a solo opinion going after fellow judges for upholding Washington state’s anti-discrimination law in a case involving Olympus spa, a Korean spa whose owners argued they had a religious right to exclude trans patrons.

A group of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters tied to the broader left-wing "antifa" movement was convicted Friday on terrorism-related charges in Texas, in a stunning landmark decision that pushes the limits of the Trump administration's prosecution abilities.

According to The Guardian, "Nine defendants – Benjamin Song, Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hill, Meagan Morris, Maricela Rueda, Savanna Batten, Ines Soto, Elizabeth Soto and Daniel Sanchez-Estrada – were all tried together in the case. They faced a mix of charges of providing material support to terrorists, rioting, attempted murder, as well as firearms and explosive charges."

Vice President JD Vance avoided directly answering whether he supports the U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran when questioned by an Associated Press reporter Friday in North Carolina.

Reporter Bill Barrow asked if Vance expressed concerns about extended wars to President Trump, given his past criticism of Middle East military involvement and current economic fallout including surging gas prices.

CNN host Kasie Hunt and Rep. Jim Jordan engaged in a heated exchange Thursday on "The Arena" over Trump's Iran bombing campaign.

Jordan defended the strikes as necessary retaliation for Iranian-caused American military deaths and claimed Trump sought to prevent Iran's nuclear development. However, Hunt countered by replaying Trump's campaign promises not to start new wars and his previous criticisms of the 2003 Iraq invasion for destabilizing the Middle East.

President Donald Trump said Friday that longtime Republican foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell will step down as president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of a sweeping restructuring of the iconic venue.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump praised Grenell’s work during what he described as a transition period – but announced his replacement first.

President Donald Trump melted down on his Truth Social platform, attacking New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman — and threatening to add her to an ongoing defamation lawsuit he's litigating against her employer.

"Maggot Hagerman, just another SLEAZEBAG writer for The Failing New York Times, insists on writing false stories about me, even though she fully knows and understands that the exact opposite of anything she says is usually the truth," wrote Trump. "In any event, I’m thinking of adding Maggot, and some of her 'associates,' into my Florida based Lawsuit against The Times which, very happily, seems to be proceeding nicely."

The owners of a Florida coffee shop are suing an out-of-town customer over a viral Facebook post they say falsely accused employees of celebrating the murder of MAGA podcaster Charlie Kirk – leaving staff exposed to threats and damaging the business.

According to a federal defamation lawsuit, the proprietors of Amelia Island Coffee in the tourist spot of Fernandina Beach allege Atlanta resident Blake Buchanan made a “widely disseminated” post claiming workers were “openly celebrating Charlie Kirk’s murder,” The Independent reported Friday. The coffee shop flatly denies the allegations.

Democrat Bobbi Boudman won a stunning upset in a New Hampshire state house special election in a rural district Trump carried by double digits 16 months earlier.

Boudman defeated Republican Dale Fincher 52-48 in Carroll County near the Maine border in her third attempt for the seat.

Jeanine Pirro, United States attorney for the District of Columbia, lost her temper after a reporter confronted her over her low conviction rate in the district.

At a press conference on Friday, Pirro unloaded angry remarks at U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg after he quashed two subpoenas because he said they were designed to force the Fed to cut interest rates, a public demand of President Donald Trump.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) confidently proclaimed this week Republicans will retain their majority in this year's midterm elections — but as MS NOW congressional reporter Mychael Schnell told anchor Katy Tur, he appears to be the only one in the House Republican caucus who believes it.

"Don't bet against him, Speaker Mike Johnson says, but is he the only one feeling that confident about his party's prospects in November?" said Tur. "The war with Iran, general frustration among the MAGA base, and the president's low approval numbers are all weighing the GOP down. One lawmaker, who requested anonymity, told MS NOW, quote, 'No one thinks we're keeping the majority except for the speaker.'"