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As early as last March, White House officials were investigating whether now-dismissed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's top aide and suspected lover Corey Lewandowski was improperly steering department contracts to enrich himself and his friends, reported the conservative National Review on Friday.

"In March 2025, just a few weeks into Noem’s tenure, a White House official called a DHS staffer to ask whether he had heard that Lewandowski was using his influence within the agency to steer lucrative contracts to political allies and whether he had any evidence that would substantiate the charge, the DHS official who took the call told National Review," said the report. "White House officials, lawmakers, and government contractors told NR that they have long suspected that Lewandowski and his political allies inside and outside of DHS are financially profiting from DHS contracts and multiple offices and committees on Capitol Hill are actively investigating the matter."

The Republican Jewish Coalition is blasting MAGA-aligned Texas congressional candidate Brandon Herrera after resurfaced podcast comments in which he discussed owning a copy of Adolf Hitler’s manifesto "Mein Kampf."

Herrera, a gun rights YouTuber who is now the de facto Republican nominee in Texas’ 23rd congressional district, made the remarks during a 2024 appearance on the “Unsubscribe Podcast” – after his first failed run for the same House seat, according to Jewish Insider.

An agitated President Donald Trump lashed out at two reporters during his White House “Saving College Sports” roundtable, complaining that the journalists failed to stay on topic.

The roundtable was focused on the future of college athletics, especially NIL, athlete compensation, and possible federal legislation. As Trump took questions, he seethed at reporters who failed to ask him about his plans.

President Donald Trump launched an eight-post assault on HBO comedian Bill Maher on Friday morning via Truth Social, calling him a "jerk" and "total waste of time" amid mounting crises. Within 15 minutes, Trump reposted far-right and entertainment media headlines attacking Maher, including claims that the late-night host is an "overrated lightweight" comparable to Kimmel, Fallon, and Colbert. Trump called their White House dinner a "complete waste of time." The attack appeared unprompted, though Maher's show airs Friday featuring Trump critics Don Lemon and Sen. Adam Schiff. The social media outburst occurred as Trump faces cascading problems: an unpopular Middle East war, collapsing job market, cratering stock market, and renewed Epstein sex trafficking allegations. The distraction highlights Trump's prioritization of personal grievances over addressing serious national challenges.

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Trump administration prosecutors in Miami are hunting for a pretext to charge government officials in Cuba with U.S. crimes, reported MS NOW's Carol Leonnig and Jake Traylor — a development that comes shortly after Trump suggested that there could soon be leadership changes in the Communist nation.

This working group has sparked fear among experts, as such an operation would be a "dramatic" breach of federal prosecution standards.

A war of words erupted Friday between Republican lawmakers after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) insisted the United States is not at war following recent strikes in Iran.

Johnson made the comments a day after the House of Representatives blocked a war powers resolution that would have required congressional approval for additional military action in the Middle East. The House voted 212-219 against the measure after the Senate defeated a similar proposal, according to Newsweek.

Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the "sloppy and dishonest" Justice Department has proposed a new rule that would effectively block state bars from investigating federal prosecutors they license to practice in their state — but there's already a massive flaw in the plan that will make it nearly impossible to enforce, legal analyst Mark Joseph Stern wrote for Slate on Friday.

"Under this rule ... Bondi could freeze state bars’ probes until the department has undertaken its own independent review of any allegations — a black-box process that could stretch on extensively," said the report. "Wielding this new power, Bondi could essentially quash any state investigations into ethics violations by DOJ lawyers, including accusations that these front-line attorneys lied in court, by allowing 'reviews' that might last indefinitely."

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller raised eyebrows this week after telling Latin American military leaders they effectively have permission to ignore legal advice while confronting drug cartels.

Speaking Thursday at the Americas Counter-Cartel Conference, Miller argued that criminal justice tools alone cannot defeat powerful trafficking organizations and instead called for beefing up military force.

House Republicans, led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) and co-signed by House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, have filed a criminal referral against Cassidy Hutchinson, seeking charges for allegedly lying to Congress. Hutchinson, former aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testified in summer 2022 that Trump was aware of potential violence on January 6 and attempted to join Capitol rioters. Her key claim involved secondhand reporting that Trump lunged for his limousine's steering wheel when Secret Service blocked his access to the Capitol. Secret Service officials contradicted this account. Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testified that Hutchinson was not a strong witness because most claims were secondhand and inadmissible, with accounts differing from other witnesses. The referral appears aimed at undermining the January 6 investigation's findings that Trump bore direct responsibility.

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Far-right actor James Woods announced on X Friday that he is leaving the Republican Party — because Republicans in Congress aren't willing to be aggressive enough in support of President Donald Trump and his conspiracy theories.

The catalyst for Woods' anger appears to be a far-right account that posted a video from Lindell TV of Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) complaining that the House GOP refused to sign on to her subpoena to pursue racist conspiracy theories against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).

Fox News contributor Dagen McDowell attempted to spin higher gas prices caused by President Donald Trump's strikes on Iran by noting that Americans weren't yet experiencing "food rationing" as they did in World War II.

"According to AAA, the national average hit $3.22 today," Fox News host Martha MacCallum told McDowell on Friday. "That's a 30-cent increase since the strikes in the Middle East began."