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A Texas Republican congressman's primary campaign took a dark and dramatic turn this week, "jolting" what had been a closely watched race into a major political story just weeks before voters head to the polls.

On Monday, Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) received an official endorsement from President Donald Trump, who called him "terrific" ahead of the March 3 primary election. By Tuesday, the political landscape shifted dramatically, noted Steve Benin, a producer at MS NOW.

President Donald Trump may have a problem on his hands after spurning his health secretary's Make America Healthy Again movement, according to a report.

On Wednesday night, Trump signed an executive order to boost the domestic production of the weed killer glyphosate, a move that some in the MAHA movement found detestable. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to smooth things over between the president and MAHA on Thursday by saying the move would increase U.S. "defense readiness and our food supply."

In a damning incident flagged by Slate legal experts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern, a prosecutor working in one of President Donald Trump's U.S. Attorney's offices was asked by a judge to count the number of times the office has violated court orders — and he came back with an astonishing figure.

Jordan Fox, a DOJ official assigned to handle the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey after Trump's ally Alina Habba was forced to resign by federal courts, was ordered to provide this assessment by U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz. This came after the judge issued an order prohibiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement from moving a detainee out of state, only for ICE to do so five days later.

President Donald Trump appeared to tell on himself during a press gaggle on Air Force One on Thursday, according to observers.

Trump was asked by Peter Doocy of Fox News whether other associates of disgraced former financier Jeffrey Epstein should be arrested. The question came after Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested for his involvement in Epstein's schemes.

Former GOP strategist turned anti-Trump commentator Amanda Carpenter tore into President Donald Trump on MS NOW's "Deadline: White House" on Thursday after the Justice Department building unveiled a massive banner depicting his face.

The comments came during a segment raising alarm about Trump officials' ongoing interference in Georgia, as they try to conduct yet another dubious investigation into conspiracy theories about voter fraud in 2020, which has repeatedly been rejected by election officials and courts alike.

President Donald Trump made a startling admission during a speech in Georgia on Thursday.

Trump traveled to Rome, Georgia, home of former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, where he spoke to voters at the Coosa Steel Corporation. Trump brought up a bill currently before Congress, the SAVE Act, which would make sweeping changes to U.S. elections. While the president has consistently spoken about election security, he turned heads with his comments on the bill's impact.

The Trump administration kicked a hornet's nest this month when officials moved to change health coverage rules for veterans' benefits in a way that would potentially roll back disability status from thousands of retired servicemembers — and now they're trying to walk back that policy change.

However, prominent lawmakers and veterans' groups were not persuaded by the new update.

The husband of President Donald Trump's labor secretary has been barred from entering the agency's headquarters after he was accused of sexually assaulting at least two female staffers, according to a report.

Dr. Shawn DeRemer, the husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, has been accused of sexually assaulting the female staff members during work hours at the Department of Labor's offices. One of the incidents was caught on camera, The New York Times reported.

An internal email revealed that President Donald Trump has not been forthcoming about his plans for the recently closed Kennedy Center, according to a report.

NPR reported on Thursday that an email from Brooks Boeke, the director of the Friends of the Kennedy Center volunteer program, revealed that the "intensive beautification and restoration project" the Trump administration is undertaking at the center "differs sharply" from what Trump has said publicly.

Political commentator Christopher Bucktin argued that ex-Prince Andrew's arrest on misconduct charges Thursday could have significant implications in the United States. Bucktin describes the arrest as "almost surreal," signaling that status alone no longer protects powerful individuals from criminal investigation. He references Attorney General Pam Bondi's warning that investigating everyone mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein's files could "bring down the government," suggesting Andrew's arrest represents a shift in accountability. Bucktin contends that the UK's willingness to pursue credible allegations against powerful figures puts pressure on the US to act similarly. He argues that the Epstein case extends beyond one individual to an entire ecosystem of influence involving wealth, power, and institutional protection. Bucktin asserts that justice cannot exempt elite figures for political sensitivity reasons, and Andrew's arrest could signal that no title provides immunity from the law.

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Jonathan Reiner, former cardiologist to Vice President Dick Cheney, challenged RFK Jr.'s assertion that Americans are the sickest population on the planet. Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. made the claim during an appearance on Theo Von's podcast, attributing America's health crisis to ultra-processed foods and government misinformation about disease. He cited statistics showing childhood obesity increasing from one in five to 40 percent overweight, with 70 percent of children's food being ultra-processed. RFK Jr. also said the federal government spends $4.3 trillion annually on chronic disease treatment, accounting for 40 cents of every tax dollar. Reiner disagreed with RFK Jr.'s characterization, writing that while Americans could improve health through better eating and vaccination, calling them the world's sickest population is inaccurate.

Ex-Prince Andrew, British King Charles III's younger brother, was arrested by Thames Valley police on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Andrew was stripped of his royal titles in October and forced to vacate his home earlier this month. He has denied wrongdoing but appears multiple times in files released by the U.S. Department of Justice, as does President Donald Trump, who was close friends with Epstein. The arrest has prompted widespread commentary about the contrast between accountability in Britain versus the United States. Critics note that Andrew faces charges for misconduct in public office—the exact charge the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled American presidents cannot be prosecuted for. Commentators highlighted the irony that a British royal faces greater legal accountability than the American president.

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GOP strategist Shermichael Singleton clashed with CNN host Abby Phillip during a heated panel discussion on "NewsNight" about the Trump administration's anti-diversity initiatives. Multiple panelists argued that the second Trump administration has made dismantling diversity programs central to its policy platform. Singleton objected, claiming that characterizing anti-diversity positions as racist confuses voters. Phillip challenged his statement, pointing out that he had essentially equated being anti-diversity with racism. She then highlighted specific examples of the administration's explicit anti-diversity actions, including the Department of Defense undoing diversity initiatives and banning Black History Month celebrations. Singleton reacted defensively, insisting his issue was not with calling the administration anti-diversity, but with the characterization of the entire Republican Party as racist.

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