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Former President Donald Trump suffered a setback as his bid to throw out civil suits brought against him by Capitol Police and members of Congress for the January 6 attack were rejected by an appeals court Friday.

Now, his only chance at ducking those trials rests on a "long shot" gambit in the Supreme Court, according to former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann, who weighed in on Friday's edition of MSNBC's "Deadline: White House."

As California's Democratic governor Gavin Newsom battled his Florida Republican counterpart Ron DeSantis on stage, behind the scenes there was a different battle brewing — and Newsom's wife reportedly had to step in to end both.

Newsom and DeSantis sparred about a range of topics on Thursday, with the former at one point ignoring the latter and speaking to the American people because DeSantis was "talking over him."

Florida governor and 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis made a return to capital punishment in his state a key element of his "tough on crime" campaign messaging this past year, and the result was an overall increase in the use of the death penalty in the United States, according to a new annual report.

The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) found that although a majority of U.S. states—29 of them—have now either abolished the death penalty or enacted a moratorium on executions, the number of people killed by state governments rose from 18 in 2022 to 25 in 2023.

Klete Keller, who once competed in the Olympics as a swimmer and won a gold medal, is due to be sentenced Friday for participating in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, NBC News reported.

Keller pleaded guilty in September 2021 to a felony charge of obstruction of an official proceeding. Prosecutors are asking for a sentence of 10 months in federal prison — lower than guidelines recommend since he cooperated with investigators after his arrest.

Adam Laxalt — one of Ron DeSantis' closest friends as well as the chair of his Never Back Down PAC ¸— has resigned, reported The New York Times on Friday.

Laxalt, the former Attorney General of Nevada who ran unsuccessfully for Senate in that state last year, is a longtime friend of DeSantis. The two of them were roommates while DeSantis was training as an officer in the U.S. Navy.

A Fox News host met the news of George Santos' expulsion from Congress Friday by bemoaning that it's bad news for Israel.

"Faulkner Focus" host Harris Faulkner, made her comments during an interview with guest Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL), who voted against expelling Santos.

George Santos finally lost his seat in Congress Friday — and social media did not hold back.

In a 311-114 vote, the embattled Republican was expelled from the House following an ethics report that detailed a long list of violations.

Lawyers for Donald Trump's co-defendants argued Friday that the state has no power to bring charges against them for being fake electors, USA Today reported.

According to the legal team, the fake electors cannot be tried by the state because such a matter, according to the Constitution, should be resolved by Congress. But Fulton County prosecutors say states have always monitored how elections are handled at the local level.