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Vice President JD Vance announced Sunday night that he would be hosting Monday’s episode of the “Charlie Kirk Show” in the wake of the right-wing influencer’s killing last week. The plan sparked online outrage and scorn, including from one prominent figure in the MAGA base.

Former supporter of President Donald Trump Jacob Chansley, known for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot where he was seen storming the Capitol wearing a bison-horned fur headdress, condemned Vance’s announcement, and argued that it was an attempt to deflect attention away from efforts to release files on Jeffrey Epstein.

Department of Homeland Security officials falsely tried to paint a grieving mother who suffered a stillbirth in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody as a "wanted killer," according to The Daily Beast.

"The DHS smeared Iris Dayana Monterroso-Lemus after she went public with the harrowing story of how she was forced to spend three days in custody carrying the fetus of her dead son when she miscarried at 20 weeks," according to the report.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy reminisced about his relationship with right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk Sunday in the wake of his killing last week, recounting a 2001 meeting in which he said they became close friends.

Online critics, however, were quick to point out that RFK Jr.’s timeline had at least one major issue.

CNN's Kate Bolduan clashed with a Republican lawmaker over President Donald Trump's role in promoting political violence.

The president blamed left-wing "scum" for the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) told "CNN News Central" that Trump was justified in making that claim because he had also been targeted by two would-be assassins.

The British public broadcasting network Channel 4 is planning an unorthodox celebration of President Donald Trump's second state visit to the United Kingdom, reported Deadline: A segment known as "Trump v The Truth" which will be an "uninterrupted reel" of false claims made by the president.

The segment is "described as an 'unbroken catalogue of over 100 falsehoods, distortions and inaccuracies uttered or written by the U.S. President since taking office in January,'" Deadline reported.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino made a stunning claim Monday when he confirmed that his agency was “investigating” whether Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer had ties to someone present at the university event where the right-wing influencer was shot.

Speaking on Fox News, Bongino was asked by host Bill Hemmer whether there existed a connection between Kirk's suspected killer, who’s been identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, and the individual who posed a question to Kirk about “transgender mass shooters” — the final question Kirk received before being shot.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has increasingly been leaning on his wife to make crucial military decisions — and it's disconcerting to Salon writer Amanda Marcotte.

"Hegseth’s top adviser appears to be Jennifer Hegseth, his current wife and a former Fox News producer," wrote Marcotte. "Press coverage of this marital-work arrangement leans on euphemisms like 'unorthodox' or that it 'draws scrutiny,' but that underplays how frankly weird it is for the defense secretary to have his wife constantly at his side, managing his affairs and advising him on military matters, even though she is not on the Pentagon payroll and she has no experience with the military."

"Fox & Friends" co-host Lawrence Jones lashed out at actress Hannah Einbinder on Monday for her remarks during her Emmy acceptance speech the night before that led to her being censored on television.

Einbinder was awarded an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her work on the HBO Max dark comedy drama series “Hacks,” and during her acceptance speech made remarks against both Immigration Customs and Enforcement and Israel that left many in the conservative sphere furious.

FBI Director Kash Patel insisted he had no regrets about falsely claiming a suspect had been taken into custody shortly after Charlier Kirk's fatal shooting.

President Donald Trump's choice to lead the law enforcement agency announced Wednesday on social media that a "subject" was in custody, although he had to walk that back less than two hours later. "Fox & Friends" host Brian Kilmeade on Monday asked Patel to explain the misstep.

Free speech advocates are sounding the alarm about a bill in the US House of Representatives that they fear could allow Secretary of State Marco Rubio to strip US citizens of their passports based purely on political speech.

The bill, introduced by Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), will come up for a hearing on Wednesday. According to The Intercept:

President Donald Trump took a break from lashing out at “radical leftists” Monday to set his sights on the NFL, specifically its new rule this season on kickoffs, which he proclaimed as ushering in a new era of “sissy football.”

The NFL implemented a new rule this season that establishes what it calls a “Dynamic Kickoff,” which officials describe as resembling a “typical scrimmage play” by aligning players on both teams closer together, a rule designed to restrict movement and reduce speed. Experts argue that the new rule may prove safer for players.

Farmers are losing patience with the labor crisis caused by President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

House Agriculture Chair G.T. Thompson (R-PA) is planning to introduce legislation he says will ease a major shortage in workers that's followed Trump's immigration crackdown, but farmers in the Pennsylvania Republican’s district told Politico they need help right now.