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President Donald Trump posted a triumphant manifesto on Truth Social on Monday night, after the Supreme Court handed him at least a temporary victory in one of his pet projects.

"The United States Supreme Court has handed a Major Victory to Parents and Students across the Country, by declaring the Trump Administration may proceed on returning the functions of the Department of Education BACK TO THE STATES," wrote Trump. "Now, with this GREAT Supreme Court Decision, our Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, may begin this very important process. The Federal Government has been running our Education System into the ground, but we are going to turn it all around by giving the Power back to the PEOPLE."

President Donald Trump's new posture against Vladimir Putin isn't because he's had a genuine change of heart in favor of defending Ukraine, but because the Russian leader personally hurt his feelings, Jonathan Lemire wrote for The Atlantic in an analysis published Monday.

This follows Trump announcing, to great fanfare and a bit of ridicule, that Russia will have 50 days to agree to a peace deal in their invasion of Ukraine, or face 100 percent tariffs on their goods in the United States.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates took the Senate to task on Monday afternoon in a Wall Street Journal op-ed as the lawmakers eye cuts to what he called "almost every single effective lifesaving aid program."

The Senate is poised to mull over a rescission bill that aims to do away with more than $8 billion in foreign aid, including nearly $1 billion in direct aid for global health programs. That's in addition to the billions in aid already canceled.

Democrats have a surprising leverage point to stop the GOP's efforts to rig the House of Representatives during the 2026 midterm elections, according to one of the party's top leaders.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) joined progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen on his show "No Lies" to discuss how Democrats can prevent Texas Republicans from further gerrymandering their congressional maps during an upcoming special session. The special session was announced by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shortly after the devastating floods in Texas's Hill Country killed more than 100 people.

Youman Wilder, founder of Harlem Baseball Hitting Academy, got emotional while speaking out Monday afternoon on MSNBC following an incident last week in which he tried to stop U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from unlawfully questioning his young athletes, only to be threatened by the agents with physical assault or with obstruction charges.

"Tell me how old the kids were and where you guys were," said anchor Nicolle Wallace. "You were in a park on Riverside and 72nd. Were there a bunch of ball fields?"

President Donald Trump's recent about-face in his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin surprised many people in the White House, except for one.

Trump hinted on Monday that first lady Melania Trump may have helped change his mind on Putin. That shift could have major consequences regarding the war in Ukraine and global trade policy.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) went after his Republican colleague and Judiciary Committee chairman, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), for carrying water for President Donald Trump's nominee to the federal appeals court, which Democrats allege is corrupt.

Whitehouse spoke to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on "Deadline: White House" Monday, where the two lamented that the nominee, Emil Bove, would likely be confirmed by the GOP-led Senate.

Former President Barack Obama gave a blunt speech to a group of Democratic donors, telling them the party needs to "toughen up" and stop waiting on a hero to come in and save them, and the former president's one-time strategist David Axelrod weighed in on the matter on CNN on Monday afternoon.

Essentially, he argued, Obama accused his party of shirking away from the hard duty of rolling up their sleeves and fighting for what they believe in.

The internet had strong words for President Donald Trump on Monday after The Daily Beast reported that he may have left a national soccer game with a piece of hardware that isn't his.

Trump attended the Gold Club World Cup match between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea over the weekend. He also helped present the winning trophy to Chelsea following the match, and awkwardly stuck around for the team's on-stage celebration. However, the real controversy appeared after the match when it was discovered that Trump kept the real Gold Club World Cup trophy for himself and forced FIFA to award Chelsea a replica.

Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ)dropped out of the 2024 election and isn't running for office — but she's still spending her 2024 campaign cash on personal luxury items for herself, according to a report.

Writing for NOTUS on Monday, investigative reporter Dave Levinthal sorted through filings from the former senator's campaign to the Federal Elections Commission and found some curious charges.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has a lot of issues on his plate, but his biggest one may be a couple of his aides, according to a new report from Politico.

Two of Hegseth's aides are under investigation by separate Inspector General offices for allegedly violating the department's classified documents policy and for their involvement in the Signalgate controversy. The investigation seeks to determine whether one senior aide, Ricky Buria, helped set up an unsecured internet line that allowed Hegseth to use Signal and whether Buria leaked classified information, the outlet reported, citing three sources familiar with the investigations.

President Donald Trump's White House sought to brag about everything that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is doing to protect public safety, but NBC News put a damper on the boast with a review of the actual data.

"70% of those arrested under President Trump’s ICE had criminal convictions or pending charges," wrote the White House's official account on X last week. "We’re talking murderers, rapists, and child predators. This is what leadership looks like. No more catch-and-release — ONLY CATCH AND DEPORT!"