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President Donald Trump took the opportunity Monday evening to hawk his line of fragrances — and earned swift reaction from critics Monday evening, many of whom were astounded by the eye-popping price.

Trump has a long history of pushing fragrances, dating back to at least 2004, when he launched "Donald Trump, The Fragrance" in partnership with Estée Lauder.

A panel discussion about Zohran Mamdani's shocking victory in New York City's Democratic primary turned heated after a liberal host slammed claims that Mamdani will "destroy New York."

During Monday's episode of "Piers Morgan Uncensored," former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said he thinks Mamdani is an "enemy of America" and espouses a philosophy that "wants to destroy America."

Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance wants an immediate and full congressional investigation into the latest death of a detainee in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Trump administration.

The detainee, a 75-year-old Cuban national named Isidro Perez, was reported to Congress by ICE officials, with news on the incident saying that "the death appears to have been caused by a heart attack."

Fans of President Donald Trump took aim at a comedian who said the MAGA movement will someday be viewed as comparable to Nazis.

Actor Andy Richter, widely recognized for his comedic work and as the longtime partner of late-night comedian Conan O'Brien, took to his Bluesky account on Friday to post, "I would bet a zillion dollars that in the same way we use Nazi to describe a particular kind of person today, in 20 - 30 years people will use MAGA. So good job, america."

A pair of former U.S. presidents issued a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump on Monday in a farewell meeting to former employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Former president Barack Obama called Trump's decision to shutter the agency "a travesty." He also credited the agency with both saving lives and creating economic growth across the globe.

Bryan Kohberger, the defendant in the brutal slayings of four Idaho college students, is pleading guilty in a deal to avoid a death sentence, ABC News reported Monday evening.

"Kohberger — who was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary in connection with the 2022 killings of roommates Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle and Kernodle's boyfriend, Ethan Chapin — will be sentenced to four consecutive life sentences on the murder counts and the maximum penalty of 10 years on the burglary count, according to the plea agreement," said the report.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) took to X amid the massive, hours-long Senate amendment process to prepare President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" for passage, to defend their work as necessary for the American people — but Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) hit him right back with complaints about the bill from his own caucus.

The bill, which seeks to extend and deepen the tax cuts for the super wealthy that Trump signed into law in 2017, cuts over $1 trillion from Medicaid, food assistance, and green energy subsidies, while increasing the federal deficit by over $2 trillion and actually increasing taxes on most Americans.

Jake Tapper confronted a prominent Republican senator during his show, "The Lead," on Monday afternoon after the lawmaker appeared to make a significant flip-flop on President Donald Trump's megabill.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told Tapper that he now supports passing President Donald Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act," even though the legislation would increase deficit spending by between $2.4 trillion and $5 trillion, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Tech billionaire and former "first buddy" Elon Musk vowed Monday afternoon to form a new party to take on Democrats and Republicans as he escalates his public feud with President Donald Trump over the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."

Musk continued his public meltdown over the president's signature legislation, pledging on his X platform, "If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day."

President Donald Trump promised "90 deals in 90 days," but that deadline is up next week, and he's falling far short of the goal. The president's attempt to explain his progress prompted an MSNBC host to chide Monday afternoon that he's "redefining what a deal really means."

In an interview with Fox News, Trump explained that he now wants to recalculate "deals."

Federal judges have found a way to get under the skin of Tom Homan, President Donald Trump's "border czar." And it involves protecting the rights of migrants that Homan wants to deport.

On Monday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes agreed to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia in federal custody until at least mid-July over fears that he could be deported again. Abrego Garcia was deported to the infamous Salvadoran prison CECOT in March, even though an immigration judge granted him the legal right to remain in the United States in 2019 because of a well-founded fear of persecution if he returned to El Salvador.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has attacked the White House and Defense Department for weeks, claiming that the deployment of National Guard soldiers to Los Angeles is leaving the state short-staffed during wildfire season.

About 4,000 California National Guard troops and 800 active duty Marines were deployed to LA, where they have mostly been standing around.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk, now estranged from his year-long partnership with President Donald Trump, is escalating his threats against the entire Republican Party if they move forward with the president's "big, beautiful bill" on tax cuts.

Musk, who previously called the bill an "abomination" and the GOP lawmakers considering it the "Porky Pig Party," made clear on his X platform Monday afternoon that any lawmaker voting in favor of it would face a spending onslaught by him.