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Some high-profile allies of President Donald Trump were called out on Thursday for "casting aspersions" about several right-wing figures during an event dubbed the "Super Bowl" for young Republicans.

Ben Shapiro, editor emeritus at The Daily Wire, spoke on Thursday during Day One of Turning Point USA's AmericaFirst Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. During his speech, he called out Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and other right-wing media figures for spreading conspiracy theories about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who founded TPUSA, and his wife, Erika, the organization's current CEO.

President Donald Trump's administration took a major swipe at Colorado this week — so Colorado's senators are fighting back by putting a hold on a key funding bill.

Earlier this week, Office of Management and Budget director Ross Vought revealed plans to dismantle the National Center on Atmospheric Research, an agency behind fire and flood studies located in Boulder, Colorado. Vought, a notorious extreme-right figure who helped craft the Project 2025 agenda, denounced the agency as "one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country," and said any NCAR functions he deems to be important will be re-delegated to other federal offices.

A renowned historian on Thursday accused President Donald Trump's administration of attempting to install a "Nazi worldview" in America.

Heather Cox Richardson, historian and author of the Substack "Letters from an American," discussed how the Trump administration differs from previous presidential administrations in a new interview on Zeteo News with journalist John Harwood. The interview occurred at a time when Trump's rhetoric had become increasingly dark around topics like immigration and citizenship.

President Donald Trump was accused on Thursday by Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) of lying about the process of his marijuana policymaking.

Trump reportedly plans an executive order to direct drug agencies to downgrade marijuana from a Schedule I drug, a category reserved for the most dangerous and illegal substances with no recognized medical use, to Schedule III, alongside anabolic steroids and certain moderate painkillers. It's a rare policy issue on which he is aligned with former President Joe Biden, who also directed federal officials to evaluate rescheduling marijuana.

Erika Kirk's scheduled speech at her company's grand annual meeting on Thursday was overshadowed by what she called a "fun technical difficulty."

Kirk spoke on day one of Turning Point USA's AmericaFest Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on Thursday, an event she called the organization's "Super Bowl." Her dramatic entrance followed an emotional video about her late husband, conservative activist and TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk. Still, as she began talking, it soon became apparent that something went wrong.

FBI Director Kash Patel has said some genuinely strange stuff in the past, but some of his most "baffling" work occurred during a recent podcast interview, according to one columnist.

Patel and his girlfriend, 27-year-old country music singer Alexis Wilkins, appeared on "The Katie Miller Podcast" on Wednesday, a show hosted by the wife of President Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller. During the interview, Miller tossed Patel several softball questions about criticism he's received to help him "dress down the haters and losers," Luke Winkie, a staff writer for Slate, argued in a new column.

Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) pushed back sharply after the White House claimed the Kennedy Center board unanimously approved renaming the venue after President Donald Trump, saying that account is flatly untrue. Beatty, an ex officio board member, said she was on the call and attempted to raise concerns but was repeatedly muted, preventing her from speaking or voting. She stressed that Congress created the Kennedy Center and retains authority over major decisions, accusing the administration of trying to sidestep the law while falsely portraying consensus.

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Republican Party insiders on Thursday offered the press a starkly different assessment of President Donald Trump's primetime address to the nation than they gave the president, according to a new report.

Politico reported on Thursday that people close to the president told him that he did "great" after the cameras stopped rolling on Wednesday night. However, once he left the room, they were "far less ebullient about the president’s attempt to improve his dismal numbers on the economy," according to the report.

President Donald Trump's chief of staff Susie Wiles did more than embarrass the White House with her broad-ranging Vanity Fair interview, MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace argued to the reporter who broke the story, Chris Whipple, on Thursday. In fact, she exposed herself to subpoenas from the people Trump ordered indicted by the Justice Department, as they pursue vindictive prosecution complaints.

"What did she — what was the spirit of the conversation when she describes Donald Trump's personality as a, quote, 'alcoholic's personality'?" asked Wallace.

President Donald Trump delivered a forceful insult to the military on Wednesday during his address to the nation, and a new column argued that the insult will be measured in "empty billets and early graves."

During his speech on Wednesday, Trump announced that his administration is sending 1.45 million enlisted military members a $1,776 check that they're calling a "Warrior Dividend" before Christmas. Trump claimed that the dividend was funded by revenue from his tariffs. However, Politico later reported that the funds were moved from a federal account that helps servicemembers find affordable housing.