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MAGA civil war descends into chaos as right wing turns on influencer over 'malicious lies'

The MAGA civil war descended into vulgar chaos on Thursday after a new defamation lawsuit was filed against a prominent influencer.

Brian Harpole, the former head of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk's security team, filed a lawsuit against Candace Owens alleging that the influencer defamed him by alleging that he conspired to have Kirk assassinated, journalist Eyal Yakoby posted on X. Owens has made several similar comments about people in Kirk's orbit, including his widowed wife, Erika, and those claims have generated significant backlash from the MAGA faithful toward Owens.

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Ex-MAGA insider goes scorched earth on Mar-a-Lago's 'Real Housewives' debauchery

Elon Musk's baby mama and former conservative influencer described the secret world inside MAGA and "the Real Housewives of Mar-a-Lago" in an interview this week with ex-GOP operative and The Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson.

Ashley St. Clair, who was recruited to join Turning Point USA around age 19, spent nearly a decade as an insider with the right-wing group and revealed during an episode of The Lincoln Project Podcast this week what it was really like as a young person involved with MAGA elites and among the Mar-a-Lago crowd.

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'Move over microplastics': Fox News mocked for claiming Bluesky rots brains

The hosts of the Fox News show "Outnumbered" were mocked on Thursday after they called for more restrictions on an app they argued could soften an individual's brain tissue.

Emily Compagno, an attorney and co-host of the show, reacted to a new op-ed that claimed the alleged White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter, Cole Allen, was often on social media apps like Bluesky that are influenced by America's enemies, such as Russia and China. Compagno argued that the algorithms used on Bluesky and other apps are similar to a brain impairment.

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GOP senator signals he's ready to take on Trump once again

A GOP lawmaker is standing up to Trump's crusade against his enemies once again, questioning the latest efforts.

“I can’t find one example where the number 86 had anything to do with any violent threat," Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) told reporters on Wednesday, speaking about the second James Comey indictment, according to the Bulwark. “I searched to the end of the Internet last night."

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MAGA pollster alarmed as new poll spells trouble for GOP: ‘We're hitting a patch of anger'

Right-wing pollster Rich Baris revealed that he was "really worried" about Republicans' ability to win midterm elections after a recent poll suggested that the party would be "crushed."

During a Thursday discussion on the Real America's Voice network, Baris told host Jack Posobiec that President Donald Trump's approval rating "isn't looking great."

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'It's actually seditious': Trump unloads on NYT and CNN over unflattering reporting

President Donald Trump took a jab at The New York Times and CNN during a press conference at the White House on Thursday.

The president had a meltdown over some of the important reporting around the Iran war and his administration when he pointed to The Times, a news organization Trump has had a contentious relationship throughout his political career. He has frequently attacked the newspaper on social media, called it "fake news" and referred to the publication as an "enemy of the American people."

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Insiders reveal Trump's real obsession — and it isn't the economy

President Donald Trump has set his sights on becoming one of history's "great men" — yet he still has concerns that his efforts could be ruined, according to a new report from The Atlantic.

And although the president has said he's not as concerned about "legacy," or even whether his Republican party maintains control of Congress in the midterms, he does have a significant interest in mind.

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Epstein's reported 'suicide note' could soon be unsealed: 'Time to say goodbye'

A purported "suicide note" by Jeffrey Epstein may soon be made public if a major media outlet is successful in convincing a federal judge to unseal it.

In a Thursday report, The New York Times revealed that it had petitioned a judge to make the note public after it was sealed as part of a case against Nicholas Tartaglione, a cellmate who found the document around the time of Epstein's 2019 death.

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'Get a straitjacket': Trump mocked for cognitive brag while claiming he served 3 terms

People were mocking President Donald Trump on Thursday after he claimed he "aced" his cognitive exams and mistakenly claimed he has served three terms as president.

Trump argued that he thinks all presidential or vice presidential candidates should be "forced" to do the same exams and tried to put down his predecessors, Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

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'That entire story is false!' Irate Pete Hegseth shouts down Elizabeth Warren

Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s ability to grill Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during her five minutes of questioning during a Senate Armed Forces Committee hearing was hampered by his raising his voice and loudly talking over her on Thursday afternoon.

The Massachusetts Democrat got under Hegseth’s skin when she cited a Financial Times report that the Pentagon chief’s stockbroker attempted to make a “multimillion-dollar investment” in defense stocks before the invasion of Iran.

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Trump favorite's sudden demotion fuels White House gossip mill

A top aide of Donald Trump has been mysteriously demoted after a meteoric rise through the administration’s ranks.

Josh Gruenbaum, 40, will now only work for Trump’s Board of Peace, according to a report by Politico.

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Trump claims he's served 3 terms while bragging he 'aced' cognitive tests

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he has served three terms as president and bragged about passing his cognitive exams — something he thinks all presidential or vice presidential candidates should be "forced" to do.

The boast about his mental fitness came amid a flurry of Truth Social posts in which he inaccurately referred to having served a triple term as president. Trump has only served two terms as commander-in-chief.

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'It's nuts': Joe Rogan blames Trump if 'Iran nukes New York City'

Podcaster Joe Rogan expressed the view that President Donald Trump's war with Iran would be to blame if a nuclear weapon were used on New York City.

During a discussion with comedian Ari Shaffir on Thursday, Rogan lamented Israel's bombardment of Gaza following Hamas' Oct. 7 attack.

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