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Kaitlan Collins dishes 'most surprising' part of Trump's latest barbs to Jon Stewart

CNN's Kaitlan Collins revealed the "most surprising" part of President Donald Trump's most recent attack against her during a new interview with Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show."

Collins was the subject of some of Trump's jokes at the make-up White House Correspondents Dinner last Friday, where he jabbed her for "not smiling" and said she looked like Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender celebrity who came under fire from MAGA fans over a Bud Light commercial series. Stewart invited Collins to appear on his show on Monday to respond to Trump's barbs.

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'Project much?' Mockery as Stephen Miller rants about 'losers and crazies' on Fox News

One of President Donald Trump's top aides was ridiculed on Monday after he went on Fox News to rant about "losers and crazies" in the Democratic Party.

Stephen Miller, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy, joined Sean Hannity on his eponymous show on Monday to discuss the upcoming midterm elections. During the interview, Miller took a swipe at some of the most popular Democrats in the party, one that didn't land well with some people in the audience.

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'Must be grave': Ominous letter demanding answers on McConnell's health alarms analyst

A Democratic strategist was alarmed on Monday by an ominous letter from Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear demanding answers about Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) health.

Paul Begala, former chief strategist for the Clinton administration, told CNN's Boris Sanchez on "The Source" that Beshear's letter seemed to signal that something is seriously wrong with McConnell. The senator has been hospitalized for more than six weeks after suffering a fall and then contracting pneumonia, according to his office.

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Trump's AI posting spree yet another sign that 'he hears the Grim Reaper': expert

President Donald Trump, now 80, is fixated on his own mortality, political analyst David Rothkopf told The Daily Beast.

The proof, he argued, lies in Trump's flurry of AI-generated images of himself posted to his Truth Social account — all of which frantically try to paint him as some great historical figure.

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'They're in danger': Insiders reveal which Trump agency has Iranians feeling 'scared'

President Donald Trump doesn't seem to have much sway in the negotiations to end the war against Iran, but there is someone else who may hold the key, insiders revealed on Monday.

Axios reported, citing multiple anonymous White House officials, that Iranian officials seem more afraid of the U.S. Treasury than of the Department of Defense. The insiders argued that Iranians are more afraid of sanctions now because of the country's economic conditions.

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'Admission of weakness': Trump's major war confession earns scathing rebuke from WSJ

The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board expressed fury that the Trump administration projected a major vulnerability to Iran in the middle of wartime.

New leaked reports indicate the White House was just briefed that the military is running out of critical missile supplies — a sign that even the current, tenuous war position is barely sustainable.

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Alarms sound as collateral damage of Trump's 'most profitable grift' laid bare

History may not look back favorably on President Donald Trump's administration, but there is one thing he is almost certainly going to be known for, according to one analyst.

Never before in American history has a president used the office to personally enrich himself as Trump has, his niece Mary Trump wrote in a new Substack essay. And while her uncle has happily sat back and collected more than $2.2 billion in reported income during his second term, Mary Trump argued that his wealth is coming at the expense of democracy itself.

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'Someone should have told the president!' CNN anchor busts Trump over mail-in ballot claim

A CNN anchor busted President Donald Trump's chops on Monday over a claim he made about mail-in ballots during a recent rally.

Trump spoke to a crowd at the General Motors Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan, on Monday, where he defended his record on the economy despite recent polling showing that the cost of living is a top-of-mind issue for most voters heading into the midterm election. During the rally, Trump also made mention of asking the Supreme Court to restrict mail-in ballots ahead of the midterms, calling them "inherently corrupt."

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Trump's strange parental boast draws startling comparison from MS NOW panel: 'Weird stuff'

President Donald Trump made an eye-popping boast at his Michigan rally on Monday — and it left a panel on MS NOW's "The Weeknight" flabbergasted.

"We're 99 days away, and he's all over the place," said anchor Luke Russert, speaking to Media Matters chief Angelo Carusone. He then played a clip of Trump speaking at the rally.

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Grim warning uncorked as Pete Hegseth's 'unforgivable' acts pile up: 'Days are numbered'

A retired military commander on Monday unfurled a laundry list of misdeeds by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a grim warning about the cabinet member's future.

Retired Maj. Gen. Randy Manner sounded off on Hegseth to CNN's Erin Burnett on "OutFront" over Hegseth's management of the Iran war, citing reports that American munitions and missile stockpiles have reached critically low levels. He also called Hegseth's sanity into question over a recent initiative to test the testosterone levels of military members.

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'Setting students up': Outrage as Trump's economy ups cost of school supplies

Even as President Donald Trump continues dismissing Americans’ concerns about affordability heading into the 2026 midterm elections, a study released on Monday reveals that US parents are about to pay a hefty premium to ensure their children are prepared for school this fall.

A joint analysis from Groundwork Collaborative and The Century Foundation finds that a typical basket of school supplies costs nearly 8% more than it did last year, with typical school lunch items costing 11% more.

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'This is it!' Trump mocked after he repeats 'great health care plan' tease at rally

Critics of President Donald Trump mocked him on Monday over claims he made about health care during a rally at a General Motors plant in Michigan.

Trump spoke to a crowd at the General Motors Milford Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan, where he defended his economic record amid souring polls. At one point, Trump repeated a promise that he and other Republicans have made for multiple years, one that some political analysts zeroed in on in their rebukes.

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Key Republican hits back at Trump's 'act of futility' over Senate schedule: 'Bad approach'

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) slammed President Donald Trump's demand for the Senate not to take a recess until the SAVE America Act is passed.

On Monday, the senator, who was recently ousted from the Texas Republican primary runoff following Trump's endorsement of his opponent, Ken Paxton, called this whole plan an "act of futility," NOTUS' Igor Bobic reported.

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