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Fans of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement melted down on Monday night over a video of Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) making a passionate speech at a Democratic event.

Booker gave a brief speech at the Michigan Democratic Women's Caucus on Monday, where he spoke about the "storm" brewing in the nation. His remarks came at a time when the Trump administration and the Republican Party have expressed anxieties about the upcoming November midterm election and whether Republicans will be able to retain some power in Congress.

President Donald Trump's history of "playing with fire" when it comes to conspiracy theories appears to be "coming back to bite" after MAGA began questioning one of the president's signature narratives, according to one analyst.

During the 2024 campaign, Trump survived an assassination attempt during a campaign stop in Butler, Pennsylvania. The event produced images of Trump surrounded by Secret Service agents on stage with a bloodied ear, raising his fist, which have been recycled throughout Trump's second administration. MAGA has since begun to question that as Trump continues to erode trust with his base of supporters.

President Donald Trump's "counterproductive" policies regarding immigration and global trade have turbocharged resistance against his administration in rural America, according to a new analysis.

Bob Davis, co-author of a book on Trump's trade policies with China, argued in a new guest essay for The New York Times that Trump's push to deport illegal immigrants and upend trade relations with China has caused severe economic harm to rural cities like Hickory, North Carolina. In turn, local advocates say there is growing resistance to the Trump administration among youth, a demographic that Trump did well with in the 2024 election.

A lawyer was stunned on Monday while discussing a new civil rights investigation the Trump DOJ is undertaking.

In a new episode, Shant Karnikian, a lawyer and co-host of the "Civil Action" podcast, discussed the Trump DOJ's civil rights probe into Cassidy Hutchinson, a former Trump administration staffer who testified against the president during the inquiry into the Jan. 6 insurrection. On April 7, the New York Times reported that the DOJ is investigating whether Hutchinson lied to Congress.

The Department of Homeland Security has plans to create smart glasses that can spy on immigrants and protesters, according to a new report.

Journalist Ken Klippenstein reported on Substack, citing budget documents, that DHS is building on existing technology to create the glasses, which could record video and give agents instant access to data about someone's immigration status and other biometric data held by the federal government. Klippenstein said the project is part of DHS's goal to create a "ubiquitous surveillance" world.

A Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee lobbed an ominous threat at FBI Director Kash Patel during a CNN interview on Monday.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) joined CNN's Erin Burnett on "Erin Burnett OutFront," where they discussed a recent report by The Atlantic detailing Patel's excessive drinking and on-the-job absenteeism. It also included details about an instance where the SWAT team was called to wake up Patel because he was not answering his phone after a night out drinking.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is getting eaten alive by his own base after quietly shelving Donald Trump's signature voter fraud legislation — and the knives are out.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) lit the fuse Friday with a single scorched-earth post: "Just so America knows, after two weeks in recess, John Thune is no longer considering the SAVE America Act."

President Donald Trump apparently believed that professional wrestling matches were completely organic events — and nearly fell out of his seat watching one with disbelief, according to The New Yorker.

The revelation came as part of a deeper dive into how wrestling mogul Linda McMahon, now the head of Trump's Department of Education, approached her position and the influence she has over the administration.

CNN's Kristen Holmes was floored on Monday after President Donald Trump's latest move to make life harder for his administration officials.

Holmes reported during CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront" that Trump administration officials have been conducting a "flurry" of back-door diplomacy over the last week to prepare for an upcoming meeting in Pakistan to end the war in Iran. However, Trump has made several public statements, both on social media and during press conferences, that have made negotiations much tougher for those officials, Holmes said.

A longtime GOP analyst said on Monday that he's alarmed by the acts of one of Trump's "irresponsible and reckless" leaders, as evidenced in a new report.

Bill Kristol, editor-at-large of The Bulwark, said during a new episode of "The Bulwark Podcast" with host Tim Miller that the recent report by The Atlantic about FBI Director Kash Patel's excessive drinking while on the job was "alarming." Not only is Patel's behavior concerning on its face, but Kristol added that it also showed how little pushback Patel is receiving internally, which may be a sign of a larger issue.

A CNN fact-checker smacked down President Donald Trump's Iran claims one by one on Monday, warning that even the president's most basic claims cannot be trusted.

Daniel Dale's analysis documented a pattern of frequent false, dubious and unverifiable claims about the war. The most recent came Monday morning, when Trump told the New York Post that JD Vance was already on his way to Pakistan for Iran negotiations - only for Vance's motorcade to be spotted at the White House. He wasn't leaving until Tuesday.

A lawyer revealed on Monday that FBI Director Kash Patel's latest "terrible" decision just put President Donald Trump's Department of Justice in a bad spot.

Michael Popok, a lawyer and host of the podcast "The Intersection with Michael Popok," said during a new episode on Monday that Patel's decision to sue The Atlantic for $250 million in a defamation suit over a report about his excessive drinking while on duty has just opened up Trump's DOJ to being deposed in the lawsuit. Popok said that would give The Atlantic more information about other instances they've reported on, but may not have had the full picture.