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Former GOP speechwriter Tim Miller, host of "The Bulwark Podcast," on Thursday roasted a MAGA star's recent remarks about conservative activist Charlie Kirk's murder in September.

Tucker Carlson, a MAGA media personality, appeared on a recent episode of "This Past Weekend," a podcast hosted by comedian Theo Von. During the episode, Carlson told the audience that they shouldn't trust the FBI's investigation, and floated theories suggesting a foreign government may have been involved.

An author who has written four books about Donald Trump predicted on Thursday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will be the first of Trump's cabinet officials to depart the administration because he broke a cardinal rule of Trump World.

Michael Wolff, who most recently authored "All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America," discussed Trump's cabinet secretaries on a new episode of "Inside Trump's Head," a podcast he co-hosts with The Daily Beast's Joanna Coles. Wolff remarked that it was noteworthy that Trump had not had a cabinet secretary depart yet, and said that was likely because Trump finally learned how to hire "total lackeys."

President Donald Trump's habit of "bullying the Federal Reserve into lowering interest rates could be one of the most damaging of his second term, one analyst warned on Thursday.

Trump has repeatedly attacked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over holding interest rates too high. The president has also launched a mortgage fraud investigation into Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, even though officials in the Trump administration have purchased properties using similar methods as Cook. Trump's goal seems to be bringing the Federal Reserve into his sphere of influence, and if left unchecked, the move could set the U.S. back "years, if not decades," according to Catherine Rampell, economics editor at The Bulwark.

President Donald Trump is considering an executive order to downgrade the classification of marijuana, reported The Washington Post on Thursday evening.

"Trump discussed the plan with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) in a Wednesday phone call from the Oval Office, said four of the people, who, like the others, spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly," said the report. "The president is expected to seek to ease access to the drug through an upcoming executive order that directs federal agencies to pursue reclassification, the people said."

President Donald Trump took the time to shout out certain Republican lawmakers at the Congressional Ball on Thursday night, but passed up the chance to tout some of his Cabinet secretaries, fearing they'd face jeers.

Trump was delivering remarks at the annual White House Congressional Ball, in which the president hosts for members of the House and Senate.

A "minor character" in the MAGA movement is staging a comeback by running for Minnesota governor, and one analyst warned on Thursday that Americans can't simply laugh him off this time around.

Mike Lindell, founder and CEO of MyPillow, announced on Thursday that he is running for Minnesota's governor. If he wins the primary, he will face off against Democratic incumbent Gov. Tim Walz.

The attorney representing a MAGA clerk who was convicted of state charges related to her efforts to subvert the 2020 election was elated on Thursday after President Donald Trump announced a "pardon" for his client, according to a new report.

Tina Peters, the former county clerk in Mesa County, Colorado, was convicted of seven charges for her actions to help Trump allies access the county's voting systems. She was sentenced to nine years in state prison in 2024.

President Donald Trump's latest "pardon" was buried in mockery on Thursday night.

Trump announced on Truth Social that he intends to pardon Tina Peters, a Colorado county clerk who was convicted on seven state charges of aiding a security breach into her county's election system. Some analysts pointed out that Trump cannot actually pardon Peters because she was not convicted of federal crimes.