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Trump hit with stern ultimatum from GOP senator after DOJ dealt 'resounding defeat'

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) delivered a stark message to President Donald Trump on Friday after the president took a big legal blow.

Tillis, who plans to not seek reelection and will end his term in January 2027, responded after a federal judge rejected U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's subpoenas targeting Fed Chair Jerome Powell. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg granted the order, agreeing with the Fed that Trump's repeated attacks on the chairman indicate the investigation into the Federal Reserve's building renovation was pretextual and politically motivated.

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Jeanine Pirro melts down at judge for 'antipathy toward Trump': 'Untethered to the law!'

Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, unloaded Friday on U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg after he torpedoed an investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell by quashing a subpoena.

In his ruling on Friday, Boasberg argued that a "mountain of evidence suggests" the subpoena was intended to pressure the Fed into cutting interest rates, a long-standing demand from President Donald Trump.

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Trump unveils new 'highly improved' renderings of Kennedy Center

President Donald Trump on Friday revealed new sketches of what the MAGA-fied 'Trump-Kennedy Center' will look like.

Trump, who has promised a rebrand at the Washington, D.C. performing arts center and planned to close the location along the Potomac River temporarily for renovations, shared the images on his Truth Social platform.

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JD Vance hurls Kristi Noem under the bus for FEMA failures: 'We needed new leadership'

Vice President JD Vance insisted that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was losing her job because she had a "great opportunity" to serve in the Shield of Americas, a multinational military cooperation initiative recently dreamed up by President Donald Trump. He also said that the agency "needed new leadership" due to failures at FEMA.

During a speech in North Carolina on Friday, a local reporter pressed the vice president over the administration's slow rollout of FEMA aid to the state, which is governed by a Democrat.

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‘I don’t want to go to prison’: JD Vance ducks tough Iran question

Vice President JD Vance tried to evade a question about his real thoughts on the war in Iran on Friday.

Vance was taking questions from reporters following his speech in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, where he campaigned for GOP candidates in a district Republicans were hoping to flip. Associated Press reporter Bill Barrow asked the vice president what advice he gave the president regarding military strikes and the economic fallout, including surging gas prices.

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Trump gets another midterm warning as he's 'underwater' with vital voting bloc: CNN host

President Donald Trump must address a challenge with one group of voters, a CNN analyst said Friday.

As midterms approach, Trump needs to focus on independents, the group most divided on the joint U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, political commentator and CNN host Michael Smerconish told anchor Wolf Blitzer.

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Trump predicts 'winding road' for Iran war in rambling interview with YouTube boxer

President Donald Trump predicted that his war in Iran would be "a little winding road for a little while" but said it had to be done because the country had an "evil curse."

During an interview with controversial YouTube boxer Jake Paul this week, Trump attempted to explain his thinking on the Iran war.

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‘Flip the president’s home district’: Dems want to send Trump a personal message

President Donald Trump could take a political hit if Democrats flip a Republican House seat in his own backyard next week.

The special election in Florida District 87, which is home to Mar-a-Lago, could prove that Democrats can end the Florida GOP supermajority in the midterms this fall — returning the Sunshine State's "swing status," Politico reported. The potential victory for Democrats on March 24 would also follow a series of recent nationwide wins.

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'Short-term pain' gamble from Trump admin fails to win over skeptical public: analysis

Donald Trump has failed to win over the public with a short-term pain claim amid ongoing crises at home and abroad, a political analyst has claimed.

The frequent ask of enduring short-term pain for longer-term gains is starting to wear thin, according to CNN analyst Aaron Blake, who believes the American public has tired of the Trump administration. Noting the previous asks of the admin, Blake suggested the volume of short-term pain claims is one of the leading reasons for an erosion of goodwill for the government.

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'No!' GOP campaign expert laughs at Jim Jordan as he shoots down gas price claim

Longtime campaign strategist Mark McKinnon, who advised former President George W. Bush and the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), could not contain his laughter after watching Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) being interviewed on CNN late Thursday.

Appearing on MS NOW with host Chris Jansing, McKinnon watched Jordan tell CNN's Kasie Hunt, “President Trump is committed to achieving that [Iran regime change] goal, and if that means prices go up for a time, I think Americans understand, we can live with that .But, in the end, we want all that to happen, and we want it all to happen in as quick a time as it possibly can.”

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Trump chuckles as he admits Putin is helping Iran target US troops

President Donald Trump admitted that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has been helping Iran in its war against the U.S. and Israel — but he offered an excuse for the assistance.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff had said on Tuesday that Putin, in a phone call to Trump, denied reports that Russia was sharing intelligence with Iran about American forces in the Middle East, but the U.S. president told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Friday that might be happening.

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GOP leaders openly balk at emergency funding push for Trump's war

Congressional Republicans are openly rejecting Donald Trump's pleas for emergency funding to sustain the Iran war, signaling deep skepticism within his own party about a conflict that remains broadly unpopular with American voters, according to a report.

Operation Epic Fury has already consumed staggering sums — over $1 billion per day, with the Pentagon burning through $11.3 billion in just the first six days of combat. Yet Republican lawmakers are unmoved by White House requests for supplemental spending.

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Trump says some Muslims shouldn't be in US because of 'genetics'

President Donald Trump suggested some Muslims shouldn't be in the U.S. because of their "genetics."

During a Friday conversation with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, Trump reflected on Thursday's attacks at Old Dominion University in Virginia and a Synagogue in Michigan.

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