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Political analysts were blown away on Thursday after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sat down for what seemed like a softball interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity.

Noem joined Hannity at a time when President Donald Trump's immigration forces were receiving significant criticism for the way they had conducted their operations in Minneapolis. Last weekend, a swarm of immigration agents killed 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti during a protest, an event that sparked bipartisan outrage toward the Trump administration. It was the second high-profile killing in Minneapolis in January. The other one involved Renee Good, 37, a mother who was killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross just a few blocks from her home.

There is one important difference between President Donald Trump's first and second administrations, and one former Trump insider believes it could bring down the White House.

Olivia Troye, who worked on national security issues during the first Trump administration, joined Sydney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz on their "The Court of History" podcast to discuss what she sees as the main difference between the two Trump administrations. Troye argued that the absence of Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, and her husband, Jared Kushner, is the key difference, and one that threatens to upend the second administration.

President Donald Trump's administration has made up its mind regarding who will replace the outgoing Federal Reserve chairman, according to a new report.

Bloomberg reported on Thursday that the Trump administration is preparing to elevate Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve Chairman role once Jerome Powell's tenure ends in May. Warsh was a finalist for the role in 2017 when Trump initially picked Powell for the job. However, Trump and Powell have clashed on a number of issues since then, including the Federal Reserve's insistence on keeping interest rates high to combat inflation.

President Donald Trump may have taken an axe to one of the U.S. economy's most important sectors, and it's already proving to be "deeply damaging," according to one analyst.

Catherine Rampell, economic editor at The Bulwark, argued in a new article on Thursday that Trump's policies have made America's educational system worse, causing America to lose its edge in important fields like aerospace, artificial intelligence, and defense research and development. She argued the policies Trump and his MAGA allies have pursued created what she called "the Great American Brain Drain," one that seems likely to last long into the future.

Political analysts and observers panned President Donald Trump's latest attempt at regime change on Thursday.

Trump quietly signed an executive order imposing tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba, a move that some analysts saw as a way to try to economically cripple the Cuban regime. The order was signed at a time when Trump is seeking to impose his influence on other countries like Venezuela, where he captured dictator Nicolás Maduro and brought him to the U.S. to stand trial on narco-terrorism charges, and Iran, which was on the receiving end of a vicious bombing campaign late last year.

President Donald Trump sued the IRS on Thursday for a whopping $10 billion, according to a new report.

The lawsuit claims the agency failed to prevent the president's tax returns from being leaked during his first administration, NBC News reported. The lawsuit, which was filed in Miami, also claims that Trump is suing the agency in his personal capacity, and not as President of the United States, according to the report.

President Donald Trump's Small Business Administration chief, Kelly Loeffler, heaped praise on him during this week's Cabinet meeting — but she made a particularly outlandish economic claim that had experts doing a double-take.

"The $18 trillion you brought is creating an economic boom," Loeffler said. "We will have 7 percent GDP growth. It’s probably being underestimated right now."

President Donald Trump appeared to throw his border czar under the bus on the black carpet of the first lady's documentary premiere at the Kennedy Center on Thursday.

As the Trumps walked the carpet, a reporter asked Trump if he planned to start "pulling back" in Minneapolis. Trump shook his head and said, "No, not at all," and walked away.

It seems as though the first lady's big movie premiere will go off with a couple of notable absences, according to a new report.

The documentary "Melania" will debut at the Kennedy Center on Thursday night, an event expected to draw a crowd of officials from President Donald Trump's administration, Hollywood stars, and business moguls. Amazon, which is owned by Trump ally Jeff Bezos, paid roughly $40 million to license the film, and the first lady reportedly pocketed a substantial chunk of that total herself.

A MAGA Senator baffled political analysts and observers on Thursday during an interview on the right-wing TV network Newsmax.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) claimed during an interview that President Donald Trump was justified in raiding the Fulton County Election Hub and Operations Center on Wednesday because he was "cheated" during the 2020 general election. Trump has consistently claimed that he won Georgia during the 2020 election, even though a recount and multiple courts have certified that former President Joe Biden won the state.

President Donald Trump has frequently brought up the specter of China in his threats to annex Greenland away from the Kingdom of Denmark, saying that if the United States does not secure the island, it could be used strategically by the Chinese Communist Party.

But in a twist of irony, China itself was hoping to use Trump's obsession with Greenland to weaken the NATO alliance and bring itself closer to Europe, according to diplomatic cables obtained by Politico.

A GOP strategist slammed President Donald Trump's latest scheme related to the 2020 election results in Georgia during a CNN interview on Thursday.

Shermichael Singleton, a GOP strategist, discussed the Trump administration's decision to raid the Fulton County Election Operations Hub on Wednesday and confiscate more than 700 boxes of materials related to the 2020 general election, including the county's voter rolls. The operation has alarmed local officials and national election rights advocates. A Fulton County commissioner described the raid as "an attack" on the right to vote.

Walmart took a swing at President Donald Trump on Thursday after the president shared false information about their business on his social media.

Trump reshared posts to his millions of Truth Social followers that Walmart allegedly planned to close 250 stores in California. The posts were authored by anonymous users, who were trying to chide California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the state's high minimum wage of $22 per hour.