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MS NOW's Chris Hayes flagged a suspicious episode of tomfoolery in a Democratic primary in Maine, pulled off by Republican dark money — with a deeply ironic twist.

"As Republicans head towards what is currently looking like it could be a shellacking in November ... they are returning to a time-tested playbook," said Hayes. Specifically, he said, that playbook is "unlimited dark money spending."

As the calendar turns to September, the House GOP faces a seismic problem that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has tried to avoid all summer.

On Tuesday, the House is expected to vote on a resolution to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC), who has been accused of sexual misconduct, an issue that has plagued Congress, according to a new report by Axios. That puts Johnson in a tough position where his colleagues may risk further damaging their chances of retaining the majority following the 2026 midterms.

Legendary journalist Dan Rather took the Trump administration to task in a new Substack essay after officials exposed the president's disinformation playbook.

Over the last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has removed multiple journalists from the military newspaper Stars & Stripes over its coverage. President Donald Trump has also called on the FCC to investigate Kristen Welker of NBC News, a move that many have said is designed to further intimidate the press.

President Donald Trump’s newly announced deal for a stake in Venezuela’s vast oil reserves has some “sketchy” details that could come back to haunt him, according to a new analysis.

Trump announced Friday that the U.S. government and a private company would be given 100-year rights involving roughly one-fifth of Venezuela’s known oil reserves, which he declared was “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY.”

The Trump White House has quietly greenlit a fresh renovation of the historic Harry S. Truman Bowling Alley, wading into a project so politically toxic it once got canceled within 90 minutes of a single news story breaking.

The General Services Administration (GSA) awarded a nearly $253,000 contract on July 28 for lighting work on the two-lane bowling alley in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, according to public contract records reviewed by Politico's West Wing Playbook.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's seeming overtures toward a future run for office, or possibly even the presidency, startled a CNN panel on Monday evening — as they tried to work through the implications.

Mark Williams of Ferox Strategies attempted to downplay the possibility of it happening.

President Donald Trump took an unusual detour with the midterm elections just weeks away, calling on Congress to take up a new priority: rescuing Hollywood.

“What we watch on the Silver Screen should be made in what was once the Movie and Motion Picture Capital of the World,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “Let’s get this done!”

Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol commander who led controversial immigration crackdowns in Chicago and Minneapolis, was secretly under internal investigation when he suddenly announced his retirement in March, per newly released records.

Emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request show a federal watchdog official contacted Bovino on March 2 to open an "official Inquiry into allegations of misconduct," the Chicago Tribune reported on Monday.

A Republican lawmaker is joining forces with a Democrat to reverse the controversial Trump-era restrictions on journalists at the Pentagon.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) introduced bipartisan legislation Monday that would restore press access to areas of the Pentagon that were open to reporters before restrictions imposed under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The Army now has zero Senate-confirmed leaders, civilian or military, after Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned following months of open warfare with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Driscoll submitted his resignation to President Trump and is expected to leave in the coming days, the Wall Street Journal reported. The move capped a bitter feud with Hegseth over the Army's direction.

President Donald Trump took a victory lap Monday after the Supreme Court cleared the way for construction of his controversial White House ballroom to continue, calling the massive project a “gift” to the country.

“I am pleased to report that the United States Supreme Court has just ruled in favor of the Ballroom/Military Complex being built without any further contingency, doubt, or threat,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

President Donald Trump was roundly mocked by his critics on Monday after he appeared to fall asleep during a press conference in the Oval Office where his cabinet members heaped effusive praise on him.

Trump and multiple of his cabinet secretaries gathered the press in the Oval Office to tout the administration's record on health care. The event was held at a time when public polling suggests that Republicans face an uphill battle during the upcoming midterms.

The Supreme Court’s decision allowing President Donald Trump to continue construction of his controversial White House ballroom triggered an immediate wave of outrage Monday.

The justices ruled 5-4 to reject a preservation group’s effort to indefinitely halt construction of the ballroom, according to media reports. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s three liberal justices in dissent.