November 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM EST
Pro-Trump commentator says White House 'denying reality' of high prices

President Donald Trump's administration is not taking high prices seriously enough, according to one conservative commentator. In a Monday night post to his official X account, Erick Erickson -- the founder of conservative website Redstate -- lamented to his 260,000-plus followers that the administration wasn't inspiring confidence among Americans that they were committed to lowering prices. While Erickson was once a "Never Trumper," he ultimately endorsed Trump's 2020 and 2024 bids for the presidency.

November 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM EST
Conservative says Epstein files prove to be may be 'crack in the dam' that breaks Trump

President Donald Trump's ironclad grip on the Republican Party may be weaker than it's ever been due to the ongoing fallout over deceased child predator Jeffrey Epstein. That's according to commentator Scott Morefield, who writes for the conservative website Townhall. Morefield told New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg that Trump's handling of the Department of Justice's unreleased evidence pertaining to its two Epstein-related investigations has caused widespread disillusionment among the MAGA movement. He particularly focused on Trump's attacks on Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who have both pressured him to release all of the DOJ's remaining evidence on Epstein.

November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM EST
'So frustrating': Jasmine Crockett calls out MTG over her apology for 'toxic politics'

One Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives is encouraging Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to back up her words with her actions if she hopes to have her recent apology taken seriously. In a Monday interview, CNN host Jake Tapper asked Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) what she thought about Greene's public apology for her role in contributing to "toxic politics" and her vow to lower the temperature in American political discourse. Tapper also wryly noted that Crockett once said Greene had a "bleach blonde, bad built, butch body" but only after Greene had insulted Crockett's appearance.

November 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM EST
Trump 'looks like his goose is cooked' on Epstein files: former Republican congressman

One former Republican member of Congress believes President Donald Trump's recent about-face on the Department of Justice's unreleased Jeffrey Epstein documents is a sign that he sees his defeat on the horizon -- and that he's already strategizing to wriggle out of his jam. During a Monday interview with journalist Jim Acosta on his Substack show, former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) said he felt that Trump's sudden reversal from opposing the release of the Epstein files to encouraging Congress to pass Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-Ky.) discharge petition signaled something "sinister." Acosta opined that Trump "looks like he's completely lost it" and was "spiraling." Walsh agreed.

November 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM EST
Report reveals 'new evidence of global pain' from Trump's signature policy

Axios reports "new evidence of global pain" emerging from President Donald Trump's trade policy, saying it has "single-handedly scrambled the world economy." "Economic readjustment" to Trump's double-digit tariffs, Axios reports, has been "bumpy," and, "even with trade deals, the levies imposed on their goods are still well above pre-Trump norms."

November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM EST
6 former US military leaders warn Trump against using troops for 'partisan' goals

A new report published by former U.S. military officers this week decried president Donald Trump's politicized use of the military and warned of the "eroding" effects his continued use of it will have, per a report from The Guardian. Since returning to power in January, Trump has become increasingly reliant on domestic military deployments in furtherance of his agenda. This has most notably included the use of National Guard forces to aid in immigration enforcement efforts, particularly in major cities, like Chicago and Los Angeles, that are run by Democratic elected officials.

November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM EST
'The way to fix it': Conservative offers 'cure' for Trumpism

A conservative political operative turned commentator and journalist has a grassroots prescription for what she believes ails conservatism in the age of Trump -- a "cure" for Trumpism. Sarah Isgur worked on campaigns for Mitt Romney and Carly Fiorina, served as a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice, and is now an editor at The Dispatch, a conservative news site.

November 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM EST
'Same look of confusion': Trump's niece says his memory 'deteriorating' like his father's

Mary Trump on Monday escalated her accusations that her uncle, President Donald Trump, is suffering from dementia, sighting the "same look of confusion" she witnessed in her grandfather. As Trump took to the 2024 campaign trail and eventually returned to the White House, scrutiny of his potentially deteriorating mental state came to the foreground, with critics noting things like his often slurred speech, difficulty pronouncing certain words, and tendency to ramble during speeches. Some highlighted the fact that his father, Fred Trump Sr., suffered from dementia when he was roughly the same age as the president, suggesting a likelihood that his son might be grappling with the same condition.

November 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM EST
'Weak and pathetic': Trump rails against top Republican in deep-red state

President Donald Trump has publicly singled out one of the most senior Republican lawmakers in Indiana for failing to win over enough votes to support Trump's mid-decade redistricting proposal. In a Monday post to his Truth Social platform, Trump called Indiana Senate president pro tempore Rodric D. Bray "a Complete and Total RINO [Republican in Name Only]" for his recent statement that "there are not enough votes" to redraw U.S. House of Representatives districts ahead of the next Census. He wrote in a subsequent post that he would support a primary challenger against Bray and anyone who supported him.

November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM EST
'Be quiet': Ex-CIA official warns Trump is 'undermining' foreign policy with 'overt action'

The Trump administration's moves to push for a regime change in Venezuela have been far from discreet, and one former CIA official warns that this approach and the overall operation are liable to blow up in the president's face. Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump and his administration have pushed heavily for a regime change in Venezuela, pressuring President Nicola's Maduro to resign from office. This push has involved a heavy increase in military and defense posturing, including the authorization of covert operations in the South American nation, the buildup of aircraft carriers off of its northern shore and the prospect of ground deployments in the near future.

November 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM EST
Judge issues 'scathing' rebuke of Trump prosecutor's 'misconduct and negligence'

A magistrate judge overseeing grand jury material related to the appointment of Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia says in a "scathing" rebuke that the government must hand over all grand jury materials by 3 p.m. Monday to the defense team of former FBI Director James Comey, reports MS NOW's legal affairs reporter Fallon Gallagher. The materials include audio of the grand jury proceedings presented Halligan presented by herself.

November 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM EST
Trump aims treason allegation at his former FBI director in new online attack

President Donald Trump is targeting his former FBI Director in a series of social media posts, including a repost that accused Christopher Wray of treason. Trump reposted a post on Monday that placed Wray among sixteen people -- including several former FBI officials -- and labeled them as "Obama's Russia HOAX Treason Club."