"Fire and Fury" is the biggest news of the day. Michael Wolff's explosive tell-all from inside the Trump White House has provoked legal threats from the president himself, and intensified the war between Trump and former adviser Steve Bannon. Jason Howerton, Senior Editor of the Independent Journal Review.
While Wolff's credibility came into question during yesterday's news cycle, Howerton says the author was able to turn things around in his Today show interview this morning. He also discusses the extent to which Trump's attack on "Fire and Fury" actually improved sales.
Howerton also ponders how much the revelations from the book will impact the Mueller probe. Steve Bannon reportedly said that that investigators would "'crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV.'
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says the White House has confidence the Secret Service is “going to get to the bottom of this.”
Americans are segregating by their politics at a rapid clip, helping fuel the greatest divide between the states in modern history.
China has restricted exports of high-tech metals gallium and germanium, which are critical to making chips, in response to the U.S. blocking them from access to advanced chips.
A federal judge in Louisiana has restricted the Biden administration from communicating with social media platforms regarding content.
Russia said it's in contact with the U.S. over the imprisonment of journalist Evan Gershkovich.
They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly.
Former President Donald Trump reportedly pressured former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to overturn the state's 2020 election results.
Former President Donald Trump reportedly pressured former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey to overturn the state's 2020 election results.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are "beyond their sell-by date" in an interview with The New York Times.
Overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades. In a span of 370 days, a Supreme Court reshaped by three justices nominated by President Donald Trump made both a reality.
