The White House is demanding Michael Wolff not publish his upcoming tell-all "Fire and Fury." Axios' Alayna Treene joins Cheddar to break down the story that's turning the political and media worlds on their heads. She reveals whether she thinks the cease-and-desist letter counts as an admission that the contents of the book are true.
Next, we dive into the controversial media critic's background and history with the president. Despite critics complaints that Wolff's accounts are inaccurate, Axios reports he has dozens of hours of recordings to support claims made in his book. Despite shooting to number one on Amazon's top-sellers list, Treene discusses whether she thinks the White House's legal efforts will be successful in blocking the book's release.
Despite being attacked by President Trump, Steve Bannon is standing by his former boss. The Breitbart chairman had nothing but kind words to say about the president on his radio show, Thursday. Treene weighs the odds of whether Bannon will consider running for president in 2020.
Newsom said Sunday he supports increased access to condoms for teens, but vetoed the bill because it would have cost too much.
Israel’s military ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip on Monday, halting entry of food, fuel and supplies to its 2.3 million people as it pounded the Hamas-ruled territory with waves of airstrikes in retaliation for the militants’ bloody weekend incursion.
Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a New York appeals court Friday to halt his Manhattan civil fraud trial while they fight a court ruling that calls for dissolving companies that control some of the former president’s most prized assets, including Trump Tower.
A witness claimed that former president Donald Trump revealed potentially sensitive information about U.S. military capabilities to a former businessman.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Elon Musk to compel testimony about his purchase of Twitter.
A private memorial service for Sen. Dianne Feinstein drew crowds outside of San Francisco's City Hall.
A Wisconsin man was arrested for illegally bringing a loaded gun to the Wisconsin capitol and hours later bringing an assault rifle.
A witness claimed that former president Donald Trump revealed potentially sensitive information about U.S. military capabilities to a former businessman.
The Biden administration is going to resume deporting migrants to Venezuela.
Former President Donald Trump is officially backing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the pugnacious House Judiciary Committee chairman and longtime Trump defender, to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker.
