The country is in a tizzy after President Trump tweeted that his nuclear button is "bigger" and "more powerful" than that of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Kelly Macias, Staff Writer at The Daily Kos joins Cheddar to discuss why she believes Trump's tweets are creating danger for America.
On top of Trump's Twitter war, rumors are swirling that former presidential candidate Mitt Romney will run for senator of Utah after Orrin Hatch announced his retirement on Tuesday. Romney has been a vocal opponent of the current administration and the president.
Plus, Minority House Leader Nancy Pelosi will meet with White House Officials on Wednesday in hopes to strike a deal on government spending. She believes the Democrats have some leverage, but agreement on DACA remains up in the air. Trump has said the Democrats are "doing nothing for DACA" and she believes that while this may be delusional for him to say, there is some merit to the statement.
Israeli fighter jets hit targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired on Friday, signaling that the war with Hamas has resumed in full force.
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to authorize subpoenas for two prominent conservatives who arranged luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices, but Republicans planned to object to the legitimacy of the action.
Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year's elections, Meta said Thursday.
The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his own use. He was just the sixth member in the chamber's history to be ousted by colleagues.
