CNN is refusing to give the White House airtime to refute claims made by John Bolton in his upcoming book, an administration spokesman told the Washington Free Beacon on Thursday afternoon. 
ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl criticizes CNN's Jim Acosta in his new book about covering the White House, saying the combative reporter has benefited President Donald Trump with his "soapbox" style. 
Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden is reportedly telling aides that he plans to only serve one term if he is elected in 2020. 
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.), and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D., Md.) walked out of a meeting at the White House Wednesday. 
During a Monday appearance on MSNBC’s Meet the Press Daily, Washington Free Beacon founding editor Matthew Continetti drew parallels between the Trump administration’s lack of cooperation with House Democrat’s impeachment probe and former attorney general Eric Holder’s resistance to congressional subpoenas.
Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D., Texas) said at Thursday's debate that "hell yes" he was going to seize AR-15s and AK-47s, the most popular rifles in America, from their owners if he became president. 
Not that long ago—just a week ago in fact—many in the media lost their minds over a Trump supporter's alleged plan to mine the social media feeds of reporters for damaging material. The New York Times, which broke the news, warned the resurfaced posts would be "stripped of context or presented in misleading ways," adding that the endeavor was "fundamentally different from the well-established role of the news media in scrutinizing people in positions of power." 
CNN contributor and Playboy White House correspondent Brian Karem on Tuesday slammed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ken.) in a tweet responding to McConnell's dissatisfaction with the nickname "Moscow Mitch." 
The Trump administration is pushing for legislation that would accelerate certain federal death penalty cases. 
The White House reached out to the top official of two gun-rights organizations on Thursday to seek his input on a possible response to the recent mass shootings, including how to handle potential gun control legislation. 