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. 
Ian Bassin, the president and executive director of the liberal nonprofit Protect Democracy Project (PDP), said the proposed citizenship question for the 2020 U.S. census is an attempt to institutionalize "white power." 
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is leaving her position at the end of the month, President Donald Trump announced Thursday. 
The New York Times editorial board urged Congress to give the Donald Trump administration requested emergency funds, writing that the president was right about a crisis on the border. 