Brett Breaks Things

The Democratic Party's internal war is heating up. Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan primary win signals growing momentum for the party's populist wing, while House Democrats gamble on Trump-won districts in their fight for Congress.

Meanwhile, Trump turns on Big Oil, spirals over the Reflecting Pool prosecution, threatens Jeanine Pirro, demands changes to his brand-new helipad, and faces Republican resistance to Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general.

These cameras don't just read license plates—they track where you go, store your movements, falsely accuse innocent people, and give rogue cops a nationwide stalking tool. As misuse spreads and communities push back, our message is simple: flock those Flock cams.

The Trump administration insists its controversial $1.8 billion IRS settlement fund is dead—but Republicans still can't seem to say that clearly. We break down Todd Blanche's written assurances to GOP senators, the evasive answers on Capitol Hill, and Capital One's claim that money-laundering concerns helped drive the underlying lawsuit.

Then, we examine how some of America's most powerful law firms went from resisting Trump's pressure campaign to bending the knee—using Paul Weiss as a case study in how intimidation, access, and self-preservation are reshaping the legal establishment.

As the U.S.-Iran war expands, the American people still aren't getting the full story. Pentagon records appear to undercount U.S. troop deaths, lawmakers are demanding answers from Pete Hegseth, and Congress remains divided over whether Trump can continue the war without its approval. Meanwhile, Iran rejects another cease-fire proposal, suspected Russian involvement raises new questions, and the Houthis open yet another front in a conflict with no clear end in sight.

Today, we look at how the Trump family's money-making operation is becoming more sophisticated. From the president buying stocks and then promoting the companies on Truth Social, to Wall Street firms paying for faster access to his posts, political influence is now being packaged and sold in real time. We also examine Donald Trump Jr.'s investment fund, its eye-popping returns, and the billions in federal funding flowing to companies it has backed—while House Republicans attach a watered-down stock trading bill to new voter ID restrictions.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth went before Congress hat in hand, asking lawmakers to keep funding a war he insists is already a success—while struggling to provide straight answers about its cost, strategy, legal authority, or endgame. We break down the bipartisan grilling, Hegseth's contradictory claims about Iran's military and surrender, and the Pentagon's admission that the war has already cost $37.5 billion and is rapidly draining its budget. Plus, while warning about Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Trump administration approves a deal that could allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium.

As the Iran war drains billions from the Pentagon, injures nearly 100 U.S. troops, and moves no closer to changing Tehran's position, Congress is once again being pushed to the sidelines. We look at who really controls the purse strings when the Trump administration can expand a war, ignore lawmakers' spending decisions, and let Russell Vought's OMB impose budget cuts Congress already rejected.

With more American troops killed, dozens of military injuries allegedly withheld from the public, and the United States launching another round of strikes against Iran, the conflict is slipping deeper into a dangerous cycle of retaliation. We examine Jordan's emergence as a new flashpoint, Iran's increasingly deadly missile capabilities, the renewed talk of negotiations, and the growing cost at home as gas prices return to $4 a gallon.

Trump revives his election fraud conspiracy theories in a televised speech built around newly declassified documents, "burn bags," and claims of Chinese interference. We separate what the records actually show from what Trump says they prove, examine Beijing's response, and look at his threat to punish ABC and NBC for refusing to air the speech.