-- On the Show

-- Donald Trump is planning a “mic-drop confrontation” at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner where he targets media and leaves early

-- The FBI opens an investigation into a New York Times reporter over standard journalism practices like contacting sources and emails

-- Karoline Leavitt defends Trump on Fox News by calling him humanitarian while downplaying Iran attacks on non-U.S. ships

-- Karoline Leavitt says Trump will dictate the Iran war timeline while telling reporters to trust the administration's claims

-- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. backs up Trump's claim that a $600 drug reduced to $10 is a 600% reduction, saying it's a different way to do the math

-- Donald Trump promised to cut electricity bills in half within a year, but consumer bills show no such reduction

-- Polling shows 31% of Republicans and 76% of independents disapprove of Donald Trump

-- Senator Bill Cassidy checks studies cited by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in real time and finds one that contradicts his claim about vaccines

-- On the Bonus Show: Congressional Republicans weigh whether to approve Trump's war, Oversight members debate a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, Devin Nunes steps down after massive Trump Media stock collapse, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:17) Trump plans media confrontation

(09:12) FBI investigates reporter actions

(20:41) Leavitt defends Trump on Fox

(29:42) Leavitt faces questions on Iran

(38:20) RFK Jr misstates percentage drop

(44:29) Trump energy promise revisited

(50:35) Nearly a third of Republicans disapprove of Trump

(55:53) RFK Jr claims challenged live by Senator

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White House plans media attack as press crackdown begins