Two years after the release of her book In Trump We Trust, Ann Coulter no longer trusts President Trump.

The conservative commentator went off on Trump Wednesday for appearing to back off his demand for $5 billion to fund his proposed border wall; the White House said earlier in the day it's open to signing a spending bill extending current budgets until February, whereas Trump had previously threatened to let the government shut down if he didn't get the border wall funding he wanted.

As a result, Coulter told The Daily Caller that either Trump "never intended" to build the wall at all, or he has "absolutely no idea how to get it done." Either way, if the wall isn't built, she concludes his presidency will have been a "joke" and he will have "scammed the American people," ultimately leaving "no legacy whatsoever." And at this point, she thinks it's pretty unlikely the wall gets built, saying "increasingly few" supporters believe him when he promises to do so.

Coulter also said that she won't vote for Trump in 2020 if there's no progress on the wall by then, as there would be no reason other than so "Ivanka [Trump] and Jared [Kushner] can make money," which "seems to be the main point of the presidency at this point." But she's not even sure Trump will make it that far. "My prediction is his support will evaporate and Trump will very likely not finish his term and definitely not be elected to a second term," she said, also forecasting that "no Republican will ever be elected president again." Brendan Morrow

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was hit with four lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct on Friday, bringing the total number of such suits filed this week to seven — and Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee, who has filed all of the complaints, said on Instagram that there will likely be nine total cases brought against the NFL star.

Each case involves a pattern of assault against female masseuses; ESPN reports that "while six of the lawsuits allege these were one-time encounters... one woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by Watson on multiple occasions." One claimed to have been forced to perform oral sex on Watson, and, like the other alleged victims, now suffers from panic attacks and depression.

On Tuesday, Watson posted a statement on Twitter in which he claimed that "I have never treated any woman with anything other than the utmost respect," and on Friday, his agent, David Mulugheta, tweeted, "Sexual assault is real. Victims should be heard, offenders prosecuted… I simply hope we keep this same energy with the truth." The NFL is investigating, and on Thursday, Watson's team said it takes "this and all matters involving anyone within the Houston Texans organization seriously." Jacob Lambert

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reportedly examining whether New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and his aides provided the Justice Department with false nursing home data.

An ongoing federal investigation has been focusing on this question recently, with FBI agents interviewing officials about information the state submitted to the Justice Department in 2020 about the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in nursing homes, The New York Times reported. "False statements in such a submission could constitute a crime," the Times notes.

FBI agents have reportedly spoken with senior Health Department officials, contacted lawyers for Cuomo aides, and subpoenaed the governor's office for relevant documents, and "in some cases," they have traveled to health officials' homes to interview them about the data, the report says.

Cuomo has been facing scrutiny over his handling of data on the number of COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents, and an aide in February acknowledged the state withheld data amid concerns it "was going to be used against us." Separately, the New York governor has also been embroiled in a scandal after facing allegations of sexual harassment. Both scandals have prompted investigations and calls for Cuomo to resign, though he has said he won't do so.

The Times' report comes after The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that federal prosecutors are also examining the Cuomo administration's push "to enact broad protections for nursing homes from lawsuits and criminal prosecution" early on during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A lawyer representing the governor's office, Elkan Abramowitz, told the Times in response to Friday's reporting that the Cuomo administration's "submission in response to D.O.J.'s August request was truthful and accurate and any suggestion otherwise is demonstrably false." Brendan Morrow

Rep. Chip Roy's (R-Texas) own state party officials would like him to watch his mouth.

The Republican garnered heavy criticism for comments that "glorified lynching" during a Thursday hearing. "There's an old saying in Texas about 'find all the rope in Texas and get a tall oak tree,'" he said. "You know, we take justice very seriously, and we ought to do that."

On Friday, the Republican Party of Texas issued a statement that called Roy's comments awful, but also argued critics across the aisle "shouldn't make mountains out of molehills."

Chairman Allen West said Roy's remarks "were inappropriate and unfortunate ... While his comments about hanging were dumb, they're not grounds for resignation."

West then pivoted to criticize Democrats, saying that it should instead be Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.) who should resign. Even as he claimed Democrats are guilty of worse offenses, he didn't let Roy off the hook entirely.

"My recommendation to Congressman Chip Roy would be to engage the brain before firing the mouth," wrote West. "It would avoid embarrassing situations such as this." Summer Meza

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released updated guidance for schools, saying students who are wearing masks can remain three feet apart in classrooms rather than six feet as previously recommended.

The CDC's updated guidance recommends that elementary school students remain at least three feet apart from one another in classrooms while continuing to practice universal mask use. For middle and high school students, the CDC also says that they should remain at least three feet apart. In areas where COVID-19 transmission is high, however, the CDC says middle and high school students should stay six feet apart; this is unless cohorting, which involves groups of students being kept together throughout the day, isn't possible.

Teachers and adult faculty are still recommended to maintain six feet of distance under the new guidelines, and the CDC says students should maintain six feet of distance when they can't wear masks and during activities such as band and sports, NBC News reports.

The change from the CDC "lays the groundwork for districts to reopen full-time for in-person classes," The Washington Post writes, noting that the previous CDC guidance recommending six feet of distance for students had been criticized as "overly cautious." Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, earlier this week said this change would "likely" be made by the CDC in light of additional data that has come out.

"There was a good study in the state of Massachusets in which kids who were wearing masks, they looked at three feet versus six feet, and they really found no difference," Fauci explained.

On Friday, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said the new guidelines "provide the evidence-based roadmap to help schools reopen safely, and remain open, for in-person instruction." Brendan Morrow

The murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is set to continue, as a judge has declined to delay it or move it to a new location.

An attorney for Chauvin, the former police officer facing murder and manslaughter charges over the death of George Floyd in May 2020, had requested Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill delay and move the trial after it was announced that the city of Minneapolis had reached a $27 million settlement with Floyd's family. The attorney argued this news could "taint the jury pool." But on Friday, Cahill denied the motion, NBC News reports.

The judge concluded that "the pretrial publicity in this case will continue no matter how long we continue it." He also determined that "as far as change of venue, I do not think that that would give the defendant any kind of a fair trial beyond what we are doing here today," as there isn't "any place in the state of Minnesota that has not been subjected to extreme amounts of publicity on this case."

Cahill, however, previously dismissed two jurors who had been seated, as they said hearing about the settlement would make it difficult for them to remain impartial. One juror told the judge, for example, that the "sticker price" of the settlement "obviously shocked me and kind of swayed me a little bit."

The judge on Friday also ruled that the jury will be able to hear some evidence concerning Floyd's 2019 arrest, though only as it pertains to his cause of death, The Associated Press reports.

According to NBC, 12 jurors have been selected for the case, and opening statements are set to begin on March 29. Brendan Morrow

President Biden's White House is drawing heavy criticism after reportedly sidelining staffers over their past marijuana use.

"Dozens" of White House staffers have either been suspended, asked to resign, or placed in a remote work program because of their past use of marijuana, The Daily Beast reports. Some staffers were reportedly informally told that Biden's administration was expected to overlook some past marijuana use, but they were later asked to resign.

This has reportedly occurred even in cases where the staffers only used marijuana in states where cannabis is legal. The Daily Beast's report acknowledges that in some cases, staffers being sidelined "could have potentially been a result of inconsistencies that came up during the background-check process," including regarding when they last used marijuana, but it adds this would still mean they were being punished for "violating thresholds of past cannabis use that would-be staffers didn't know about."

A White House spokesperson disputed the number of people that had been affected to The Daily Beast, adding it will "ensure that talented and otherwise well-qualified applicants with limited marijuana use will not be barred from serving the American people."

The report quickly sparked criticism, with The Atlantic's Derek Thompson writing it's "incredibly stupid for many reasons," among them being "that cannabis is legal is Washington, DC," while Bloomberg's Steven Dennis simply wondered if this means a "young Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush or JFK [would] have been excluded from this White House." It also drew criticism from Sarah J. Galvez, who formerly served as director of social media for Biden.

"I really love my former team, but this is absolute bulls--- and archaic," Galvez wrote. "People legit moved from from spots where it's legalized — turning down various other job opportunities — only to have their jobs yanked from them."

In another tweet, Galvez said "multiple" people have been "texting me because they all lost their jobs." Brendan Morrow