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Trump ally might soon depart after court loss shows 'wheels are coming off': author

One of President Donald Trump's allies might soon depart the administration after a recent court loss revealed that the "wheels are coming off," according to one author.

On Monday, a federal judge in Boston overturned some of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s most controversial policies, like revising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's list of recommended vaccines and changing the vaccine schedule for children. Journalist Michael Wolff, who has written four books about Trump, argued in a new podcast interview that the court loss could cause Trump to think twice about keeping Kennedy around.

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'Hell is getting pretty chilly!' Ex-prosecutor floored as GOP goes after Pam Bondi

A former federal prosecutor was floored on Tuesday after a GOP-controlled House committee subpoenaed a key ally of President Donald Trump's over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi for "potential mismanagement" of the Epstein files, the New York Post reported. In an interview with Raw Story, Rep. James Comer (R-KY), who leads the committee, said lawmakers have "a lot of questions" about Bondi's efforts to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required the Justice Department to release all files in its possession in December.

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'Kevin, keep at that!' Trump aide brutally mocked on MS NOW after disastrous gaffe

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) lit into Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Tuesday after Hassett suggested that consumer pain from the Iran war was "really the last of our concerns" — a comment that appalled MS NOW.

The broadside came during an appearance on "The Weeknight," where anchor Alicia Menendez played a clip of Hassett dismissing the economic impact of a prolonged Iran conflict during a CNBC appearance earlier in the day.

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Historian warns Trump is now trapped as he 'flies by the seat of his pants'

A historian argued on Tuesday that President Donald Trump appears to be "flying by the seat of his pants" in Iran, and that has created an "intractable problem" for the country.

The Iranian regime has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz to U.S. and Israeli ships in retaliation for the two countries conducting a coordinated bombing campaign in Iran since late February. The roughly 100-mile waterway accounts for 20% of global energy trade, and its closure has caused significant fluctuations in U.S. energy prices.

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'It's not crazy': CNN legal expert floored as Trump's pardon may blow up pipe bomb case

A CNN legal expert was floored on Tuesday while discussing how President Donald Trump's pardon of the Jan. 6 rioters could impact an ongoing, high-profile case.

Lawyers for Brian J. Cole Jr., who has been accused of placing pipe bombs outside of the Republican and Democratic national committees in Washington, D.C., ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection, recently argued in court that Trump's sweeping pardon for the rioters should also apply to Cole, Fox News reported. They argued that Cole is "inextricably" tied to the events contemplated in the pardon.

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Trump trapped in state of 'arrested development' — and it's starting to cost him: analyst

An analyst described how President Donald Trump's recent attacks on NATO allies and reversed requests for assistance to reopen the vital oil channel, the Strait of Hormuz, have revealed how the president views war.

MS NOW host Nicolle Wallace was talking to Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic, about why Trump's comments have isolated the United States from its European allies in his war against Iran.

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'Goodness gracious!' Trump warned 'chickens coming home to roost' as top allies jump ship

President Donald Trump has alienated the rest of the world, according to new polling data, and an analyst said "those chickens are coming home to roost" now that the U.S. needs allies.

The 79-year-old president authorized joint U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran, which responded by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz and choking off the global oil supply, and Trump has been unable to pressure any nations to help reopen the crucial waterway.

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'We want to crucify him': Hegseth's pastor delivers dark threat to Dem Senate candidate

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's pastor threatened a leading Democrat in the Texas Senate primary race during a recent podcast interview, according to a report.

Brooks Pottegier, who preaches at Pilgrim Hill Reformed Fellowship in a suburb outside of Nashville, Tennessee, joined Christian Nationalist commentator Joshua Haymes on a recent episode of his podcast, "Reformed Red Pill," where the two discussed Texas state Rep. James Talarico's campaign for the U.S. Senate.

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'Partial coup!' Alex Jones rallies MAGA against Trump over Iran war 'disaster'

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones urged President Donald Trump's MAGA supporters to follow the lead of Joe Kent, an intelligence official who quit the administration over the war in Iran.

"Well, it's historic time for America and the world. Facts are all coming out. This is truly the age of revelation," Jones declared on his Tuesday broadcast. "Joe Kent. The head of the Office of National Counterterrorism, number two under Tulsi Gabbard, who oversees all 17 intelligence agencies, went public and resigned and said Israel's basically staged a coup over the Trump White House on foreign policy."

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'MAGA shrunk': Pro-Trump pollster warns there's no good midterm news for GOP

Pro-MAGA pollster Rich Baris of Big Data Polls struggled to offer good news about the midterms to the Charlie Kirk show hosts, Andrew Kolvet and Blake Neff.

"So, you know, Rich, but like that, you're talking about 2028. What about the midterms?" Kolvet asked on a Tuesday podcast. "I mean, there's, you know, you've had Joe Kent leaving this morning announcing his, his departure from the administration... We've got affordability. There's economic things to consider. Most people just care about how much money they have in their wallet at the end of the month."

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'Absurd': Chief Justice John Roberts insists judges don't carry out Trump's will

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts insisted that members of the court did not follow the ideology of the president who appointed them.

During a Tuesday discussion at Rice University, Roberts sought to dispel the notion that Justice Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett would defer to President Donald Trump because he nominated them.

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Republicans set to get a 'wake-up' call on Trump at the worst possible moment: analyst

Republicans who will be out of power and, in some cases, out of a job will look back on how they let President Donald Trump use his bully pulpit to pursue his own interests while leaving them “holding the bag” with furious voters.

That was the lesson delivered by Politico’s Jonathan Martin on MS NOW Tuesday, where he vociferously asserted that GOP lawmakers are headed for a disaster in November.

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Trump goofs as he sneers at Irish president in front of diplomat: 'Lucky I exist'

Donald Trump’s attack on the president of Ireland in front of Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin in the Oval Office hit a rough patch on Tuesday afternoon.

As the president jumped from topic to topic, he was pressed about comments made by the Irish president who stated, “The normalization of war can never be accepted. Now, more than ever, we must renew our commitment to peace and diplomacy in line with the principles of international law as set out in the United Nations charter.”

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