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Reports claimed President Donald Trump wanted the U.S. government to fund a military parade for his 79th birthday, though Politico cited the White House saying that report is false. The idea of a Trump military parade inspired one Army veteran to ask why her generation never got their parade after serving in a war.

In 2018, Trump wanted a grand parade but ultimately called it off because it would cost approximately $92 million. Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Takis Karantonis, the chair of Virginia’s Arlington County Board, told Politico on Monday that there have been discussions with Trump administration officials about such a parade.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem—who has been participating in immigration raids across the country and traveling to prisons beyond U.S. borders—is facing sharp criticism from veterans and firearms experts after appearing to point her assault rifle at a law enforcement officer during a video she filmed to promote her exploits.

“Here we are with Marco and Brian today,” Noem, in protective gear, said (video below). “They’re letting me roll with them. We’re going to go out and pick up somebody who I think is, got charges of human trafficking. Earlier had an op that swept up somebody wanted for murders. So, appreciate the good work that they do every day. And we appreciate them looking to make America safe.”

Mack Schroeder, a fired budget analyst from the Department of Health and Human Services, faced off against Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) last week as the lawmaker fled into an elevator. This week, he returned to Banks' office with friends.

Schroeder confronted Banks about the federal cuts, but Banks said he didn't care because Schroeder seemed like a "clown" to him.

MAGA Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) expanded on eyebrow-raising allegations made against Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) floated early Tuesday morning by Elon Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency initiative.

Musk, in a post to his X platform just before 1 a.m., wrote in a reply to Schumer: “Chuck, I’m starting to think you’re getting a piece of the action with the government fraud. But no, that couldn’t possibly be the reason, could it?”

Former Republican strategist Tim Miller, who now runs The Bulwark podcast, does not pity those who endorsed President Donald Trump and are now losing huge investments.

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace showed a clip of Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy, who raged that he lost $7 million on the first day of the market crash. By Monday, he estimated he'd lost $20 million, calling it "Orange Monday" instead of "Black Monday."

A far-right Christian nationalist who previously served in the Trump administration says people who follow Christ are all in on Trump's plans for mass deportation.

William Wolfe, who recently met with White House faith adviser Paula White and joined several other Christian nationalists praying over Trump in the Oval Office, made the comments in an interview shared on X by Right Wing Watch.

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) questioned U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer during a Tuesday hearing about the tariffs, which will go into effect on Wednesday.

Greer explained that despite requests for negotiations, all tariffs will be implemented this week — and there is no way of knowing when they will be paused.

The U.S. Supreme Court put a pause on rehiring federal probationary workers in a ruling on Tuesday — but legal experts don't see the decision as being straightforward,.

"I obviously disagree with the Roberts Court decision that the groups in the probationary employees case don’t 'presently' have standing," said lawyer Norm Eisen, who has been representing many unions and federal workers facing termination. "But the door isn’t closed—& we’ll be back in trial court tomorrow with other groups developing more grounds for relief. We will keep going!"

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt sought to downplay "public sparring" between DOGE administrator Elon Musk and trade adviser Peter Navarro.

During Tuesday's White House briefing, Leavitt was asked about the spat after Musk referred to Navarro as a "moron" and other slurs on his X social media platform.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) mocked the way President Donald Trump calculated his so-called reciprocal tariffs by noting that trade deficits were not necessarily evidence of one side losing.

During a Tuesday interview on CNBC, Paul told conservative host Joe Kernen that Trump's tariff policy was "backwards and upside down."

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) asked an official from President Donald Trump's administration whose "throat do I get to choke" if the controversial tariff trade war fails.

Tillis grilled U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer during a Tuesday Senate Finance Committee hearing.

A Christian nationalist pastor made a startling claim about scanners used at airports to detect weapons and other potential threats.

Andrew Isker, who co-hosts with C. Jay Engel what he calls "the number one Christian nationalist podcast in the world," shared his unconventional and homophobic views on the Transportation Safety Administration's security scanners in a video flagged by WTVF's Phil Williams, who has reported extensively on his ministry.