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'I'll drop 'em like a bad habit': MAGA lawmaker puts Dems on notice ahead of Trump speech

A MAGA Republican put Democrats on notice Tuesday evening to not get in his face during President Donald Trump's address to Congress.

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) joined right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson for a livestream of Johnson's eponymous show ahead of Trump's highly-anticipated speech to lawmakers.

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'You brought it up': CNN's Tapper presses Trump official on 'backyard chickens' advice

Trump administration Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins was confronted by CNN's Jake Tapper on Tuesday about her comments that people should consider raising chickens in their backyards if they want to beat rising egg prices — an activity that is itself expensive and not available to many families in cities or in neighborhoods with rules against livestock.

The president campaigned in part on lowering the cost of groceries, saying everything was cheaper when he was last president — however, since he has taken office, egg prices have soared even further, fueled by bird flu outbreaks and the necessary measures to contain it. These shortages have become so bad that Waffle House even introduced a per-egg surcharge on its menu.

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'Fly my pretties': Senator warns of 'dark threats' from Musk's army of 'flying monkeys'

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) attacked President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk and his internet crew of "flying monkeys" willing to lash out at any perceived foes.

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace began the discussion Tuesday afternoon by asking about attacks on judges after the New York Times reported over the weekend that Republican lawmakers want to hit back at judges who don't support their efforts. They are now threatening impeachment, calling them judicial activists.

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Trump official fires back at Americans 'whining and complaining' about tariffs

Trump administration Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick swatted away any notion the president's tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico could exacerbate inflation on U.S. consumers in a CNBC "Squawk Box" interview with Joe Kernen — accusing anyone expressing this criticism of "whining and complaining."

"I mean, how much pain are we going to be willing to take in inflation if all of a sudden, they hit us right back?" asked Kernen.

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'It's not': Trump official quickly smacks down Musk's solution to fix FAA — Starlink

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy flatly rejected the idea that Elon Musk’s Starlink is the key to fixing FAA’s struggling air traffic control system.

Duffy delivered the slap down of the tech billionaire's satellite internet network while speaking to Fox News on Tuesday about air traffic control shortages and other issues plaguing the agency following a series of deadly aviation disasters in the opening weeks of 2025.

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Elon Musk urges Trump to 'think about' pardoning George Floyd's murderer

Elon Musk, the billionaire face of DOGE, urged officials like President Donald Trump to "think about" pardoning the former police officer who shocked the world by murdering George Floyd on camera.

Musk made the call for Derek Chauvin's release from prison Tuesday on his X social media platform while re-posting a rant from conservative pundit Ben Shapiro.

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'Nobody's gonna buy': Auto dealer explodes to Fox Business over Trump's 'radical' tariffs

Auto dealership owner David Kelleher told Fox Business that nobody would buy his Ram trucks after President Donald Trump ordered 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada.

During an interview on Tuesday, Kelleher explained to correspondent Jeff Flock that he expected a "dramatic" downturn in sales over the tariffs.

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GOP lawmaker: 'Short-term pain' caused by Trump will be worth it

A Republican lawmaker conceded that Donald Trump's tariffs and Elon Musk's spending cuts could driving the nation into an economic recession, but he said that might be necessary.

Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) appeared Tuesday morning on Maria Bartiromo's Fox Business program, where the host asked about the stock market plunged after the president's tariffs took effect at midnight, and the Florida Republican agreed with Trump's assessment that some "short-term pain" might be necessary.

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GOP senator: Putin 'loving' Trump over decision to cut off aid to Ukraine

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) argued that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "loving" U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pause military aid to Ukraine after a disagreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office.

NBC News reported Tuesday that Trump handed Putin the "upper hand" in his war on Ukraine after military aid was halted over the spat with Zelensky.

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'Dumb': Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a message to Trump over tariffs

Speaking to the press on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attacked President Donald Trump's tariffs on Mexico and Canada as "dumb. "

The tariffs began at midnight, and Trudeau announced that his nation would retaliate with a 25 percent levy on $30 billion of U.S. goods coming into Canada.

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'He called him Donald!' Harris Faulkner aghast over Justin Trudeau's response to Trump

Fox News host Harris Faulkner expressed outrage after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau referred to the U.S. president as "Donald."

In a speech on Tuesday, Trudeau responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian goods.

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'Livelihoods destroyed': Dem lawmaker comes out firing at Trump ahead of big speech

A Virginia Democrat issued a broadside against Donald Trump ahead of his address to a joint session of Congress.

The president will highlight his executive orders and dramatic overhaul of the federal bureaucracy that has cast thousands of federal workers out of jobs, and Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) posted a YouTube Short explaining the cost paid for those actions.

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Ex-lawmaker says Republicans are telling him they're 'overwhelmed' by angry calls

Former Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) told MSNBC in passing that the Republicans he's hearing from are being "overwhelmed" by the flood of angry calls and emails from constituents back home.

Republicans are being confronted by voters who are angry with the massive government staffing cuts and broad spending freezes ushered in by the new Donald Trump administration.

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