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MAGA lawmaker clashes with CNN anchor over Trump's economy: 'Don't cut me off!'

A MAGA lawmaker and staunch ally of President Donald Trump clashed with a CNN anchor Tuesday over his claims that the economy is growing as Americans express their affordability concerns just hours before the president was set to give his State of the Union address.

CNN anchor Erica Hill asked Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) to respond after sharing comments from Sarah Wells, founder and CEO of Sarah Wells Bags, who described the Supreme Court's ruling on Trump's tariffs as "a win" for small business owners feeling the weight of the president's levies. Wells explained that in the last year, she has had to lay employees off as a result of the president's trade policy and the difficulties she's faced, estimating up to $500,000 in business losses.

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Dem laughs in the face of Lindell TV reporter: 'Embarrassing yourself'

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) accused Alison Steinberg, a correspondent for Lindell TV, of embarrassing herself during a confrontation at the U.S. Capitol.

In a video published on Tuesday, Steinberg noted that Omar had recently said that President Donald Trump's economy had failed.

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Ex-Trump official goes nuclear over DOJ's Epstein 'cover-up': 'It's coming from the top'

Ex-Trump administration official Sarah Matthews went hard at her former boss on Tuesday during an appearance on MS NOW, accusing President Donald Trump of being involved in a massive “cover-up” concerning Jeffrey Epstein and his past ties to the disgraced financier.

“This administration loves to claim that they're the most transparent administration in history, and that's obviously just a bunch of bologna,” Matthews said. “It's not true.”

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Embattled GOP lawmaker defiant despite growing number of Republicans demanding resignation

An embattled House Republican doubled down Tuesday and refused to resign despite revelations that he had an affair with an aide who later died by setting herself on fire.

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) was accused by Adrian Aviles, the estranged husband of congressional aide Regina Santos-Aviles, of having an affair with his wife. Aviles discovered the trysts in May 2024 through sexually explicit text messages between his wife and the married congressman.

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MAGA host rips Kash Patel's critics after Olympic partying: 'They don't love masculinity'

Charlie Kirk Show host Andrew Kolvet argued that critics of FBI Director Kash Patel "don't love masculinity" after the government official used a taxpayer-funded jet to party at the Olympics.

After Patel was seen celebrating with the US Men's Hockey Team, Kolvet saluted what he called "proud, exuberant patriotism."

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Jim Jordan confronted on CNN with shocking evidence against Trump in Epstein files

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was confronted on CNN by new reporting that shows the Department of Justice removed records from the Jeffrey Epstein files related to a woman who accused President Donald Trump of sexually abusing her when she was a minor.

CNN's Manu Raju hosted Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday to discuss the president's upcoming State of the Union address, but he also confronted the Ohio Republican whether Trump should accept a request by some Epstein survivors to meet.

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Bongino loses it at MAGA influencer: 'You deserve the little licks of the flames of hell'

Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino lashed out at right-wing podcaster Candace Owens for an upcoming broadcast that was expected to suggest Erika Kirk was linked to the death of her husband, Charlie Kirk.

"I don't know what to call it," Bongino said on his Tuesday podcast. "Some production Candace Owens is putting together, an investigative series. ... This just can't be what this movement is. And if it is, I don't want any part of it."

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Missing FBI interviews with Trump abuse accuser singled out on MS NOW

Using a Tuesday morning report from NPR that Department of Justice appears to have disappeared documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files, MS NOW’s Lisa Rubin zeroed in on one of the most alarming revelations.

According to Rubin, three missing interviews could add more fuel to the fire surrounding Donald Trump, making it appear he was far from a passive friend of the convicted sex trafficker.

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Trump makes last-minute demand for State of Union makeover: 'We gotta make changes'

President Donald Trump, who’s expected to make his State of the Union address Tuesday night, apparently called House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) with a last-minute demand for changes to the event, the speaker revealed on Tuesday.

Speaking at a press conference in the Capitol, Johnson told members of the press that he had received a phone call from Trump shortly after the U.S. men’s hockey team defeated Canada at the Olympics on Sunday.

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Head of government oversight's shock admission: 'Going to do whatever the president wants'

Rep. James Comer (R-KY), the chair of the House Oversight Committee, promised "to do whatever the president wants" after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump illegally imposed tariffs around the world.

During a Tuesday interview ahead of Trump's State of the Union address, Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo told Comer — whose role is to hold government accountable — that countries were backing away from negotiated trade deals after the tariffs were found to be illegal.

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Karoline Leavitt attacks as she's put on spot over Trump U-turn

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt pivoted to attacking the media Tuesday after being confronted with two statements put out by the Trump administration that appear to stand at complete odds with each other.

Last June, the Trump administration carried out “Operation Midnight Hammer,” a covert attack on three Iranian nuclear facilities that the president proudly boasted had successfully “obliterated” Tehran’s nuclear program. And yet, Trump administration special envoy Steve Witkoff told Fox News on Saturday that Iran was “probably a week away from having industrial-grade bomb-making material.”

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Trump admitted to insiders that Jack Smith had him 'dead to rights': report

Of all the legal problems Donald Trump faced, from accusations of sexual assault to business fraud, he most feared the Florida stolen government documents investigation by special counsel Jack Smith that ended up being dropped when he won re-election.

That is according to “Morning Joe” co-host Jonathan Lemire, who reported on the president’s terror at being convicted during a discussion on U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's Monday ruling that permanently blocked the Justice Department from releasing Smith’s final report.

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Trump 'just does not care' that GOP is about to get 'clobbered': Axios founder

As Donald Trump prepares to give his State of the Union speech, he will do it under a cloud of record-low approval numbers that he seemingly refuses to acknowledge — and that has Republicans living in fear.

But the president doesn’t care, reported Axios's founder Jim VandeHei on MS NOW just hours before the national address.

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