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Joe Kent, head of the National Counterterrorism Center and a Trump appointee, resigned Tuesday morning in protest over the U.S. military operation against Iran.

Kent's resignation sparked fierce backlash from MAGA loyalists on social media.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two weeks on birthright citizenship, with legal experts examining the 14th Amendment's historical context.

Constitutional rights expert Anna O. Law challenged the myth that pre-19th century America had open borders, noting states actively enforced restrictive migration laws. Law explained that present-day immigration assumptions about poor migrants becoming state dependents originated in the colonial period.

FBI Director Kash Patel faced bipartisan ridicule Tuesday after being photographed wearing customized Nike shoes, sparking criticism over what detractors called childish footwear.

ProPublica reporter William Turton first revealed the shoes, which feature the number 9 referencing Patel as the ninth FBI director, his personal "K$H" logo promoting his clothing brand, and the Punisher skull symbol.

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow expressed shock Monday over reporting that the Trump administration is attempting to free Alexander Smirnov, a Russian spy accused of spreading false information about President Joe Biden to the FBI.

A court filing revealed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is leading efforts to secure Smirnov's release from prison.

Aides to all four living former presidents confirmed to CNN on Monday that none spoke with President Donald Trump about his Iran bombing campaign, contradicting Trump's Oval Office claim.

Trump stated he discussed the strikes with an unnamed former president who allegedly approved the operation and wished he had authorized it himself. But the president refused to identify which president he referenced.

President Donald Trump made a stunning admission Sunday aboard Air Force One that critics said contradicted his administration's justification for the Iran war, which has cost taxpayers $65 billion and claimed at least 13 U.S. service members' lives.

Trump told reporters the United States could make a case for not being in the Middle East, adding, "maybe we shouldn't even be there at all because we don't need [oil from the region]."

A non-profit organization called AfghanEvac is demanding an investigation into the death of Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, an Afghan asylum seeker who served as a special forces soldier and fought alongside U.S. Army Special Forces for over a decade.

Paktyawal was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Dallas while preparing to take his six children to school and died within 24 hours. He was admitted to Parkland Hospital on March 13 at 11:45 p.m. and pronounced dead March 14 at noon.

President Donald Trump spent his weekend at Mar-a-Lago, calling world leaders and seeking assistance in reopening the Strait of Hormuz as shipping traffic halted due to his Iran war.

With U.S. oil prices spiking, Trump contacted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, requesting warship deployment to reopen the critical oil route after earlier rejecting UK assistance offers.

Democrats are targeting Florida House District 87, home to Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, as part of a broader state-level surge.

The March 24 special election pits Democrat Emily Gregory, a public health expert and small business owner, against Republican Jon Maples, a Trump-endorsed financial adviser.

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene declared MAGA finished with President Trump Monday after he defended conservative media figure Mark Levin over Megyn Kelly in an ongoing public dispute.

The feud began when Kelly shared reporting about Ayman Ghazaleh, the suspect in a Michigan synagogue attack, whose family members were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon.

Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been secretly evacuated to Moscow for medical treatment following injuries sustained in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes that killed his father and other top Iranian officials, according to reports from the Kyiv Post and Kuwaiti newspaper Al Jarida.

Iran's ambassador to Cyprus confirmed Khamenei suffered injuries to his legs, hand, and arm. He reportedly sustained a fractured foot, bruising near his left eye, and minor facial cuts.

The White House angrily denied a report revealing that President Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, has been privately texting Iranian officials seeking to resume peace negotiations but seemingly failing, as Iran reportedly ignores his messages.

Drop Site News reported that Trump administration officials have been requesting talks, contradicting Trump's public claims that Iranian officials are pushing for negotiations. According to two Iranian officials, Witkoff sent messages to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and other Tehran officials last week exploring resumption possibilities.

Charlie Kirk Show hosts Blake Neff and Andrew Kolvet featured Sen. Lindsey Graham's primary opponents Paul Davis and Mark Lynch on Monday's broadcast, criticizing the South Carolina Republican as a "neocon warmonger" focused on Middle East military intervention.

Kolvet invoked Kirk's previous characterization of Graham as "Lady Graham" and cited a 2023 Kirk quote opposing neoconservatives who "want to spend our money to bomb faraway lands."