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Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) won Georgia's Republican Senate primary Tuesday night with President Donald Trump's backing, defeating former football coach Derek Dooley (R-GA).

Collins now faces Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in what experts predict will be one of the country's most contentious Senate races.

Former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor warned President Donald Trump's preference for authoritarian leaders over democratic allies has evolved from a personal quirk into consequential national policy.

In his op-ed for The i Paper, Taylor traced the pattern to Trump's 2018 G7 disruption in Canada — where he arrived late, lectured allies, disavowed a joint communiqué, and called for Russia's reinstatement — and argued Trump's mood swings have upended the world order.

The Bulwark's editor Jonathan V. Last argues President Donald Trump's deteriorating relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could inadvertently boost Vice President JD Vance's 2028 presidential ambitions.

A potential U.S. and Israel split could reshape the MAGA coalition, positioning Vance to appeal to both pro-war Republicans frustrated with surrender and America First isolationists skeptical of the Israeli relationship, argues Last. He also writes, Israel will become one of the big cleavages in the post-Trump GOP, with younger base members opposing continued American support while establishment MAGA remains pro-Israel.

Former GOP operative Steve Schmidt warned the Trump administration's approval of Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery will economically devastate California.

In his podcast, The Warning, Schmidt suggests CEO David Ellison will relocate Paramount from California to Texas, crushing Los Angeles and the state economy altogether. Schmidt characterized the deal as a corrupt act, alleging Paramount's $16 million settlement of President Donald Trump's CBS lawsuit constitutes a bribe to secure Justice Department approval.

President Donald Trump canceled Jay Clayton's Director of National Intelligence confirmation hearing via a Truth Social post Wednesday morning. But Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton (R-AR) signaled Republicans will proceed regardless.

Clayton was nominated to succeed Tulsi Gabbard after bipartisan pressure forced Trump to abandon Bill Pulte, a partisan loyalist without intelligence credentials, as acting DNI. In a social media post on X, Cotton stated the hearing will continue "unless the president directs him not to appear or withdraws his nomination." He also noted, Trump's social media post lacks formal authority.

President Donald Trump abandoned Jay Clayton's Director of National Intelligence confirmation hearing Wednesday and announced Bill Pulte would remain as the agency's acting director.

The President lacks the authority to cancel Senate meetings, according to NBC News' Chief White House Correspondent, Garrett Haake.

The Supreme Court may decide whether the Trump administration can hold immigrants in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, detention indefinitely without bond hearings.

Writing for Slate, Legal analyst Alexis Romero warned this could undermine due process across the entire court system.

President Donald Trump appeared to need Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's help to climb a single step at the G7 family photo Tuesday in Évian-les-Bains, France.

The White House's own Rapid Response account posted the clip of Trump with world leaders before a cultural showcase.

CBS must pay an undisclosed amount to Lee Mendelson Film Productions after Stephen Colbert intentionally played the "Linus and Lucy" theme from Peanuts during The Late Show finale.

The segment discussed the production company's strict copyright enforcement on the Vince Guaraldi Trio composition, reports The Daily Beast.

New York Times correspondents Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan reported how Stephen Miller urged President Donald Trump to suspend habeas corpus for undocumented immigrants, while Vice President JD Vance called for military deployment against Minnesota protesters.

However, The Bulwark's Andrew Eggers argues these proposals signal not escalating authoritarianism but stalled momentum in his latest analysis.

Secret Service officials expressed anger after FBI Director Kash Patel publicly announced details of a sealed, ongoing investigation into an alleged drone attack plot targeting a White House UFC event.

Patel's Tuesday morning social media post potentially compromised approximately 10 pending arrests and disrupted coordinated plans by Secret Service and FBI officials to unseal the case jointly later that afternoon, according to reports by NBC News correspondent Ken Dilanian.

Workers were spotted dumping gallons of hydrogen peroxide into the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Tuesday, days after President Donald Trump's $14.2 million renovation painted it "American flag blue" only to have algae turn it mossy green within 12 days.

CBS News journalist Bob Kovach documented the chemical treatment on video.

CNN data analyst Harry Enten reported a dramatic shift in Vice President JD Vance's chances of becoming the 2028 Republican Presidential nominee.

Prediction markets show Vance dropping from a 50% favorite to a nominal frontrunner, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio surged from 11% to 28%, creating a neck-and-neck race.