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President Donald Trump's administration released its 2026 U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy on Tuesday, pledging to target what it characterized as "violent secular political groups."

The document states the administration will "prioritize the rapid identification and neutralization of violent secular political groups whose ideology is anti-American, radically pro-transgender, and anarchist."

An Epstein survivor identified as "Roza" testified before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday, condemning the Justice Department (DOJ) for exposing her identity in the released Epstein-related files, failing to protect her anonymity under the name "Jane Doe."

Roza said her name appeared “over 500 times,” while powerful figures received redactions, leaving her unable to live without fear.

The anonymous art group Secret Handshake installed a pair of satirical arcade game cabinets on Monday at the D.C. War Memorial, titled Operation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell, criticizing President Donald Trump's unpopular war with Iran, reports Wired.

The installation was photographed on Tuesday with National Guard members appearing to play the game, according to an X post by MeidasTouch reporter Aaron Parnas.

President Donald Trump appeared to fall asleep during an Oval Office event on maternal health Monday, prompting the White House to deny the incident.

When Reuters national security correspondent Idrees Ali posted an image showing Trump with his eyes closed, the White House rapid response X account dismissively claimed, "He was blinking, you absolute moron."

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) faced ridicule from political analysts after accidentally criticizing himself during a Fox News interview with Sean Hannity Monday.

While discussing the midterm elections, Cruz attacked Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), or AOC's, policies on entrepreneurship, alleging AOC said it's impossible to earn a billion dollars.

The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority issued a 6-3 order Monday allowing Alabama to eliminate a majority-Black congressional district just one week before the state's primary election.

The decision reverses the court's 2022 ruling in Allen v. Milligan, which ordered Alabama to create a second majority-Black district despite the state's population being approximately 26% African American, according to Common Dreams. Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticized the ruling, noting the court previously found Alabama "intentionally diluting the votes of Black voters."

Missouri's legislature stalled on a debate over how to finance new nuclear power plants amid rising electricity demand and utility bills.

The focal point is CWIP, or Construction Work in Progress, which would allow utility companies to charge customers for power plants as they're being built, before generating electricity.

President Donald Trump is growing impatient with the Cuban government's resilience despite months of sustained U.S. economic pressure, reports NBC News.

According to NBC News, Trump has been pressing advisers to explain why his administration's efforts to force regime collapse have not succeeded. White House officials believe the regime could fall by year's end without military intervention, but Trump considers that timeline insufficient, the outlet added.

Trump administration official Richard Grenell criticized basketball legend Magic Johnson Sunday night for endorsing LA Mayor Karen Bass in her reelection bid against Democratic and Republican challengers.

Johnson posted a video endorsement stating he had known Bass for 30 years and praised her accomplishments in office.

President Donald Trump met Monday with top national security officials to discuss potential next steps in the U.S. war against Iran, according to three U.S. officials.

The United States and Iran have maintained a ceasefire since early April, though Trump called it "unbelievably weak" as both nations continue exchanging attacks.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing for a high-stakes summit this week.

Despite the event being viewed as a potential turning point for ending the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, reports Axios, Trump arrives without a negotiated agreement after months of failed diplomatic efforts.

Journalist Alisa Valdes-Rodríguez alleged President Donald Trump needed Jeffrey Epstein dead, granting William Barr's Department of Justice the ability to create the conditions enabling the disgraced financier's death in 2019.

Valdes-Rodríguez published her latest reporting on her Substack.

President Donald Trump attacked two of his own Supreme Court appointees in a Truth Social post, after Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett joined a 6-3 majority striking down his tariff agenda as unconstitutional.

Trump wrote, he "loves" Gorsuch but criticized his vote as "devastating" and "hurtful to our Country," while expressing similar frustration with Barrett, emphasizing they "have hurt our Country so badly."