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Trump flubs his own attack on Irish president

President Donald Trump attacked Ireland's president during an Oval Office meeting with Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin on Tuesday after being asked about the Irish president's criticism of the Iran war as illegal and violating international law.

The Irish president had stated, "The normalization of war can never be accepted," and called for renewed commitment to peace and diplomacy.

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Lindsey Graham exposes Trump's fury at NATO nations for refusing military aid

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) posted then quickly deleted a social media message on Tuesday, detailing a conversation with President Donald Trump in which the president expressed unprecedented anger over European allies' refusal to provide military assets to keep the Strait of Hormuz open.

Graham stated, "I have never heard him so angry in my life."

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Fed-up judge loses patience with Trump DOJ and throws out prosecutor

Federal Judge Zahid N. Quraishi expelled top prosecutor Mark Coyne from his New Jersey courtroom on Monday during a child pornography sentencing hearing, demanding clarification about who controls the U.S. attorney's office.

The judge confronted junior prosecutor Daniel Rosenblum with pointed questions about whether former interim U.S. attorney Alina Habba maintains hidden operational control.

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Trump official's resignation leads to outrage across MAGA base

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.

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Trump's birthright citizenship Supreme Court case poised to get history lesson: expert

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.

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FBI chief mocked over custom sneakers

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.

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Rachel Maddow shocked as Trump admin works to free Russian spy

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.

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4 living former presidents deny giving Trump their blessing to bomb Iran

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.

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Trump contradicts his admin's own justification for launching Iran war

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]."

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Soldier's death in ICE detention raises questions

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.

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Trump spent weekend pleading with world leaders for help: MS NOW experts

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.

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Dems target GOP stronghold in Mar-a-Lago

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.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene claims MAGA has been destroyed

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.

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