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GOP lawmaker hit with death threats from irate conservatives for pushing immigration deal

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) has crafted a bipartisan immigration compromise bill, and is fighting to get the GOP to back it — but the more she fights, the greater opposition she gets from her own colleagues, reported NOTUS on Tuesday.

"Salazar has been promoting her Dignity Act, a bill she introduced with Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar, which would give some immigrants with no criminal background a path to obtain legal status, not citizenship. It would apply to about 10 to 12 million immigrants living in the U.S.," said the report.

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'Don't want to tell you jack!' Right-wing reporter gets vulgar retort from irked Dem

LindellTV reporter Alison Steinberg got an earful from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) after she pressed her for details about her finances.

While Omar was waiting outside an elevator at the Capitol on Tuesday, Steinberg approached the lawmaker about "discrepancies" on her financial disclosures.

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Fed-up Senate Republican uncorks ultimatum for Trump — threatening president's own nominee

A GOP senator said he would like to vote to confirm the nominated chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, but demanded the Department of Justice first back off.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) told Warsh during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday that "the only thing I’ve found the least bit odd about you is you’ve never watched an episode of Seinfeld," but he can't vote to approve the Trump appointee because of a DOJ "investigation" into current Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.

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Trump warned he just gave away his leverage in Iran negotiations

President Donald Trump received a stern warning from a journalist covering the war in Iran during a segment on CNN on Tuesday.

Barak Ravid, a journalist and Middle East expert for Axios, warned Trump during an interview on CNN's "The Arena" with Kasie Hunt that Trump had just given his leverage away in negotiations to end the war in Iran by announcing on social media that he had extended the ceasefire between the two countries.

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'Disgusting': Fury as MAGA CEO of military tech firm calls to reinstate national draft

A political analyst was outraged on Tuesday when a giant Trump-aligned security company urged the U.S. government to reinstate the national draft.

Krystal Ball, co-host of the "Breaking Points" podcast on YouTube, discussed several points from Alex Karp's book, "The Technological Republic," in which the CEO of Palantir called for Americans to share in the cost of war and for national service to be a universal duty in a new episode. Ball was repulsed by the idea that a private company with U.S. military contracts could try to force average Americans into military service.

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RFK Jr. loses his cool when pressed on bizarre history of 'whale heads and raccoon parts'

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visibly lost his temper in a congressional hearing this week, as a lawmaker confronted him about his bizarre penchant for collecting dead animal parts.

According to The Hill, Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA) hit the secretary with the question amid discussion about the next fiscal year's HHS budget.

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Trump extends ceasefire with Iran after vowing 'to be bombing' if negotiations stalled

President Donald Trump announced that he was extending a ceasefire with Iran just hours after he threatened to bomb the country if negotiations stalled.

"Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal," Trump said in a Tuesday Truth Social post.

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Steak 'n Shake brutally mocked over 'Chief MAHA Officer' announcement: 'Y’all just stupid'

The internet reacted on Tuesday to news that Steak 'n Shake had named its first "Chief MAHA officer."

The fast food chain revealed its newest executive hire in a post on X, claiming the company "believes that burgers, fries, and shakes should be made from real ingredients families know and love."

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Trump DOJ official blames DEI after ignoring GOP lawmaker's arrest warrant for assault

U.S. pardon attorney Ed Martin argued that Washington, D.C., DEI policies were to blame after he refused to comply with an arrest warrant for Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL).

Last year, the Metropolitan Police responded to the report of a domestic assault at Mills' apartment. Although no arrest was made at the time, a warrant was later forwarded to the D.C. U.S. Attorney's office, which Martin was leading.

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Staunch Trump ally may bring down embattled Republican: report

Roger Stone, who has influenced the Republican Party since Richard Nixon's presidency, has apparently pushed Republicans to remove Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) from office.

The longtime advisor to President Donald Trump reportedly told House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that it was time for Mills to step down, The Daytona News Journal reported. While Democrats have led calls for Mills to resign or face expulsion, Stone has now publicly called for Mills to withdraw and leave Congress.

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MAGA lawmaker gets all he can handle on MS NOW: 'You just want to spew!'

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) went to bat for President Donald Trump's leadership in the Iran war during a Tuesday MS NOW segment — but anchor Katy Tur refused to relent as she poked holes in his arguments.

"First question, do you think the war with Iran is going well?" asked Tur.

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Senate Republican holds Coast Guard promotions hostage to force Trump admin's hand

A Senate Republican refused to get on board with a vote to approve hundreds of Coast Guard promotions as a way to force the Trump administration to resolve an issue with an anonymous Florida shipbuilder.

Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida blocked a vote on Tuesday that would immediately approve the promotion of a tranche of Coast Guard personnel, Politico reported. Votes on a package of personnel promotions usually pass with little fuss or opposition, Politico noted. Majority Leader John Thune told reporters a day earlier that the promotions were a priority for the Trump administration.

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Republican arrested after unattended 4-year-old daughter nearly drowns: report

A Republican candidate for state senate in Colorado has been arrested in Key West, Florida, on suspicion of felony child neglect, after he left his 4-year-old daughter unattended in a pool while he purchased liquor, nearly causing her death.

According to The Colorado Sun, "Frederick Alfred Jr., a 38-year-old who lives in Commerce City, is running to represent state Senate District 21 north of Denver ... A witness told police in Key West that Alfred’s daughter was unconscious in the pool and foaming at the mouth when he retrieved her from the water, according to arrest records. The witness performed CPR on the young girl and revived her."

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