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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche dashed any remaining hopes that the Trump administration would move forward with its plan to create a $1.776 billion so-called "anti-weaponization" fund to pay claims to people who say they were wrongfully prosecuted by the government.

"We are not moving forward with the fund," Blanche told the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday.

Patrick De Haan, a renowned oil industry analyst, had a dire warning for the American public on Tuesday as the Strait of Hormuz closure continues to pressure global oil supplies.

"Tomorrow, U.S. distillate inventories will likely fall under 100 million barrels for the first time in over 20 years, exacerbated by high exports due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz," he wrote in a post to X.

Former President Donald Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway urged Democrats to disown Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner during an appearance on the Fox News "Hannity" show.

Conway compared the situation to Republicans' past distancing from David Duke, stating, "Remember, every Republican had to disclaim David Duke, no matter if we met him, had a meal with him, or heard anything he said."

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) is threatening legal action against another man named Dan Sullivan who filed to run against him — accusing him of being a "ghost candidate" planted by Democrats to split the vote against him.

This comes as former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola is launching her own Senate campaign, with polls suggesting a surprisingly competitive race in a GOP-favoring state that comfortably backed President Donald Trump three times.

On the second day of Pride Month, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) posted a stark declaration to social media: "Homosexuality has no place in America. Happy Nuclear Family Month." The blowback was swift — and came from his own party.

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) fired back directly: "Homosexuality exists. In America. In fact Andy, you have family, friends, neighbors, colleagues and constituents who are gay and lesbian. It doesn't make them less than or somehow unworthy of being an American. What an absolutely idiotic statement to make."

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin refused Tuesday to commit to following federal court orders, telling senators he reserves the right to disregard rulings he considers politically motivated — setting off a tense confrontation at a Senate Appropriations hearing with the panel's top Democrat.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, pressed Mullin four times for a straight answer: would DHS comply with court orders directing the agency to halt illegal or unconstitutional conduct? Four times, Mullin refused to say yes.

President Donald Trump posted angry tirades on social media multiple nights last week, prompting concern from former Homeland Security senior official Miles Taylor.

On Tuesday, Taylor identified six separate anti-corruption developments that sent Trump "spiraling" last week: a slush fund paused, his name ordered off a national landmark, support extended to purged FBI agents, thousands opposing a Trump gag order, a federal agent arrested for Trump's unconstitutional crackdown, and a detention camp facing closure.

A Republican supporter's birthday tribute to Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers backfired spectacularly on Tuesday after she posted an AI-altered photo that gave the former congressman a conspicuously jacked physique — and his likely Democratic opponent pounced.

Abby Ronson, a political operative at Convergence Media who claims on her X profile to be a former staffer for both Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Rep. Brian Jack (R-GA), posted the image with the caption "HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Michigan's next Senator, @MikeRogersForMI!!! LET'S GET TO WORK."