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Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers is facing scrutiny over his campaign's ties to a church where three leaders have been convicted of child sex crimes.

Rogers is vying for the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Gary Peters. The Democratic race is a three-way contest between Rep. Haley Stevens, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, and former Detroit health director Abdul El-Sayed.

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."

Political analysts and observers were wide-eyed after President Donald Trump came unglued over the media coverage of the war in Iran on Tuesday.

Trump posted on Truth Social that media outlets that report Iran is doing well in the war are committing "virtual treason." He's made similar statements in the past, and the president's new post came at a time when negotiations between the U.S. and Iran seem to be at an impasse.

The highly controversial tent detention facility for immigrants in Florida, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," will shut down, according to The New York Times, though the Department of Homeland Security has publicly denied seeking immediate closure of the site.

This comes after the state-run facility, which has been plagued with problems ranging from insect infestations to flooding risk, was found to be in severe financial difficulties, with DHS finding it too expensive to keep funding.

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.

Abdul El-Sayed, one of the Democratic candidates for Senate in Michigan, is facing accusations of misleading voters by referring to himself as a "physician" without meaningful experience actually practicing medicine with real patients, Politico reported on Tuesday.

"There’s no doubt that El-Sayed has top-notch medical credentials," noted the report. "He attended the University of Michigan Medical School and ended up receiving his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He has a doctorate in public health from Oxford University and worked as an assistant professor of epidemiology at Columbia for a year before moving to Detroit to be executive director and health officer of the Detroit Health Department."

In a blow to President Donald Trump, South Carolina Republicans have voted down a procedural measure that would unlock the ability to redraw their congressional maps to delete their sole Democratic-leaning, majority-Black congressional district — but it may not be the end of the issue.

According to Politico, "Lawmakers on Tuesday failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed to approve a measure that would have allowed them to take up a vote on redistricting even after the legislative session ends later this week. Five Republicans joined all Democrats in voting against the proposal."

President Donald Trump's call for suspending the gas tax in response to fuel price inflation driven by the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has pitted a number of prominent Republicans against each other — and one place where it's all unfolding is in Texas, one of the largest producers of oil in the country and a place where consumers are used to dirt-cheap prices at the pump.

For one thing, conflict is brewing between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and lame-duck state Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who was ousted from re-nomination in his primary earlier this year. Miller reacted to the news of Trump advocating a suspension of the federal gas tax by putting out a statement calling on Abbott to suspend the state one.

GOP senators are throwing cold water on President Donald Trump's latest plan to reduce gas prices, according to a new report.

Trump has proposed suspending the federal gas tax to help lower prices at the pump for American consumers. The plan is strikingly similar to the one former President Joe Biden proposed in 2022, which GOP senators fiercely rejected, and Congress needs to approve it before the tax is officially suspended.