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An immigration judge has axed the Trump administration's deportation case against Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist, marking another major legal blow to the government's crackdown on college campus demonstrators in recent weeks.

The judge terminated the case after determining the government failed to properly authenticate a crucial document, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Mahdawi's legal team. The 35-year-old Palestinian green-card holder faced charges of posing a "foreign-policy threat" to the U.S. following his detention in April at a citizenship interview in Vermont.

Legal expert Chris Geidner tore into the Supreme Court on his Law Dork blog for making an "embarrassing" roundabout ethics rule change that is meant to look like they're preventing conflicts of interest with individual stock ownership — while in fact allowing the two justices who trade individual stocks to keep doing so.

"Did the justices agree to divest from individual stock ownership — which would be the cleanest, most ethical, and easiest step, especially given that Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sam Alito are the only two justices who currently own individual stocks? Of course not," chided Geidner. "The Chief Justice of the United States will literally change the rules of the Supreme Court of the United States instead of divesting in individual stocks. Really."

New court documents filed on Tuesday accuse the Trump administration of serious omissions in its efforts to retrieve voting records from Fulton County, Georgia.

In late January, the Trump administration dispatched the FBI and the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, to raid the elections office in Fulton County. The administration took nearly 700 boxes of material related to the 2020 general election, including the county's voter rolls, which courts have so far denied the administration access to.

Mockery abounded on Tuesday after one of President Donald Trump's officials made a false claim about the president's tariffs.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer joined CNBC on Tuesday, where he was asked whether Trump's tariffs are regressive, meaning they disproportionately impact lower-income households. Greer claimed the tariffs are not regressive, which caused "Squawk Box" host Joe Kernen to joke that they are really a tax on the wealthy, which would get a lot of support in a Democratic House of Representatives.

An industry-beloved financial regulator appointed by President Donald Trump is declaring war on states' ability to regulate a growing class of gambling companies — and even Republican state officials are pushing back.

The issue concerns so-called prediction markets, which allow people to "trade futures" on the probability of various events occurring. The overwhelming bulk of their trading volume involves sporting events. These companies, like Polymarket and Kalshi, have effectively made online sports betting legal on a level not seen in decades, while Trump's family has struck up financial partnerships with them. Lawsuits accuse prediction markets of illegal and predatory practices behind the scenes.

Two conservative analysts bashed former President George W. Bush's recent essay during a podcast interview on Tuesday.

On Monday, Bush published a Substack essay about George Washington that several outlets interpreted as a subtle dig at President Donald Trump. Bush made several mentions of the leadership qualities of other presidents that seemed to be at odds with how Trump is leading the country, according to critics.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) laid down a warning on Tuesday: when Democrats retake control of the House of Representatives, there will be consequences for Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL).

Fine, a far-right lawmaker who gained office in a special election last year, has made a series of virulently racist and Islamophobic comments and posts, most recently a statement that “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one. We will not be shamed into being conquered like the Europeans” — which revolted even some MAGA commentators, including Megyn Kelly.

Corporate executives are being warned of a "tsunami" of potential high-profile investigations related to Donald Trump and his administration, should Democrats gain House control following the November midterms.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) maintains a narrow majority threatened by Republican retirements and Trump's declining popularity. If Democrats assume House control, they would gain the chairmanships and majority control of the powerful Oversight and Judiciary Committees.

President Donald Trump announced a new agreement with Japan on his Truth Social platform Tuesday — and attributed it all to his controversial tariff policies.

"Our MASSIVE Trade Deal with Japan has just launched!" wrote Trump. "Japan is now officially, and financially, moving forward with the FIRST set of Investments under its $550 BILLION Dollar Commitment to invest in the United States of America — part of our Historic Trade Deal to REVITALIZE the American Industrial Base, create HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of GREAT American Jobs, and strengthen our National and Economic Security like never before."