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A legal analyst on Tuesday flagged what she called a "gaping omission" in the indictment filed by one of President Donald Trump's allies, U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, against New York Attorney General Letitia James.

James was indicted last month on allegations that she deceived her mortgage lender to get a more favorable interest rate on a home she owns. In all, prosecutors allege James benefited to the tune of $19,000 from this move.

President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" has run into an unforeseen snag that has triggered a lawsuit.

The legislation, signed by Trump earlier this year, cuts over $1 trillion in Medicaid and food assistance programs, and phases out renewable energy and electric vehicle credits, while extending enormous tax cuts that go almost exclusively to wealthy voters. But one of the lesser-discussed changes this bill made was to impose a $100 annual fee on asylum seekers in the United States.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his "total endorsement" of a MAGA-aligned congressman who has a history of making antisemitic statements.

Trump posted on Truth Social that he is endorsing Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) for re-election in the midterm election next year.

Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump's controversial pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel, has withdrawn from consideration after a series of bombshell scandals that rendered Republican senators unwilling to advance his nomination.

The news was broken by Seung Min Kim of The Associated Press on Tuesday evening.

Former Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) expressed his astonishment on Tuesday regarding President Donald Trump's recent demand for over $230 million from his Department of Justice over the dismissed Russiagate investigation and other cases.

On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that Trump may ask the Justice Department to pay him about $230 million, adding that the settlement may be approved by "senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit." Trump's former defense attorney, Todd Blanche, is currently the deputy attorney general, and other Trump defense lawyers are scattered throughout the government.

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) insisted Tuesday that evidence his House Oversight Committee has gathered in the Jeffrey Epstein case doesn't implicate President Donald Trump in the slightest — and in doing so, upended his own argument, according to one analyst.

Comer told reporters earlier in the day, “Let’s be clear. The Democrats don’t care about transparency or accountability in this matter. The evidence we’ve gathered does not implicate President Trump in any way. Public reporting, survivor testimony, and official documents show that Bill Clinton had far closer ties to Epstein."

Journalist Michael Weiss said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump appears to be "getting kind of tired" of the war in Ukraine, as illustrated by the president's "no-energy" attempts to bully Ukraine into accepting Russia's terms for peace.

During the campaign trail, Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours. However, the war continues nearly a year after he was sworn in.

Former special counsel Jack Smith delivered a devastating retort to the accusation of Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) that he improperly spied on Republican lawmakers during his investigation and prosecution of President Donald Trump.

Additionally, he turned the tables by pointing out that the first Trump administration had done the exact same thing he did in the course of his investigation.

Political observers flagged a strange revelation Vice President JD Vance made while in Israel during a news conference about the Gaza ceasefire deal.

Vance traveled to Israel to reassure Israeli leadership that the U.S. is committed to the ceasefire deal, according to reports. Some Trump administration officials have expressed concerns that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could thwart the deal because his governing coalition includes some extremist members of the Knesset, the country's Congress.

Historian and journalist Anna Applebaum told MSNBC on Tuesday that a lot of President Donald Trump's corruption might be blatant, but most Americans aren't paying attention. That isn't the case for the bulldozing of the White House, however.

In the midst of a government shutdown and an increasingly difficult economy, exacerbated by Trump's tariffs that are raising costs, the president initiated the construction of a 90,000 square foot ballroom at the White House, a project that entails demolishing parts of the existing building. Trump had previously promised that the historic structure of the White House wouldn't be touched.

Some of President Donald Trump's MAGA supporters melted down on Tuesday after the president hosted a celebration for the Hindu holiday of Diwali at the White House.

Diwali is the Hindu holiday of light. The five-day celebration highlights the victory of good over evil throughout the Hindu religion and is considered to be as important to Hindu followers as Christmas is to Christians. Trump also celebrated the holiday during his first administration.