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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.

Last week, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sent Speaker Mike Johnson a letter about swearing in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ). She was ignored, so now she's filing a lawsuit.

Speaking to ABC15 on Tuesday, Mayes said she was "within minutes" of filing her lawsuit against Johnson, political reporter Rachel Louise Just posted on X.

At least one Republican senator is dismayed to see President Donald Trump begin construction on his controversial new White House ballroom: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC).

Speaking to HuffPost's Igor Bobic, Tillis said that the "timing is bad" for Trump to do something so lavish.

President Donald Trump vowed to "do something nice" if the Department of Justice agreed to demands that he be paid for purported violations of his rights during investigations into Russian election interference and classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.

After The New York Times reported that Trump was demanding that his Justice Department pay him $230 million in a settlement, the president was asked about the claim at the White House on Tuesday.

Former FBI general counsel Andrew Weissmann slammed President Donald Trump for the proposal that the Justice Department give him $230 million to make up for the investigations into the 2016 Russia matter, the classified documents case, and the investigation into Trump's role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Tuesday after the story broke from the New York Times, Weissmann said, "essentially the president of the United States is now the extortionist in chief. We saw it with ABC. We saw it with CBS. We saw it with the law firms. And now, he might as well just go ahead and rob Fort Knox and take the gold out."

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blasted President Donald Trump's most recent AI-generated meme that depicts him flying a fighter jet and defecating on people participating in the "No Kings" protest last weekend.

Trump posted the meme on Truth Social ahead of the protest, which about 7 million Americans attended, according to estimates. In the meme, Trump was depicted wearing a crown, and the jet he flew was named "King Trump."

President Donald Trump is demanding that the Justice Department give him $230 million to cover his legal fees for the investigations into him over the Russia probe, for stealing classified documents, and for the Jan. 6 attack and his attempt to overturn the 2020 election, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

While the Times cited experts who say there's no ambiguity when it comes to the ethics of the matter, others fear the U.S. Supreme Court's decision giving Trump complete control over his branch of government could give him a pass here, too.