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President Donald Trump revealed that the U.S. military discovered Israel's plan to strike Hamas officials in Qatar after it was "too late to stop the attack."

In a Tuesday post on Truth Social, Trump suggested he had no control over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to target a Hamas negotiating delegation in Qatar.

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up an appeal of lower court decisions that President Donald Trump's tariffs were illegal, deciding once and for all whether the president has the power to unilaterally declare new taxes on foreign goods on an emergency basis.

According to CNN, "Trump is pressing the justices to overturn a lower court ruling that found his administration acted unlawfully by imposing many of his import taxes, including the 'Liberation Day' tariffs the White House announced in April and tariffs placed this year against China, Mexico and Canada that were designed to combat fentanyl entering the United States. The case puts a major component of the American economy on the conservative court’s docket. And it raises a fundamental question about the power of the president to levy emergency tariffs absent explicit approval from Congress."

Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) is so furious about the delays in funds for Hurricane Helene recovery that he's blocking President Donald Trump's nominee to the Department of Homeland Security.

Punchbowl News' Andrew Desiderio reported Tuesday that Budd voted against DHS nominee Robert Law. His office then released a statement linking the two issues together.

Rio Foster, a prospect for the Los Angeles Angels, was in a serious crash on Friday while riding in the back seat of a vehicle. The driver hit a power pole and fence, hurling Foster from the car. The driver now faces DUI charges.

The Athletic reported that it happened in Richland, Washington, which is near the home field of "the Class-A Tri-City Dust Devils, an Angels affiliate."

A MAGA congressional candidate in Georgia has claimed credit for igniting the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on a local Hyundai battery plant that led to hundreds of workers being arrested and the government of South Korea, where Hyundai is based, turning on President Donald Trump in fury.

Now, she is defending her actions as the local press and commenters online deluge her in criticism for undermining Trump's economic negotiations, according to The Daily Beast.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) sparked outrage by calling on city officials to "yield, man" to military forces deployed by President Donald Trump for purported law enforcement purposes.

The president has ordered National Guard troops to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and threatened to send them to Chicago as part of what he calls a nationwide crackdown on violent crime, although critics have noted the cities he's targeted are in Democratic areas with Black leadership. But Johnson argued that local officials should just submit.

President Donald Trump's administration has reinstated a program from the first presidency to trick cell phones into connecting to fake towers run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to target immigrants. The problem, however, is that data from Americans is getting scooped up in the process, according to privacy advocates.

Forbes cited on Tuesday that "ICE purchased nearly $1 million worth of 'cell site simulator vehicles' in May this year." At the same time, ICE also has a contract worth as much as $4.4 million with Stingray manufacturer, Harris Corporation, to use its “equipment to determine the location of targeted mobile handsets.”

President Donald Trump just enjoyed the most lucrative year of his life by adding $3 billion to his net worth since he returned to the White House.

The president saw his net worth skyrocket from $4.3 billion last year to $7.3 billion this year, which sent him more than 100 spots up on The Forbes 400 to number 201, the publication reported.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is one of the very few people who couldn't make money off a hedge fund, one expert dissed.

Investor Marshall Brandt, co-founder of the alternative investment firm Annapurna Funds, spoke to The Bulwark's Tim Miller about how bad a money person one must be to lose billions in hedge funding. That, however, is exactly what Bessent did when running the Key Square Group.