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Political analysts and observers were horrified on Tuesday after a Republican congressman shut down questions from a Democratic colleague about Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's handling of the Epstein files during a committee hearing.

Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) told Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) three times that her time to question Blanche had expired during an Appropriations Committee hearing. Dean claimed that Rogers was ending her time early because of her line of questioning, at one point imploring him to restore her time.

A hip-hop and country crossover star has canceled six upcoming shows with a MAGA-leaning musician, though he says the decision had nothing to do with a recent controversy, according to reports.

The Irish Star reported on Tuesday that Post Malone canceled multiple shows with Jelly Roll on the Big A-- Stadium Tour Part 2, amid questions from fans about whether Jelly Roll has aligned himself with the Make America Great Again movement.

President Donald Trump's Department of Justice is investigating disgraced former Republican Rep. George Santos of New York for insider trading on the prediction market Kalshi, according to a new report.

NPR reported, citing "three people with direct knowledge of his trades who were not authorized to speak publicly," that the probe began after Santos began posting on X about attending Trump's State of the Union address. At the time, bets were being placed on who would attend, according to the report, and Santos began spreading the narrative that he would be one of the guests. That narrative caused the odds for his attendance to skyrocket.

A GOP congressman who has been absent for more than three months issued a cryptic statement on Tuesday about his upcoming return to work.

Rep. Tom Kean (R-NJ) has not been seen in Washington, D.C., since early March, according to reports. In April, his office said he was dealing with a personal medical issue, and then told the New Jersey Globe in May that he would return to work "in a couple of weeks."

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) clashed with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing over what Van Hollen described as a "pattern" of mistruths from DHS.

Van Hollen challenged Mullin about previous statements former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem made about cases involving Kilmar Abrego-Garcia, an immigrant in Maryland who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador last year, and Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who was shot and killed by immigration agents during a confrontation with Border Patrol agents amid protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this year. Van Hollen claimed there was a "pattern" of untruths offered by the previous DHS administration.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche dashed any remaining hopes that the Trump administration would move forward with its plan to create a $1.776 billion so-called "anti-weaponization" fund to pay claims to people who say they were wrongfully prosecuted by the government.

"We are not moving forward with the fund," Blanche told the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin refused Tuesday to commit to following federal court orders, telling senators he reserves the right to disregard rulings he considers politically motivated — setting off a tense confrontation at a Senate Appropriations hearing with the panel's top Democrat.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, pressed Mullin four times for a straight answer: would DHS comply with court orders directing the agency to halt illegal or unconstitutional conduct? Four times, Mullin refused to say yes.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz found himself on the other side of the tough questions Tuesday, fielding a pointed inquiry about President Donald Trump's unusually frequent medical exams during his turn at the White House briefing podium.

Daily Mail reporter Elina Shirazi didn't let Oz — filling in for Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is on maternity leave — off the hook.