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George Conway sounds chilling alarm after Trump's late-night Truth Social spree

After Trump went on a late-night Truth Social frenzy, a former GOP insider couldn't help but compare it to the 2004 movie "Downfall."

George Conway, the former husband of right-wing commentator Kellyanne Conway, told political journalist Molly Jong-Fast on a Tuesday episode of her podcast that the meltdown resembled the movie about Adolf Hitler's last 10 days alive in a bunker.

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GOP zeroes in on Sam Altman for self-dealing as Trump family rakes in foreign cash: report

Republicans are probing whether OpenAI founder Sam Altman may have violated conflict-of-interest laws through some of his personal investments, while turning a blind eye to the Trump family's investments, according to a new report.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that the House of Representatives Oversight Committee sent Altman a letter on Friday alerting him that they are probing whether funds donated to OpenAI's charitable arm were "diverted for unintended uses." They are also looking at whether Altman's deals with companies like Helion, a nuclear fusion startup, are boosting OpenAI's value.

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'Merry band of looters' at Trump DOJ accused of paying millions to 'disgraced' FBI agents

The top-ranking Democrat in the House Judiciary Committee published a letter on Tuesday accusing Trump's Department of Justice of forcing the FBI to pay a "merry band of looters" and disgraced agents, including white nationalist allies and a Jan. 6 participant.

"It has come to our attention that you have used your office to improperly shower government cash on Donald Trump's political operatives and sycophants," Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) wrote in a letter to Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche.

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Rampaging Trump astonishes with new 'treason' tirade against the media

Political analysts and observers were wide-eyed after President Donald Trump came unglued over the media coverage of the war in Iran on Tuesday.

Trump posted on Truth Social that media outlets that report Iran is doing well in the war are committing "virtual treason." He's made similar statements in the past, and the president's new post came at a time when negotiations between the U.S. and Iran seem to be at an impasse.

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Evasive Trump official scolded to his face as Dem gives him all he can handle

Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA) gave a Trump official a piece of her mind on Tuesday, delivering a direct rebuttal to a Trump administration official who she argued was dodging her questions.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner was testifying about his department's 2027 budget request before a House Appropriations subcommittee when Torres started to press him about funding for Californians whose lives and homes were impacted — and many destroyed — during the fires in January 2025 in Southern California.

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Noem leaves waterfront Coast Guard home that 4-star admiral got 3 hours to vacate: report

Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem no longer lives at the waterfront Coast Guard home that once housed a four-star admiral who was fired by President Donald Trump and evicted from her home with only three hours to vacate before Noem got to live in the house instead.

Noem left her digs after Trump fired her from DHS in March and named her Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, a Western Hemisphere security initiative — but it took her more than two months to make the move, MS NOW producer Steve Benen reported on Tuesday.

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GOP senators reject Trump's gas tax plan using the exact argument they hated in 2022

GOP senators are throwing cold water on President Donald Trump's latest plan to reduce gas prices, according to a new report.

Trump has proposed suspending the federal gas tax to help lower prices at the pump for American consumers. The plan is strikingly similar to the one former President Joe Biden proposed in 2022, which GOP senators fiercely rejected, and Congress needs to approve it before the tax is officially suspended.

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'Oh my god': Trump said to have handed Dems midterm ad they've been waiting for

Trump's startling dismissal of Americans' pocketbooks as a consideration in the Iran war sparked disbelief and calls for Democrats to capitalize on the stunning admission.

On Tuesday, a reporter asked Trump, to "what extent are Americans' financial situation motivating you to make a deal" to end the war in Iran? Trump answered, "Not even a little bit. I don't think about Americans' financial situation."

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'Great job': Trump heaps praise on top official he pushed out

President Donald Trump named a new acting director for the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday after the president reportedly signed off on a plan to oust FDA Commissioner Marty Makary.

Trump announced the news on his Truth Social platform ahead of his trip to China to meet with President Xi Jinping. Makary is the latest in a string of high-profile Trump administration officials to depart, following the firings of Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, as well as the resignation of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer amid a misconduct investigation.

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'We have to get rid of Trump': White House staffers caught on hidden camera trashing him

A right-wing journalist released footage of White House officials saying, "We have to get rid of Trump," while secretly being recorded.

James O'Keefe, who founded Project Veritas, known for putting out undercover videos that usually attack the left, released footage of White House officials slamming some of the president's actions. He was ousted from Project Veritas and now runs O'Keefe Media Group.

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'I didn't say that': GOP senator contradicts Trump after president posts false quote

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said that President Donald Trump had used a false quote to push a baseless claim about former President Barack Obama making money off of his signature health care legislation.

In a Truth Social post on Monday night, Trump shared the claim that Kennedy was "now publicly demanding that Barack Hussein Obama return $120 million that he allegedly earned through ownership related to 'Obamacare.'"

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'Didn't mean it': GOP senator scrambles after Trump's stunning admission

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) found herself denying that President Donald Trump meant what he said when he claimed he didn't think about Americans' financial situation.

"When you're negotiating with Iran, Mr. President, to what extent are American financial situations motivating you to make a deal?" the president was asked during a press event on Tuesday.

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Chaotic moment disrupts Trump's press gaggle as heckler shouts 'stop the bloodshed!'

Trump lost his cool while taking questions from reporters on Tuesday about his war in Iran, especially when he pressed on the impact on ordinary Americans.

Right after Trump stated that "the most important thing by far is that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon," a reporter in a rowdy press gaggle shouted, "What about the pressure on Americans and prices right now?"

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