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A Democratic political strategist was flabbergasted on Tuesday after new reporting indicated that the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has taken a disturbing turn.

On Monday, Scripps News reported that former New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas was told to "stand down" from investigating disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch, about 40 miles south of Santa Fe. He told the outlet that he had been looking into crimes that Epstein may have committed there in 2019 until he received a call from the Southern District of New York telling him to back off as the federal government investigated the property.

President Donald Trump's administration is moving to respond after Iran downed a U.S. Army Apache helicopter, with the official X account for the U.S. Central Command proclaiming that they "began launching self-defense strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET today at the Commander in Chief’s direction," as "a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression."

But the use of the word "proportional" infuriated a number of right-wing war hawks who believe the U.S. shouldn't just settle for "proportional" — and they made themselves heard loud and clear on social media.

Two legal analysts were outraged on Wednesday by recent reporting about the immigration crackdown that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is undertaking while he is running for the Senate.

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian discussed a recent New York Times report on Paxton's efforts to disrupt Latino voting groups in Texas in a new episode of their podcast, "Civil Action." That scheme included criminalizing acts such as providing stipends to volunteers to drive elderly and disabled voters to the polls, and investigating people who run organizations that offer bilingual voter registration services.

A far-right gubernatorial candidate in Iowa is already facing questions about his residency just after winning the Republican nomination — and is going on the offensive against the accusations.

Zach Lahn, a businessman and farmer running on a platform aligned with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again movement, is facing criticism for his extensive ties to Nebraska, including taking private flights between the two states on average every six days. The Iowa Democratic Party, along with their nominee, state auditor Rob Sand, have jumped on this, calling Lahn a "carpetbagger" and a "part-time Iowan."

Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) mistakenly directed criticism at Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, called to investigate a federal indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center.

GOP witness Alveda King disrupted Democratic questioning by shouting, "Stop killing the babies and cutting the penises off!"

President Donald Trump's "stunning" chat with reporters before he boarded Air Force One to fly back to the White House after Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday night raised red flags for one political analyst.

David Pakman, host of the "David Pakman Show" on YouTube, argued during a new reaction video on Tuesday that Trump's press gaggle with reporters revealed the state of the president's mental health. Trump seemed like a bird distracted by a piece of tinsel as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum responded to a reporter's question, Pakman argued. Trump then chimed in, taking the conversation in a strange direction.

Legal experts' suspicion of misconduct in the so-called "Broadview Six" case was confirmed with the release of grand jury transcripts on Tuesday, proving that prosecutors resorted to illegal tactics to coerce jurors into returning an indictment against anti-deportation protesters in Chicago.

The revelations in the transcripts prompted some attorneys not only to declare the indictment illegal, but to speculate that punishments could be coming for the Justice Department prosecutors involved in the case — up to and including the loss of their law licenses.

President Donald Trump lost his composure during a "Meet the Press" interview when challenged on fraud claims regarding Spencer Pratt's Los Angeles mayoral loss.

Tech writer Gil Duran and New Republic columnist Greg Sargent argued Trump was misled by the MAGA online disinformation ecosystem.