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Observers astounded after Trump-backed candidate wins red state Senate primary

Political analysts and observers were astounded on Tuesday night after one of the candidates President Donald Trump backed in the Georgia Republican Senate primary race won.

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) defeated Republican Derek Dooley, a former football coach, in the red state's primary on Tuesday night. That puts Collins in line to face off against Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) for his seat in November. The race is expected to be one of the most contentious Senate battles in the country, according to some experts.

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Expert flags one detail in Trump's Iran deal that makes her 'very afraid'

A former State Department official said on Tuesday that one detail of the deal President Donald Trump struck with the Iranian regime over the weekend makes her "very afraid."

Former Biden deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman said during an appearance on CNN that she's worried that Trump is so focused on getting oil flowing into the market again that he'll move on from the Iran War without striking a nuclear deal.

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MAGA influencers arrested after 'fake-it-till-you-make-it' bender ends at prestigious club

A pair of young MAGA influencers got arrested at one of Washington's most prestigious clubs on Friday, Will Sommer wrote for The Bulwark — and the bizarre tale of how it happened underscores a "fake-it-till-you-make-it ethos" that has become fashionable under the Trump administration.

Ryan Fournier, one of the co-founders of Students for Trump, was arrested for violating a court order after he contacted his ex-girlfriend, against whom he faces domestic violence charges and was wearing an ankle monitor. But authorities had something more exotic on his friend, Jordan Daley.

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Sending JD Vance to rebut inflation remarks is Trump's 'worst possible strategy': expert

Sending Vice President JD Vance to defend Trump's baffling remarks on inflation was the "worst possible strategy," a political expert said on Tuesday.

Paul Rieckhoff mocked the very idea while speaking on a CNN panel on "Erin Burnett OutFront." However, during Vance's appearance on "The View," he found himself defending Trump's "I love the inflation" comments and laughing off pushback.

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Trump appears disoriented and wandering among world leaders at G7 summit

The internet mocked President Donald Trump after photos and video footage showed him wandering off the stage among world leaders at the G7 summit in France on Tuesday.

Trump was in Évian-les-Bains discussing the Iran agreement and during a family photo, he appeared to be somewhat disoriented, moving away from the group of dignitaries who tried to direct him back to the group. Another photo also revealed Trump needed a helping hand from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to climb a single step for the photo opportunity.

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ICE contractor's detainee pay policy may be unconstitutional: ex-prosecutor

The Trump administration is quietly relaxing standards for how immigration detainees can be treated in lockup — and one of those changes may run afoul of the 13th Amendment's prohibition on "slavery or involuntary servitude."

According to The Washington Post, Geo Group, a private prison contractor in charge of many of the detention facilities, "has faced lawsuits in three states alleging it violates minimum-wage laws by paying some immigrant detainees $1 a day to work. The company maintains that the work is voluntary and that it operates the program at the direction of the government."

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Kristi Noem accused of lying to elicit 'preordained outcome' from the courts in new filing

The plaintiffs in a potentially massive Supreme Court case have alerted the justices that they have new evidence that former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blatantly lied to the public on a key issue at the center of the case.

The issue concerns whether to allow the Trump administration to revoke temporary protected status (TPS) from Haitian migrants. The law has generally understood TPS to apply until conditions in their country of origin become safe enough for their return; however, the Trump administration has sought to have dramatically more discretion to decide when TPS ends and clear the way for deporting hundreds of thousands of people who were in the country legally.

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MAGA loyalists livid over JD Vance's interview with Megyn Kelly

MAGA loyalists were livid after Vice President JD Vance appeared on Megyn Kelly's show on Tuesday.

The vice president was on a media blitz promoting his new book "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith" when he made a stop to sit down with the conservative host, who has become more critical of President Donald Trump in recent months. During the interview, Kelly pressed Vance, asking why the memorandum to end the war between the United States and Iran has not been publicly released.

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Accused UFC drone plotter believes Trump protecting Epstein-linked baby eaters: DOJ

A man charged in the White House UFC massacre plot told the FBI the government is run by infant-sacrificing Epstein elites — and that was just the start.

Accused plotters Michael Alan Thomas and Bryan Omar Roa, both of Southern California, Tycen Proper of Ohio, Daniel Eskridge of Missouri, and Abraham Alvarez of Nebraska face federal charges. They are alleged to have plotted to use explosive-laden drones and snipers to massacre crowds at the White House UFC fight.

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CNN pundits revel in metaphor of Trump's failures: 'Leaps out at you'

A CNN roundtable reveled in the perfect metaphor for Trump's corruption and failure to "drain the swamp."

CNN anchor Kasie Hunt provided an update on Trump's lavishly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has been coated with a green layer of algae since last week. Hunt echoed a description of the pool as "swampy."

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JD Vance just dismantled his 2028 prospects with 'The View' interview: analyst

Vice President JD Vance was under fire on Tuesday after entering the lion's den on "The View" — prompting a response from an analyst who referred to his leadership as overblown.

Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, told CNN's Kasie Hunt that although Vance could have political ambitions for 2028, he might end up in the running for president in a crowded race.

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GOP senators ready to pounce on Trump's Iran deal fall guy: analyst

Republican Senators sense an opportunity and are ready to attack Trump's Iran deal fall guy, a political analyst wrote.

Vice President JD Vance is stuck with explaining the Iran deal, and the GOP has no problem going after him, Joe Perticone wrote for The Bulwark.

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Hidden taxpayer costs for Trump's pet project leave analyst aghast: 'Knock it down'

A new report that uncovered hidden taxpayer costs to build President Donald Trump's ballroom left one analyst aghast on Tuesday.

The Washington Post reported that internal estimates of the cost of Trump's ballroom have ballooned to more than $600 million, more than double the president's initial estimate. Trump had previously said the ballroom would cost roughly $300 million, and that the entire cost would be borne by private donations.

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