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'It is a debacle': Mary Trump warns uncle about to set off 'catastrophic' crisis

President Donald Trump's niece on Tuesday flagged a potentially catastrophic consequence of his war with Iran.

Mary Trump, a psychologist and author, argued in a new Substack essay that the disruptions to the global fertilizer market caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will have a much more devastating impact on the world than the spike in energy prices. The Strait has been closed since late February after the U.S. and Israel conducted a coordinated bombing campaign across Iran.

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'Blustering' Trump rekindles mockery as he backs down in Iran: 'Taco Tuesday, baby!'

Political analysts and observers mocked President Donald Trump on Tuesday after he abruptly ended his new war initiative.

Trump announced on Truth Social that he was pausing "Project Freedom," an initiative launched on Sunday to guide the ships from "innocent and neutral" countries out of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said he implemented the plan after several countries reached out to him, and asked him to help prevent the Iranian regime from attacking their ships.

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Defiant MAGA Republican uncorks vulgar retort as salacious accusations mount

An embattled MAGA Republican on Tuesday uncorked a vulgar response to the mounting misconduct accusations against him, according to a new report.

Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) has been accused by multiple female staffers of making unwanted advances and singling some of them out for special attention, despite Edwards being married. The House Ethics Committee is investigating the alleged "improper relationships" between the congressman and his staffers.

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'Disgusting': Firestorm as Trump DOJ quietly kills probe into MAGA Republican

President Donald Trump's Department of Justice has abandoned its review of a MAGA congressman's phone related to his campaign finances, according to a new report.

Politico's Kyle Cheney reported on Tuesday that the Trump DOJ stopped its review of Rep. Andy Ogles' (R-TN) phone, which was confiscated in March 2024 as part of the federal investigation. Ogles said the FBI and the Federal Election Commission were investigating "mistakes" that his campaign made in their initial campaign finance filings.

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Trump abruptly pauses new war initiative — citing 'tremendous success'

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had abruptly paused a new initiative to guide ships out of the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump announced the initiative, dubbed "Project Freedom," on Sunday, where the U.S. would guide the ships from "innocent and neutral" countries out of the Strait of Hormuz to protect them from attacks by the Iranian regime. The initiative was instituted after multiple ships were attacked by Iranian forces as they were leaving the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global waterway that accounts for 20% of the world's energy trade.

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Awkward silence falls over Iowa crowd as Vance stumbles through his own speech

Vice President JD Vance stumbled into an awkward silence during his speech in Iowa on Tuesday.

Vance spoke at a manufacturing facility in the key election state during a rally for Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA), who PBS News reported is facing a "competitive" race to retain his seat this November. During the speech, Vance claimed that the Trump administration is working to lower costs for farmers and help them sell more ethanol, a popular biofuel made from corn. However, Vance stumbled when he went to acknowledge some of the local people the Trump administration is working with on the policy.

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Judge spars with Trump's DOJ over Supreme Court shadow docket opinion in key case

A federal judge sparred with lawyers from President Donald Trump's Department of Justice on Tuesday over their reliance on the Supreme Court's shadow docket to argue a case, according to a new report.

The Washington Examiner reported that DOJ lawyer Michael Velchik told a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit that a shadow docket decision from last year requires the court to toss a lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to prevent its policy restricting a passport holder's gender to their biological sex. The 6-3 decision said the policy was stating a "historical fact," according to the report.

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Late-night comedian escalates feud with 'buzzkill' Melania Trump

A late-night comedian escalated his feud with first lady Melania Trump on Monday night with a stinging rebuke.

The Daily Beast reported on Tuesday that Jimmy Kimmel blasted the first lady, who has previously called Kimmel a "coward" and advocated for his firing, during a new episode of his show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" He described Melania Trump as a "buzzkill," in reference to previous comments her husband made about her disdain for his dancing.

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California GOP repeating major mistake that destroyed the party in the 1990s: analysis

Republican candidates in the California governor's race appear to be following President Donald Trump's lead on a path toward another party wipeout, according to a new analysis.

Candidates like Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host whom Trump endorsed in April, and Sheriff Chad Bianco have adopted an anti-immigration policy position that is similar to Trump and the MAGA movement's policies. A new analysis from Spanish newspaper El País suggests that this move may be their undoing.

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Masked prowler caught on camera near Nancy Guthrie's home: report

A masked prowler was caught on video near Nancy Guthrie's home in Tucson, Arizona, nearly three months after she vanished, according to reports.

News 4 Tucson reported that a masked person was caught on a Ring Camera stealing cacti from one of Guthrie's neighbors' homes. The report indicated that the video "surprised" Guthrie's neighbors, who said law enforcement presence in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood "remained heightened."

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US Senate candidate arrested for threatening to kill Trump: feds

A Pennsylvania man running for U.S. Senate is now facing federal charges for threatening a member of Congress, President Donald Trump, and the family of a U.S. official.

Raymond Eugene Chandler III was running to unseat fellow Democrat Sen. John Fetterman before he was arrested on May 1, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. According to an FBI arrest affidavit, Chandler left threats for more than a year on the voicemail of an unnamed senator. The affidavit said that the threats were directed at the senator as well as the "immediate family of a United States official" and Trump.

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Gunman carried stunning amount of ammo during latest Trump assassination attempt: feds

Cole Thomas Allen, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents Association dinner, reportedly had 100 rounds of ammunition on him at the time of the incident.

On Tuesday, a four-count indictment charged Allen with attempting to assassinate the president, assaulting an officer with a deadly weapon, illegally transporting a firearm across state lines, and using a firearm during a violent crime.

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