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A political analyst heard alarm bells on Wednesday after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was defeated by a Trump-endorsed candidate during his primary election.

Massie lost the election to former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, who took home more than 57,000 votes, or 55% of the total. While some analysts have described Gallrein's victory as a show of President Donald Trump's grip on the Republican Party, Jonathan V. Last at The Bulwark argued during a new episode of the "Bulwark Takes" podcast that the election results are full of bad news for Trump.

President Donald Trump appears to be relying on a strategy that is producing "diminishing returns" in the Iran war, according to a new editorial.

The Wall Street Journal's editorial board argued on Wednesday that Trump's continued threats are not being taken seriously by the Iranian regime. They cited his threat to resume a bombing campaign in the country this week if Iran didn't come back to the negotiating table with a serious proposal to end the conflict.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stunned political analysts and observers on Wednesday with one of his answers during a CNN interview.

CNN's Paula Reid asked Blanche in an interview whether people who were convicted of hurting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection would be eligible for a payout from the newly created $1.776 fund the Department of Justice created as part of a settlement with President Donald Trump. The fund is meant to compensate people who claim they were wrongly prosecuted under former President Joe Biden's administration. It has also raised concerns that the money could be funneled to Trump's allies.

President Donald Trump got another round of bad news on Wednesday, as a poll commissioned by Fox News — which uses a respected nonpartisan surveying firm despite its notorious rightward reporting slant — revealed new approval lows for the president and many of his policies.

It's the latest in a string of polls agreeing Trump is at or near a low point with voters, with even a significant fraction of Republicans turning on him in recent surveys.

CNN anchor Erin Burnett's jaw nearly hit the floor on Wednesday as she reported on a startling admission a Trump voter made during a recent interview.

NPR spoke to a Trump voter on Tuesday who claimed that he and his partner had started fasting in order to save money on groceries. The comments came at a time when the Trump administration's economic figures showed a sharp rise in inflation due to the war in Iran. Grocery prices were up nearly 3% while prices for food outside of the home increased by 3.6%, according to the data.

President Donald Trump's recent prayer rally on the National Mall laid bare the religious right's own Epstein files, and may have jeopardized one of his allies in Congress, according to one political analyst.

Trump held an event called "Rededicate 250" at the National Mall on Sunday, which was billed as a celebration of the impact Jesus Christ has had on the U.S. The event was attended by MAGA fans and Trump administration officials like Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). It was sharply criticized by some political analysts for representing a blending of church and state.

President Donald Trump's "awkward fail" during his speech at the Congressional picnic on Tuesday night caught the eye of one political analyst.

Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, spoke at the event, held on the South Lawn of the White House, and intended for Congressional lawmakers and their families to spend time with the president in a relaxed setting. Melania Trump thanked the House for passing the Fostering the Future Act, a bill she championed that makes several changes to foster care policies, before Trump spoke.

The Trump administration has no plans to seek congressional approval for President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot arch near the Lincoln Memorial and is instead relying on a 100-year-old authorization for a completely different project that was never built, according to a report.

Administration officials argue that Congress effectively pre-approved the arch when lawmakers ratified a 1925 report by the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission, which called for two 166-foot columns on Columbia Island, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Those columns were never constructed. Trump's arch would use the same 166-foot base but add another 84 feet of pedestal and statuary to reach 250 feet total.

A MAGA influencer lashed out at pop culture podcast host Alex Cooper on Wednesday during her podcast over Cooper's recent pregnancy announcement.

Allie Beth Stuckey, host of the "Relatable" podcast on BlazeTV, said during a new episode that Cooper's pregnancy announcement showed how the podcast host had "abandoned her old way of life that she is still promoting to so many women" by settling down and getting married. She described Cooper's popular podcast, "Call Her Daddy," as a "sex gossip" show even though Cooper regularly discusses other topics like relationships and female empowerment.