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Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) triggered outrage from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he called President Donald Trump's war in Iran a "quagmire."

"Secretary Hegseth, you have been lying to the American public about this war from day one, and so has the President," Garamendi said during a House Armed Services Committee budget hearing on Wednesday. "You have misled the public about why we are at war. You and the President have offered ever-changing reasons for this war. You've misled the public about the progress of the war."

Donald Trump’s turn towards attacking religious leaders who have parted ways with him on issues such as war and the treatment of immigrants has created a crisis of faith between the president and a key segment of his base, according to an expert's analysis.

According to evangelical scholar Rob Schenk, writing for Mother Jones, the crack-up between Trump and his religious coalition is in full swing and may be irreparable.

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) had to fight for speaking time during a contentious confrontation with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday morning, at one time having to exclaim, “Whoa, whoa, whoa,” to get the Donald Trump appointee to hush.

As the ranking Democratic member of the House Armed Services Committee, Smith got the first shot at the former Fox News personality and was barely able to finish his questions before the amped up Hegseth began spouting talking points about the success of the Iran war that has continued to drag on.

Fox News host Bill Hemmer stopped Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) cold after the lawmaker smeared former FBI Director James Comey by listing alleged crimes that he had not been charged with.

A day after the former FBI director was charged with threatening President Donald Trump's life with a photo of seashells, Jordan spoke to Hemmer about the case.

In its latest legal filings, the Department of Justice removed a claim that a Secret Service officer was shot when Cole Allen allegedly tried to breach the White House Correspondents' Dinner with firearms on Saturday.

The Department asserted in its probable cause affidavit over the weekend that Allen "approached and ran through the magnetometer holding a long gun."

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was on the receiving end of a tongue-lashing on MS NOW on Wednesday morning for holding a press conference to announce criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey for posting a picture of seashells that the DOJ maintains was a threat to Donald Trump.

According to Blanche, the photo of shells spelling out “8647” was an implicit threat to the president's life, adding, “This is something that has been investigated for nearly a year now, and the results of that investigation is that a grand jury returned an indictment."

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have filed contempt charges against former Attorney General Pam Bondi after she failed to comply with a subpoena to give a deposition on the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files.

On Wednesday, Oversight Committee ranking Democrat Robert Garcia (CA) said Bondi "illegally defied our committee, skipped her deposition, and refused to cooperate."

Donald Trump’s effusive praise for the Secret Service after a would-be assassin stormed the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last weekend is creating stress at the Department of Justice, where officials are leery of contradicting him.

Reacting to new reporting that the FBI has been unable to turn up the bullet fragment that struck a Secret Service agent, leading to questions over whether he was the victim of “friendly fire,” MS NOW’s Jonathan Lemire said fear of the president is complicating the case against of Cole Tomas Allen.