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President Donald Trump's latest glitch at a small-business event stunned a political analyst on Tuesday.

On May 4, Trump attended a small business event in the East Room at the White House, accompanied by Kelly Loeffler, his Small Business Administration secretary. During the event, Trump appeared to nod off while Loeffler was speaking, and at one point looked like he was sleeping while standing up, according to political analyst David Pakman.

President Donald Trump's legacy hinges on an issue he has no interest in addressing, according to one of his biographers.

Journalist Michael Wolff argued during a new episode of the "Inside Trump's Head" podcast, co-hosted by Nico Hines, the Daily Beast’s global editorial director, that Trump's war in Iran is shaping up to end a lot like the oil crisis that plagued former President Jimmy Carter long after he left office. Wolff noted that Americans have become increasingly sensitive to rising gas prices resulting from the war, similar to the crisis Carter faced when the former Iranian regime fell, he added.

The California Governor Primary Debate on CNN got heated on Tuesday after a fed-up Democrat gave a Republican an earful over his plan to lower energy prices.

Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, has claimed that he will lower the price of gas to $3 per gallon within a year if he is elected governor. His plan includes releasing the state's strategic oil reserves to boost supply. However, Matt Mahan, the mayor of San Jose, said Hilton's plan is "unrealistic" and pointed out several flaws in the idea during the debate.

Rahm Emanuel, the former ambassador to Japan, melted down on Tuesday during a panel debate about the direction the Republican and Democratic parties are headed before the midterms.

Emanuel was joined by Glenn Youngkin, the former governor of Virginia, at the Miliken Institute for the panel. While the two former officials fielded questions about the upcoming election, Youngkin's defense of the Trump administration seemed to push Emanuel over the edge.

One of President Donald Trump's in-laws was roasted on Tuesday night after she gave a "weird" interview on Fox News.

Lara Trump, who is married to Donald Trump's son Eric, joined Laura Ingraham on "The Ingraham Angle," where the two discussed last night's Met Gala, which was hosted by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his second wife, Lauren Sanchez. Ingraham asked Lara Trump why she wasn't at the event, which is often attended by some of the biggest names in politics, sports, and entertainment. Her quizzical answer sparked a flurry of mockery online.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.