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Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reportedly allowed first lady Melania Trump to use one of the Department of Homeland Security’s luxury jets for what one official described as an “insurance policy” against criticism over taxpayer-funded travel.

As first reported by Axios, Noem and her top adviser Corey Lewandowski – who have faced rumors of a personal relationship – allowed the first lady to use a Boeing jet leased by DHS to protect her from backlash over her use of taxpayer dollars.

Critics quickly sounded alarms online after a report that President Donald Trump has privately shown interest in sending U.S. ground troops into Iran.

According to an NBC News exclusive, Trump has discussed the idea with aides and Republican officials as part of a broader vision for a post-war Iran in which the country’s uranium would be secured, and the United States could cooperate with a new Iranian government on oil production.

Fox News contributor Dagen McDowell attempted to spin higher gas prices caused by President Donald Trump's strikes on Iran by noting that Americans weren't yet experiencing "food rationing" as they did in World War II.

"According to AAA, the national average hit $3.22 today," Fox News host Martha MacCallum told McDowell on Friday. "That's a 30-cent increase since the strikes in the Middle East began."

An "ultra-MAGA" Republican candidate who built his political brand on inflammatory rhetoric designed to catch Donald Trump's attention succeeded in gaining the president's praise—but his antics ultimately cost him a presidential endorsement that could have secured his path to Congress.

According to a Washington Post profile, Colton Moore, a former state senator, jumped into the race to replace Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) after the controversial lawmaker stepped aside following clashes with Trump.

Moore has been a persistent headache for Republican leadership in Georgia. He was banned by the Republican speaker from the House floor, a ban that eventually led to his arrest. His relentless harassment of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis—who is pursuing Trump for attempting to overturn the 2020 election—was so extreme it got him expelled from his own State Senate caucus.

Betting that his firebrand reputation would impress Trump, Moore hoped for a presidential endorsement that could propel him to victory among the 20 candidates competing in Tuesday's election. Instead, Trump threw him a curveball instead.

"In early February, Mr. Trump, who had praised Mr. Moore in the past, threw a wrench in the outrage machinery when he sided with Mr. Fuller," the Post reported, noting he is backing former prosecutor Clay Fuller instead.

Trump's endorsement of Fuller likely reflected electoral strategy. With Democrats targeting hard-right Republicans who have adopted aspects of the Greene playbook—including Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee, known for his heavily armed family Christmas card, and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, who sponsored legislation to carve Trump's likeness on Mount Rushmore—the party needs reliable votes in a tight midterm race.

Undeterred, Moore insists he remains competitive without Trump's backing. "I mean, Clayton's got the swamp money. But we've got all the volunteers," Moore said.

Prior to Donald Trump's attack on Iran, which has grown into a war with no end in sight, there is no indication that the White House alerted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which, since its founding, has been tasked with preventing retaliatory attacks in the US.

Appearing on MS NOW with host Anna Cabrera, former DHS chief of staff Miles Taylor claimed that, from what he has heard from staffers at the agency under now-fired DHS head Kristi Noem, they all were kept in the dark.

Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV), a former governor, is sounding the alarm that rural voters are being crushed by Trump's economy while his GOP colleagues remain dangerously complacent.

According to Politico, Republican strategists are growing increasingly anxious that Democrats will not only capture competitive districts but could make significant inroads into traditionally solid red areas—a development that could devastate the party's midterm prospects.

Justice pulled no punches when addressing his colleagues' apparent indifference. "If Republicans are not worried about the midterms, then they're living in a cave," he declared, adding urgently: "We have got to do more now."

Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) is witnessing the same rural discontent firsthand in his district. "[Farmers] know that this administration has caused a lot of pain for them, and I can tell you that they're pissed off in my district," he said.

Trump's attempt to placate farmers through trade deals has spectacularly failed to ease their frustrations. The problem is simple: promises without results.

According to Politico, "Because many of those agreements have yet to be finalized, let alone implemented, they have done little to assuage producers struggling to access new export markets." The situation deteriorated further when the U.S. struck a trade agreement with India lowering tariffs on certain agricultural goods. Indian officials immediately worked to assure their domestic audience that the deal would not open their market to American agricultural products already grown domestically—effectively gutting any benefit for American farmers seeking new export opportunities.