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A boast by a Republican House lawmaker about his plans for July 4th left a former member of Donald Trump’s first administration briefly speechless on MS NOW and conceding the MAGA Texan has never been known for being very smart.

In an interview on the Capitol steps, Rep. Troy Nehls claimed, “Over the 4th, I’m going to get me a couple of big lobster tails, I’m going to get me some nice rib-eyes. I’m going to sit in my backyard with my family, my neighbors, and we’re going to be enjoying the 4th, celebrating 250 years, the birthday [of America],” after blowing off a question about the affordability crisis Americans are facing daily.

A new Washington Post report says President Donald Trump's golf course redevelopment plan would destroy "Washington's oldest grove of cherry trees," the sole survivors of Japan's original 1910 gift to America.

Photos from Trump's Sunday tour of East Potomac Golf Links showed plans far larger than the government had publicly admitted, the Post said.

Former CIA Director John Brennan's lawyers have moved preemptively against the Trump administration, filing a lawsuit in federal court that lays the groundwork to fight any future charges as an act of political retribution.

The suit filed in Washington asks a judge to order President Donald Trump and top Justice Department officials to preserve all records related to two ongoing investigations into their client – one of the president's most reviled enemies – and legal experts note that such requests targeting a case that doesn't yet formally exist are unusual, reported the New York Times.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's five-part reality-style video series, "The Great American Road Trip," has failed to premiere as promised, leaving its fate uncertain.

The series, produced with Duffy's family, was pitched as a patriotic road trip celebrating America's 250th birthday, with footage teased in a trailer showing stops at the Liberty Bell, Boston's Fenway Park, an appearance by Kid Rock and an Oval Office meeting between Duffy's family and President Trump, but June has come and gone without an episode airing, reported Politico.

A Freedom 250 fan charged with lewd acts at President Donald Trump's Great American State Fair is claiming his alleged conduct was constitutionally protected "patriotic expression."

Gian Rachtelli, 54, a Baltimore-area MAGA livestreamer known as "Manny," was arrested June 25 at a Cirque Mechanics acrobatic show on the National Mall.

Fresh off the embarrassment of a sparse crowd at last week's Great American State Fair rally on the National Mall, Trump has now trained his focus on July Fourth — an event he's hyped as the "most unforgettable birthday party any country has ever seen." But behind closed White House doors, officials are quietly freaking out that nobody will show up.

According to CNN, the lackluster attendance at Trump's previous speech infuriated the president, sparking genuine fears among his staff that Independence Day will be an even more visible flop. Triple-digit heat, tightened security, and a schedule stretching well into Saturday night aren't exactly drawing cards.

A sluggish elevator forced Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) into an awkward confrontation with a local TV reporter seeking answers about her gubernatorial campaign.

The MAGA senator is the frontrunner in the Republican primary for Tennessee governor, but she's refusing to debate her GOP rivals and has refused to give interviews with reporters, so the delayed elevator at an event in Nashville forced her into a tight spot with WTVF-TV's Ben Hall.

FBI Director Kash Patel waited six months to disclose a six-figure stock purchase in a company that does millions of dollars in business with his own Justice Department — a delay one watchdog said broke federal law, according to federal records reviewed by NOTUS.

NOTUS reported that Patel bought between $100,001 and $250,000 in MicroStrategy stock on Nov. 21 but didn't tell federal regulators until May 26 — six months later.