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Vice President JD Vance’s continuing lecturing of Pope Leo XIV at a Turning Point USA function in Georgia on Tuesday earned him a tongue-lashing on MS NOW early Wednesday morning.

Speaking to a sparse crowd, Vance, a recent convert to Catholicism, continued to harangue the pontiff over his comments that run counter to the Donald Trump administration’s policies on war and immigrants.

House Democrats will introduce five articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, accusing him of abuse of power, war crimes and other serious wrongdoing.

The measure introduced by Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), along with eight Democratic co-sponsors, faces virtually no chance of passage in the Republican-controlled Congress but represents the latest Democratic focus on Hegseth as a primary target within President Donald Trump's cabinet, reported Axios.

President Donald Trump's "erratic behavior" is spiraling out of control along with the war in Iran, according to a longtime close-up observer.

Author Michael Wolff, who's written four books about the 79-year-old president, told The Daily Beast's "Inside Trump's Head" podcast that Trump's foul-mouthed outbursts, threats to annihilate Iran's "whole civilization," insults against the pope and frequent mental lapses show that he's “more and more distinct from, cut-off from, separate from reality.”

The panel on CNN's "NewsNight" with Abby Phillip erupted on Tuesday after a MAGA podcaster took a shot at former first lady Michelle Obama.

Phillip played a clip of Obama describing America as being in its "janky era" during a podcast interview with Hasan Minaj. She also played a compilation of Trump claiming that America is a "country in decline" and that several major cities around the country are "hellholes."

Trump administration insiders seem to be in denial about President Donald Trump going "off his rocker," which will make them unprepared for what comes next, according to an author.

Journalist Michael Wolff, who has written four books about Trump, said on a new episode of "Inside Trump's Head," a podcast he co-hosts with Joanna Coles of The Daily Beast, that Trump administration insiders he's spoken with recognize Trump's recent "erratic behavior," but some don't seem to see it as a symptom of a broader issue. He pointed to Trump's recent threat to annihilate the Iranian civilization as one example.

Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser in the Trump administration, sparked online backlash Tuesday night when he told Fox News the Democratic Party "controls its members through blackmail."

Miller joined Jesse Watters on his eponymous show to discuss the fallout of the resignations of Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX), who were both accused of sexual misconduct with staffers.

President Donald Trump's administration admitted on Tuesday to striking another foreign boat and killing four people, according to a new report.

The strike is the second in as many days, the New York Times reported, and marks the revival of one of the administration's most controversial policies. Since Trump began his second term, the administration has conducted 50 strikes against foreign boats, many of which were alleged to be carrying drugs. In all, the strikes have killed roughly 174 people.

Noticeably absent from the Turning Point USA event in Georgia headlined by Vice President JD Vance was Erika Kirk, the widow of slain group founder Charlie Kirk — and she took to X on Tuesday to allege she had to back out due to security threats.

"I was so looking forward to tonight’s event at the @universityofga with our Vice President @JDVance, but after all our family has been through, I take my security team’s recommendations extremely seriously," she wrote. "Thank you to our amazing Georgia chapter for your support. God bless you all!"

CNN's Anderson Cooper was stunned on Tuesday when a former Trump administration official defended the president's controversial Jesus post from last weekend.

On Sunday, President Donald Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated photo of himself appearing as Jesus Christ healing a sick man in bed. It also included images of the American flag, the Statue of Liberty, and military members. The image drew sharp criticism, which caused the president to delete it from his Truth Social feed.

President Donald Trump's administration got another tongue-lashing by the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board, as yet another Health and Human Services official moves to obstruct groundbreaking cancer research.

"Food and Drug Administration biologics chief Vinay Prasad is stepping down at the end of this month after torpedoing breakthrough rare disease treatments," wrote the board, referencing a controversial figure who has been responsible for shutting down a number of promising therapies. "The grim reaper can’t leave soon enough, but he’s not leaving without kicking patients with late-stage melanoma on his way out."

Political analysts and observers were stunned on Tuesday after a new report indicated U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's prosecutors were recently turned away from the Federal Reserve.

The Wall Street Journal reported, citing "a person familiar with the matter and a letter reviewed," that Pirro's prosecutors attempted to make a surprise visit to the construction site for the Federal Reserve’s headquarters renovation, but were turned away. Trump and Jerome Powell, the chairman of the central bank, have often sparred over the project. Trump has accused Powell of mismanaging the project and tried to remove Powell from his job over it. Powell has said Trump is misrepresenting the renovation's cost overrun.

Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray has been hit with a misconduct complaint alleging that he violated state elections law to hand over voter data to the Trump administration's Justice Department.

According to the liberal election outlet Democracy Docket, "Wyoming is one of 17 states that have complied with DOJ’s demands for full, unredacted state voter rolls, which include addresses, driver’s license numbers, and social security numbers. Enter George Powers, who spent 40 years practicing law in the state. In a complaint to Attorney General Keith Kautz (R), he is alleging that Gray’s decision to hand that data over was illegal."