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A former official in President Donald Trump's first administration said the quiet part out loud on Wednesday about the administration's support for Christian nationalist movements.

William Wolfe, a radical Christian pastor, gave a speech at Bethel Church in Petersburg, West Virginia, where he admitted that the aim of Christian nationalist movements is to impose their faith on everyone else, according to a report by Right Wing Watch. The outlet described Wolfe as a "fanatical anti-immigrant activist."

The House Ethics Committee blocked a Democratic lawmaker's desperate attempt to kill a campaign finance investigation on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, the committee met to consider a motion from Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) to stay the committee's investigation while she fights a criminal proceeding over the same charges. She also asked the committee to hold any future meetings with her team in executive session, which would prevent the public from viewing the meeting or reading any meeting minutes.

President Donald Trump caught heat from political analysts and observers on Wednesday after the latest economic data showed the "worst of all worlds" has arrived.

Financial experts on CNBC noted that the latest inflation data that was released on Wednesday came in much hotter than expected. Producer prices climbed by 0.7% over the last year compared to the estimated growth of 0.3%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that energy prices, which have advanced 13.9% compared to February, were a major contributor to the rise in producer prices.

MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace blasted a member of President Donald Trump's administration for her "shapeshifting" comments about the war in Iran on Wednesday.

The Trump administration has often claimed that its decision to bomb Iran in coordination with Israel last month was made because Iran's nuclear program posed an "imminent threat" to the United States. That explanation stands in stark contrast to Trump's claim that another bombing campaign the U.S. conducted in Iran last year had "completely obliterated" the country's nuclear capabilities.

The Trump administration revealed a plan on Wednesday to combat the surging oil costs sparked by its own war against Iran, but after running the numbers, one policy think tank said that the move would likely save Americans only pennies at the pump – and could even raise prices for some.

The plan is to impose a 60-day waiver to the Jones Act, a 1920 shipping law that mandates goods transported between U.S. ports be carried only on U.S.-built ships. The waiver, according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, would help “mitigate the short-term disruptions to the oil market” and “allow vital resources like oil, natural gas, fertilizer, and coal to flow freely to U.S. ports,” NBC News reported Wednesday.

A singular threat from President Donald Trump loomed over both congressional hearings covering the Department of Homeland Security and the intelligence community, according to an MS NOW analyst.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) faced his colleagues in a Senate confirmation hearing as Trump's nominee to lead DHS, and intel chief Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Kash Patel faced questions from the Senate Intelligence Committee, but journalist Paolo Ramos told host Ana Cabrera that one topic loomed over both hearings.