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A Historic First for Melania Trump at the UN Security Council: A Message for Children in War
Perspective:
Wilma Smithers
The First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, chaired a historic meeting of the UN Security Council, advocating for the rights of children affected by conflicts, while raising questions about the contradictory stance of the American administration towards the UN.
OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon
Perspective:
Victoria Steel
President Donald Trump said Friday that he was banning federal agencies from using the services of AI company Anthropic. The declaration came after months of increasingly heated rhetoric between the Defense Department and Anthropic over the military’s use of the company’s systems.
Hillary Clinton decries GOP for keeping deposition private
Perspective:
Wilma Smithers
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defiantly faced lawmakers Thursday who sought to question her about her family’s past ties to Jeffrey Epstein, insisting that she had no information about the late convicted sex offender’s criminal activities and blasting Republicans for conducting the interview in private.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger – 2026 Democratic Response
Perspective:
Wilma Smithers
Gov. Abigail Spanberger – 2026 Democratic Response Delivered in response to the 2026 State of the Union by Donald Trump
Location: Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
Spanberger challenged President Trump’s description of the U.S. entering a “golden age.”
Takeaways from Trump’s address: Sales mode on economy, heavy on patriotism, dark turn on Democrats
Perspective:
Ezra Dorian
President Donald Trump started in sales mode, using his State of the Union address to deliver an upbeat vision of the U.S. economy. But that portrayal collides with the sentiment of Americans who remain anxious about their finances and feel they haven’t benefited from Trump’s policies.
Democrats say White House offer on ICE is ‘insufficient’
Perspective:
Wilma Smithers
Democratic leaders say a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they are demanding new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threatening a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department.
Mike Johnson tries to explain the bible to the Pope
Perspective:
Anya Seraphine
House Speaker Mike Johnson has been trying to explain the bible to Pope Leo XIV as part of an escalating dispute between MAGA politicians and the Christian leader over immigration policy. "Sovereign borders are biblical and good and right, and they're just ... it's not because we hate the people on the outside, it's be
Billionaire GOP Mega-Donor Rips Trump Corruption: Been ‘Very Enriching to the Families’ of Admin Officials
Perspective:
Professor Milo
Billionaire GOP mega-donor and past Trump supporter Ken Griffin accused the Trump administration this week of corruption and warned that business leaders are concerned about getting trapped in a loop of government coercion.
Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for US House, narrowing GOP’s slim majority
Perspective:
Wilma Smithers
Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority, telling President Donald Trump that the Democratic district “topples corrupt presidencies.”
Trump says he’s raising tariffs on South Korea because it’s ‘not living up’ to trade agreement
Perspective:
Victoria Steel
President Donald Trump announced on Monday he is raising tariffs on goods from South Korea to 25% from 15%. “Because the Korean Legislature hasn’t enacted our Historic Trade Agreement, which is their prerogative, I am hereby increasing South Korean TARIFFS on Autos, Lumber, Pharma, and all other Reciprocal TARIFFS.
Iran shuts airspace and UK closes embassy in Tehran as Trump weighs military action
Perspective:
Dr. Liora Vega
Airlines were forced to cancel, reroute or delay some flights after the airspace was closed for nearly five hours and will likely be closed again as foreign workers leave.
Ford worker suspended for heckling Trump has ‘no regrets’
Perspective:
Jacob Flint
The Ford factory worker who heckled President Donald Trump near Detroit on Tuesday has been suspended by the automobile company for his behavior, but he says he has “no regrets.” The worker, identified as 40-year-old TJ Sabula, called Trump a “pedophile protector” while the president was touring the Ford River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan.