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Michelle Obama slams people who focused on her appearance rather than her achievements

Michelle Obama has fired back at people who talked more about her physical appearance as First Lady rather than what she had achieved beforehand.

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Trump added $2.25 trillion to the national debt in his first year back in charge, watchdog says

The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a nonpartisan budget watchdog, ran the numbers exclusively for Fortune.

Fortune

Trump’s second term is proving different from his first. This time it’s imperial

The key difference between Donald Trump’s first and second presidencies can be summed up by his two official portraits. The first after his victory in 2016 shows a smiling Trump, probably delighted to have won against the odds and, at least in theory, willing to work with his opponents.

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Why Doesn't Regime Change Ever Seem To Work?

The problem is not that revolution is bad or that some cultures can’t rule themselves—it’s that social engineering is hard.

Reason

How Donald Trump broke Congress and rendered ‘separation of powers’ meaningless in just a year

ANALYSIS: Republicans have largely rolled over for Trump and those who criticized him, like Marjorie Taylor Greene, have seen their political careers all but ended, Eric Garcia writes.

The Independent UK

White House endures a year of gold leaf and wrecking balls as Trump plays decorator in chief

Don’t try telling Donald Trump that all that glitters is not gold.

The Independent UK

Every country Trump has attacked or threatened in second term after Iran struck again by ‘America First’ president

IN FOCUS: Despite worldwide backlash, the US president continues to embrace an aggressive foreign policy agenda. Maira Butt reports on the countries Trump has targeted in his first 12 months back in office - and where could be next

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For 80 years, the president’s party has almost always lost House seats in midterm elections, a pattern that makes the 2026 congressional outlook clear

Now that the 2026 midterm elections are less than a year away, public interest in where things stand is on the rise. Of course, in a democracy no one knows the outcome of an election before it takes place, despite what the pollsters may predict.

The Conversation

Dems' divide over Harris surfaces as she looks like a 2028 contender

Many powerbrokers don't want her to run again, but lots of Democrats — particularly Black voters crucial in a primary — think she's an icon.

Axios

Congress’ power has been diminishing for years, leaving Trump to act with impunity

A year into US President Donald Trump’s second term, his record use of executive orders, impoundment of government spending, and military interventions in Venezuela and Iran have sparked criticisms from Democrats and even some Republicans. They say he is unconstitutionally sidelining Congress.

The Conversation

Teen dead and three injured after shooting at historic New Orleans restaurant and civil rights landmark

Three bystanders visiting the city were injured after shooting victim was chased inside 85-year-old landmark

The Independent UK

The Nobel Prize committee doesn't want Trump getting one, even as a gift—but they treated Obama very differently

There isn't a Nobel double standard when it comes to regifting or auctions. One even sold for a whopping $103.5 million.

Fortune

Trump has pulled back from the brink on Iran – for now

When he returned to power last year, Trump was eager to negotiate a new deal with Tehran, but a diplomatic breakthrough has been elusive

The Guardian - US

Nobel Committee Breaks Silence After Peace Prize Recipient Gifts Her Medal To Trump

“Trump looks like he finally won the lottery lol,” one said about the president, who has complained for years about not winning a Nobel Peace Prize.

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They couldn’t ‘Abolish ICE’ in Trump’s first term. Now more Americans are taking up the call

To longtime immigrant rights activists, the reckoning around the fatal shooting in Minnesota may feel familiar

International Business Times UK

Trump 'Makes Whole Milk Great Again' by Bringing It Back to Schools — Why It Was Banned to Start With

Trump signs Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act that allows full-fat milk in schools, reversing 2010 Obama-era limits and promoting parental choice.

The Guardian - US

The FBI’s raid of journalist’s home was the product of decades of backsliding

The trend of invading newsrooms, in violation of federal law, has now spread to the highest levels of the federal government

International Business Times

Trump Sparks Cognitive Health Debate After Unusual Spelling Comments In Oval Office

Donald Trump sparks 'cognitive test' calls after a bizarre lecture on spelling 'whole' milk.

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Donald Trump Sparks Cognitive Health Debate After Unusual Spelling Comments In Oval Office

Donald Trump sparks 'cognitive test' calls after a bizarre lecture on spelling 'whole' milk.

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Senate Democrats still have difficult path to majority

Senate Democrats still have a difficult path to winning the majority in the November midterm elections, Nathan Gonzales writes.

The Guardian - US

Tired of the wellness industrial complex? Six rules to ditch – and what to do instead

Dr Ezekiel J Emanuel, a former Obamacare adviser, has deceptively simple advice for living a healthy life

The Conversation

Wars without clear purpose erode presidential legacies, and Trump risks political consequences with further military action in Venezuela

Despite public support in the U.S. for deposing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump is unlikely to find that level of support for fighting an actual war in that country.

Axios

Rahm Emanuel targets GOP and Dems as he tests 2028 campaign for president

The former Chicago mayor wants to lead a post-Trump "renewal wing" of the Democratic Party.

The Mary Sue

Trump: I don’t want to be bragging. Also Trump: Nobody should get the Nobel Prize more than me

During a Jan. 9 press conference, Donald Trump was asked a fairly narrow question about Maria Corina Machado and Venezuela. “If she gives you her Nobel Peace Prize, will that change your view about her running that country?” the reporter asked. But Trump went on a familiar detour. He again…

Reason

Justice Barrett, Trump v. Slaughter, and Presidential Removal Power from 1945 to 1969

Almost every president since 1945 has refused to accept Humphrey's Executor as having been correctly decided.

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