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Pete Hegseth creates Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is establishing a new Office of Religious Affairs to provide religious support. The office will report directly to him and support military chaplains. Critics have raised concerns about the potential elevation of Christianity in military policy. Hegseth aims to focus chaplains on spiritual care rather than…

The Economic Times · Oct 2

Pete Hegseth creates a Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is launching an office of religious affairs at the Pentagon

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Presidents rarely visit Indian Country. Trump’s planned Choctaw Nation rally will be the latest

President Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

The Independent UK · Oct 1

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The Independent UK · Oct 1

‘Plínio Trump’ channels President Donald Trump as protest candidate in Brazil election

Trump is not the only U.S. politician with admirers in Brazil’s congressional race

The Independent UK · Sep 30

Trump's America.gov AI Says His Name Is in Epstein Files Before It Suddenly Stops Talking Politics

Trump's newly launched America.gov chatbot initially gave answers contradicting several of his claims, including on the 2020 election and climate change, before refusing political questions.

International Business Times UK · Sep 30

Pentagon says it has formally completed withdrawal of US troops from Iraq

Twelve years after US mission against IS began, Trump hails ‘great day for America’ and calls Iraq war ‘a quagmire’

The Guardian - US · Sep 30

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Nancy Pelosi Championed a Hong Kong Dissident. She May Have Doomed Him.

American politicians who cooperate with foreign activists, whether individual or institutional, often do more harm than good.

Reason · Sep 30

Madam speaker, madam president: Ansari looks back on her first congressional job

Yassamin Ansari’s first term in Congress coincides with the last of Nancy Pelosi, her former boss. “It’s such a shame that I didn’t get to work here when she was speaker, because I have heard such incredible things,” says Ansari, a progressive Democrat from Arizona. “And I got to experience…

Roll Call · Sep 29

Trump offers Iran war naysayers an extreme endgame: ‘Let them hit us with a nuclear weapon’

ANALYSIS: Trump continues to insist America faced imminent nuclear threat, even as just half of Republicans say war was ‘worth it’, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK · Sep 28

Texas Republican called for public execution of Democratic leaders – report

Bo French, who is running to lead a state agency, has in the past posted controversial and racist statements online

The Guardian - US · Sep 28

Obama Claims Government Is 'Less Corrupt' and Women Are Better Leaders. There's a Problem With Both Ideas.

There's a lot of flaws in both sweeping claims—and one that they have in common.

Reason · Sep 28

Donald Trump Publicly Says Barack Obama's Statement About Women Running Governments Is 'Ridiculous'

Donald Trump has dismissed Barack Obama's suggestion that governments would improve under female leadership, calling the idea ridiculous during a White House press exchange.

International Business Times UK · Sep 28

Trump asks people to ‘expel the warmongers from our government’ in a new publicly funded ad. The White House claims the ad is ‘not political’

Critics noticed it matches his 2024 campaign ad

We Got This Covered · Sep 28

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International Business Times UK · Sep 28

Trump Calls Obama's Women-In-Charge Claim 'Ridiculous' as Online Critic Brands Him 'Nasty Old Misogynist'

Donald Trump dismissed Barack Obama's claim that women running every government for two years would improve the world, calling the idea ridiculous during a White House exchange.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28

Obama and Tom Hanks have an inspirational chat: best podcasts of the week

Daring to defy the norms of political lobbying, the ex-US president is becoming a podcast mainstay – and is opening up about the books that inspired him. Plus, is the Richard Gere gerbil rumour true?

We Got This Covered · Sep 27

Obama said women in government would do things better. Trump calls the idea ‘ridiculous’: ‘I love women’

He also faced questions about his outlet bans

Salon · Sep 27

Trump's pardons unlike other presidents

Trump’s second-term clemency has saved convicted defendants nearly $1.7 billion in forgiven financial obligations

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The Independent UK · Sep 26

Trump tells female reporter to be ‘quiet’ and calls Obama’s claim that a world run by women would be better ‘ridiculous’

‘I love women,’ Trump said. ‘I think they're great. But what a ridiculous statement that is’

International Business Times UK · Sep 26

Barack Obama Pitches an All-Female U.S. Government, Stating Things 'Would Be Better' Under Women

Barack Obama said governments led by women could produce better outcomes, while discussing US political divisions, democracy and the importance of bringing younger people into politics.

International Business Times UK · Sep 25

Obama Says Governments Would Be 'Better' if Women Ran Them: 'I'm confident about that'

Barack Obama said governments around the world would be better if women led them for two years, repeating a view he previously expressed while discussing leadership and political renewal.

International Business Times UK · Sep 25

Obama Says Federal Government Is 'So Much Less Corrupt' Even as 89% of Americans Say Corruption Is Widespread

Barack Obama said overt bribery, patronage and favour-trading have declined in the US federal government, while Gallup found a record 89% of Americans believe corruption is widespread.

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Trump ends key racial disparity checks as desegregation orders are scrapped

The Trump administration has shifted the approach to civil rights enforcement in American schools

The Guardian - AU · Sep 25

Diplomacy or ‘diplotainment’? Key takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in Washington

Xi Jinping’s visit heavy on symbolism but no sign closed-door meeting yielded breakthroughs on thorny issues such as AI, trade, Taiwan and Iran

We Got This Covered · Sep 24

As judge temporarily restores White House press access, Obama characterizes Trump’s media ban as a larger ‘foundational’ issue with the free press

“You can’t do that and say that you are still living in a democracy.”

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