Trump removes video depicting Obamas as monkeys after clip sparks outrage A post featured the video alongside the US president’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen Evening Standard · Feb 6
Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed A crypto startup founded by Trump’s family signed a huge deal with the UAE president’s brother. Where’s the political fallout? The Guardian - US · Feb 6
Canada set to open a consulate in Greenland to oppose Trump’s takeover wish ‘It’s really important for us to know that we are not alone in this,’ the mayor of Nuuk said The Independent UK · Feb 6
Cage fights at the White House! A gigantic arch! Trump’s gaudy plans for America’s 250th anniversary From minting coins featuring his own face to covering buildings with gold, the president’s proposals for marking America’s semiquincentennial say a lot about the country’s backwards outlook The Guardian - UK · Feb 6
Watchdog reveals depth of probes into ICE including its hiring spree, use of force and jail conditions Eight individual probes, most of which pertain to ICE operations, were revealed The Independent UK · Feb 6
Trump administration wants ICE to quickly deport five-year-old Minneapolis boy and dad days after release DHS wants to dismiss asylum claims from Adrian Conejo Arias after his release from ICE custody with son Liam Conejo Ramos The Independent UK · Feb 6
EU proposes new sanctions to weaken Russia's oil sales, with full ban on services The 20th package of EU sanctions against Russia targets oil, gas, the "shadow fleet", banking, cryptocurrency and metals. Euronews · Feb 6
Trump refuses to apologize for video with racist imagery of Obamas posted on his social media Only a smattering of Republicans spoke out about clip in which Obamas’ faces were superimposed on bodies of apes The Guardian - US · Feb 6
Bad Bunny’s key symbols to watch for in his Super Bowl halftime show, and what they mean The Puerto Rican singer will surprise audiences with a performance that will be a landmark moment for Latino culture The Independent UK · Feb 6
How much trouble is Keir Starmer in? Keir Starmer is in the middle of his worst crisis yet following further damaging revelations about Peter Mandelson’s friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The Conversation · Feb 6
Miserable Elon Musk finally realizes ‘money can’t buy you happiness’ *sad trombone* We Got This Covered · Feb 6
Extremists massacred 162 people in a Nigerian village after issuing a call to prayer Attackers arrived on motorbikes to the Nigerian villages of Woro and Nuku, going door to door, shooting and setting homes ablaze The Independent UK · Feb 6
Home Depot Spring Deals Under $20 — 11 Items for Middle-Class Shoppers To Buy Now Save money at The Home Depot with several budget spring gardening essentials priced under $20. Top picks include plant food, soil, seeds and tools. GOBankingRates · Feb 6
Federal and state authorities are taking a 2-pronged approach to make it harder to get an abortion Anti-abortion conservatives have long sought to force Planned Parenthood’s clinics to close their doors and to make it harder, if not impossible, to get abortion pills as part of a two-pronged approach to limit access to abortion. The Conversation · Feb 6
The Conversation · Feb 6 Will a ‘Trump slump’ continue to hit US tourism in 2026 − and even keep World Cup fans away? With an upcoming FIFA World Cup being staged across the nation, 2026 was supposed to be a bumper year for tourism to the United States, driven in part by hordes of arriving soccer fans.
The Conversation · Feb 6 Fears about TikTok’s policy changes point to a deeper problem in the tech industry A little over a year after TikTok temporarily went dark in the United States and users were greeted with a message explaining that “a law banning TikTok has been enacted,” those same U.S. users opened the app to find a pop-up message requiring them to agree to new terms before…
The Times of India · Feb 6 Donald Trump's racist attack on Obamas: Why monkey portrayals of Black folks are considered deeply offensive Donald Trump shared a video on Truth Social depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys, sparking condemnation from Democrats. The offensive imagery draws on a history of dehumanization used to justify racism and violence. Prominent Democrats, including Gavin Newsom's office and Ben Rhodes, denounced the post, highlighting its racist undertones.
The Independent UK · Feb 6 Trump called ‘disgusting’ after sharing video depicting Obamas as apes IN FULL
Roll Call · Feb 6 Proposed Virginia map would help Democrats flip up to four House seats Virginia voters are poised to weigh on a proposed congressional map that would give Democrats an advantage in 10 of 11 House seats.
The Independent UK · Feb 6 US and Iran hold high-stakes nuclear talks in Oman as fears of war continue Washington moved an ‘armada’ to the region last month in an effort to pressure Tehran into a deal
The Independent UK · Feb 6 Why the end of the New START treaty doesn’t necessarily mean another nuclear arms race Experts say smaller guardrails around arms control are still in place
The Independent UK · Feb 6 With $48M in philanthropic backing, a division of USAID relaunches as nonprofit A division of the U.S. Agency for International Development eliminated by Trump administration cuts last year was reborn Thursday as an independent nonprofit
The Guardian - US · Feb 6 ‘We stole the Super Bowl audience’: how In Living Color pulled off the greatest heist in US TV history Turning Point USA is plotting its own half-time broadcast in defiance of Bad Bunny – but one of TV’s Blackest shows already perfected the alt-cast in 1992
The Guardian - US · Feb 6 Nicki Minaj has lurched to the right. Why are her fans defending her? The Barbz have built a parasocial relationship with the rapper – in some cases to their own detriment
The Independent UK · Feb 6 Why federal courts are at a breaking point over Trump’s mass deportation surge ANALYSIS: Can ICE keep locking up immigrants without a hearing? A critical constitutional question is piling up in hundreds of cases, Alex Woodward reports