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 We Got This Covered · 17m ago
Trump's pardons unlike other presidents Trump’s second-term clemency has saved convicted defendants nearly $1.7 billion in forgiven financial obligations Salon · 2h ago
Trump tells female reporter to be ‘quiet’ and slams Obama’s claim that a world run by women would be better as ‘ridiculous’ ‘I love women,’ Trump said. ‘I think they're great. But what a ridiculous statement that is’ The Independent UK · 15h ago
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 · 17h ago
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. International Business Times 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 Independent UK · 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 The Guardian - AU · Sep 25
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.” We Got This Covered · Sep 24
Trump trolled online after praising ‘truly great friendship’ with President Xi IN FULL The Independent UK · Sep 24
The Latest: Trump hails ‘truly great friendship’ with China’s Xi Jinping as summit begins Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have no shortage of difficult issues to cover when they sit down for talks at the White House The Independent UK · Sep 24
Trump trolled over resurfaced tweet attacking Obama for hosting China’s Xi Jinping: ‘So wrong!’ ‘There's always a tweet,’ one social media user quipped, just as President Trump rolled out the red carpet for China’s leader The Independent UK · Sep 24
Does America keep electing the wrong spouse? Law school transcripts say yes IN FOCUS: Second lady joins the ranks of Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Marilyn Quayle, who were all remembered by classmates and professors as more talented than their future husbands, Brendan Rascius writes The Independent UK · Sep 24
Obama reveals how having a son might have changed his life Former president shares daughters Malia, 28, and Sasha, 25, with his wife Michelle The Independent UK · Sep 24
The Independent UK · Sep 24 At 10 years old, Smithsonian's Black museum is undaunted amid pressure from Trump administration The National Museum of African American History and Culture will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with packed exhibits, sold-out galas and high-profile panels
The Independent UK · Sep 23 Xi heads into Trump visit after making China into a global force since 2015 Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to Washington this week marks a shift in relations
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23 Delcy Rodríguez poses with Trump in New York as Maduro languishes in jail nearby Venezuela’s interim president hails ‘historic meeting’ and does not say whether she will visit snatched predecessor
The Conversation · Sep 23 2 midterm elections that brought on new eras in US politics The conventional wisdom is that the Democratic Party has the advantage in the 2026 midterm elections and could become the majority party in one, or both, chambers of Congress. The margin of that anticipated victory is harder to predict.
France 24 · Sep 23 Thomas Chatterton Williams on how Covid-19, George Floyd protests affected US social justice An acclaimed American author has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his theories on how American society's opinion and ideas of social justice have changed since the presidency of Barack Obama. Thomas Chatterton Williams says the left became disillusioned during Obama's second term, and in later years amid the George Floyd…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23 What’s on the agenda for the Trump-Xi summit, and what won’t they discuss? Two leaders could discuss tech safety issues and US-China trade ties but may skip over climate emergency
The Independent UK · Sep 22 This deep-red state could be primed for a Democratic takeover — and Trump’s to blame ELECTION 2026: Analysis: A Republican Senate candidate is struggling to separate herself from Trump’s ‘forever wars,’ Eric Garcia writes. Democrats see an opening in that quandary
The Conversation · Sep 22 Other presidents have let white-collar criminals dodge financial penalties – but not like Trump President Donald Trump loves a good pardon. His generosity is so well known, in fact, that an industry of lobbyists, lawyers and other insiders has reportedly sprung up to facilitate clemency for wealthy criminals. Clemency, meaning mercy or leniency, lets the president reduce the punishment for, or even forgive, federal…
The Independent UK · Sep 21 Vance defends Trump over press ban and removal of ‘propaganda’ from the White House The vice president pushed back against free speech concerns, claiming the banned outlets retain full ability to cover the executive branch from outside White House grounds
The Conversation · Sep 21 Many presidents have had a bad press – but Donald Trump’s decision to ban selected media from the White House is extreme Donald Trump’s fight with the media has escalated with the news that five major broadcast networks, ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC, have suspended their pool coverage of the White House. Their decision comes after the Trump administration banned CNN, along with MS Now and Politico, from the White…
The Times of India · Sep 21 Howdy, Hanuman! In Texas, Statue of Union meets politics of division TOI correspondent from Washington: Everything is supposed to be bigger in Texas, a state where cats are the size of dogs, dogs are the size of European cars, where you can fit two Germanys and 20 Belgiums – or 158 of the world’s smaller countries – into it.