{"id":399,"date":"2025-03-02T14:14:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T20:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepartisans.info\/?page_id=399"},"modified":"2025-03-02T14:14:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T20:14:59","slug":"sweep-archives-three","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepartisans.info\/index.php\/sweep-archives-three\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweep Archives Three"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/21\/federal-judge-ruling-blocks-trump-administration-dei-funding-00205585\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"\u2018Arbitrary and discriminatory\u2019: Judge blocks Trump\u2019s effort to deter DEI programs\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/98\/8a\/cc3ec18c46a5afaf3183a440fbbc\/white-house-42728.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">\u2018Arbitrary and discriminatory\u2019: Judge blocks Trump\u2019s effort to deter DEI programs<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson ruled that the policy likely violates the First Amendment.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/san-francisco\/2025\/02\/21\/trump-transgender-rights-lawsuit-executive-orders\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"San Francisco community groups sue Trump over anti-trans executive orders\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/ofejuzvWOvtVI_o24dqsE6Zxajs=\/0x184:4500x2715\/1366x768\/2025\/02\/21\/1740180983916.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">San Francisco community groups sue Trump over anti-trans executive orders<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The president\u2019s actions attempt to enshrine \u201cblatant discrimination as national policy,\u201d the lead lawyer said.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K1FK3iqPByk\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Examining the Winds of Change on the African Continent Part 3: Contradictions in South Africa\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/K1FK3iqPByk\/maxresdefault.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Examining the Winds of Change on the African Continent Part 3: Contradictions in South Africa<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">A Conversation with Mazibuko Kanyiso Jara and Kali AkunoThe South African nation-state serves as perhaps the clearest example of the contradictions confronti\u2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P_I5Jsc3xRw\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Why America is worried about this Chinese canal\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/P_I5Jsc3xRw\/maxresdefault.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Why America is worried about this Chinese canal<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">\ud83c\udf0f Get Exclusive NordVPN deal + 4 months extra + Birthday gift here \u2192 https:\/\/nordvpn.com\/caspianreport It\u2019s risk-free with Nord\u2019s 30-day money-back guarante\u2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=taDiaB7rD18&amp;feature=youtu.be\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"How should Europe react to a future without US protection \u2013 and with an emboldened Russia? | DW News\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/taDiaB7rD18\/maxresdefault.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">How should Europe react to a future without US protection \u2013 and with an emboldened Russia? | DW News<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The US Secretary of State has declared that Moscow and Washington want to work towards ending the war in Ukraine in a way that is \u201cenduring, sustainable, and\u2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=taDiaB7rD18&amp;feature=youtu.be\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"How should Europe react to a future without US protection \u2013 and with an emboldened Russia? | DW News\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/taDiaB7rD18\/maxresdefault.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">How should Europe react to a future without US protection \u2013 and with an emboldened Russia? | DW News<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The US Secretary of State has declared that Moscow and Washington want to work towards ending the war in Ukraine in a way that is \u201cenduring, sustainable, and\u2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/feb\/18\/sudan-paramilitary-group-kills-more-than-200-people-in-three-day-attack-activists-say\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Sudan paramilitary group kills more than 200 people in three-day attack, activists say\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6a58ae4c268087bd8e026452fb02eaa5de4c20e8\/0_427_5302_3181\/master\/5302.jpg?width=1200&amp;height=630&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&amp;overlay-width=100p&amp;overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&amp;enable=upscale&amp;s=248d96f8d54641c0ff4ca1debef3fafa\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Sudan paramilitary group kills more than 200 people in three-day attack, activists say<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The Emergency Lawyers network said the RSF killed civilians south of Khartoum, with hundreds more either wounded or missing<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/disputed-scarborough-shoal-south-china-sea-4c0f7a2f62fb5ae4bfb9d8bc6bb3695b\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Chinese navy helicopter flies within 10 feet of Philippine patrol plane over disputed shoal\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/397db7e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7128x4010+0+373\/resize\/1440x810!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F75%2Ffc%2F1838fc2b8326abf40e9e03f4a512%2F89f7d411d0d6467383ff4edf01636282\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Chinese navy helicopter flies within 10 feet of Philippine patrol plane over disputed shoal<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">A Chinese navy helicopter has flown within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane in a disputed area of the the South China Sea, highlighting Beijing\u2019s use of force in asserting its claims to the strategic waterway.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/europe-ukraine-security-summit-trump-2292c464676bd2876bda19518d9dd186\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Sidelined by Trump, Macron tries to rally Europe on Ukraine. But divisions run deep\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/f21c50c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8108x4561+0+423\/resize\/1440x810!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F2d%2Fde%2Fdc53120e197e66cb3897ac5a7449%2Fc8af53863f004953a38277f3a4a95043\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Sidelined by Trump, Macron tries to rally Europe on Ukraine. But divisions run deep<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">European leaders were summoned by French President Emmanuel Macron in a high-profile display of European coordination on Ukraine.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c0rqr8q5v52o\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Bukavu in DR Congo falls to Rwandan-backed M23 rebels\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/branded_news\/319a\/live\/e00b3400-ec89-11ef-bd1b-d536627785f2.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Bukavu in DR Congo falls to Rwandan-backed M23 rebels<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Some people cheered as the fighters entered the city without resistance, two days after taking the airport.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/feb\/19\/jair-bolsonaro-charged-alleged-brazil-coup\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged far-right coup plot to seize power in Brazil\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/be18197f7e01811dfa299d189214af49033c7f54\/0_30_4810_2886\/master\/4810.jpg?width=1200&amp;height=630&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&amp;overlay-width=100p&amp;overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&amp;enable=upscale&amp;s=45b83217653f9b2f0b41feb9bc13fd2e\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged far-right coup plot to seize power in Brazil<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Former president has denied breaking the law, while attorney general alleges plot included a plan to poison Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/immigration-border-arrests-trump-biden-52f82acf0899e88bcaea167ea21d2f61\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Border arrests plummet 39% in January in an early gauge of Trump\u2019s immigration policies\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/6c50f8e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7813x4395+0+407\/resize\/1440x810!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff4%2F5c%2Fb8a982c85c9927f24a5be07bafde%2F9c094c632ccf42968d26f99a5bd5bddc\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Border arrests plummet 39% in January in an early gauge of Trump\u2019s immigration policies<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">U.S. authorities say arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico plunged 39% in January, an early gauge of President Donald Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/leonard-peltier-release-fbi-killings-native-american-05c1d7c5429ce081f23311735f5120f6\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Native American activist released from prison will be welcomed to North Dakota home\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/ba90134\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5101x2869+0+266\/resize\/1440x810!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fee%2F3e%2F89b71bed3b6836d2610bc357933a%2F9080be72a8944a39acc82788df8f1eb3\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Native American activist released from prison will be welcomed to North Dakota home<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Supporters plan to welcome Native American activist Leonard Peltier back to his North Dakota community after his release from a Florida prison where he had been serving a life sentence in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y_3_PnnZ14I\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"The next stage of capitalism | Yanis Varoufakis on technofeudalism and the fall of democracy\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Y_3_PnnZ14I\/maxresdefault.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">The next stage of capitalism | Yanis Varoufakis on technofeudalism and the fall of democracy<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Yanis Varoufakis explains the evolution of capitalism, from its beginnings in feudal Europe to its imminent death in the era of Big Tech.As Elon Musk and the\u2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/feb\/16\/egypt-gaza-reconstruction-plan-hamas\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Egypt draws up Gaza reconstruction plan that would exclude Hamas\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/a2458070a8b94463bf20cc5eb64cd6402deaac52\/0_0_4801_2881\/master\/4801.jpg?width=1200&amp;height=630&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&amp;overlay-width=100p&amp;overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&amp;enable=upscale&amp;s=2abfeae153d9e6fc579173b08c9b47a1\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Egypt draws up Gaza reconstruction plan that would exclude Hamas<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Alternative to Trump plan would involve committee of technocrats but future military status of Hamas unresolved<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/south-korea-deepseek-app-downloads-privacy-concerns-ai-20950f357276b9bb8f2a70a4b3c03e96\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Downloads of DeepSeek\u2019s AI apps paused in South Korea over privacy concerns\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/54a9dde\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5000x2813+0+260\/resize\/1440x810!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fd5%2Ff9%2F17e07672a9e252e0505dee1d3727%2Ff73de1c1dee24b44be9fcf659f7a0414\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Downloads of DeepSeek\u2019s AI apps paused in South Korea over privacy concerns<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has temporarily paused downloads of its chatbot apps in South Korea while it works with local authorities to address privacy concerns, according to South Korean officials on Monday.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-ceasefire-hostages-02-17-2025-c20c9664938b267354c9ac4812621a1e\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Israel\u2019s ceasefires with Hezbollah and Hamas are both in doubt again\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/b6af9d3\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7833x4406+0+408\/resize\/1440x810!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F7d%2Fc4%2F5aea4460250d77f399355fc4421a%2F81bed296c6264dc4a9961826e239ddd6\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Israel\u2019s ceasefires with Hezbollah and Hamas are both in doubt again<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Israel\u2019s military says its forces will remain in five strategic locations in southern Lebanon after Tuesday\u2019s deadline for their withdrawal under a ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archaeologymag.com\/2025\/02\/iron-age-necropolis-in-trento-italy\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Archaeologists uncover monumental Iron Age necropolis in Trento, Italy\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archaeologymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/iron-age-necropolis-in-trento-2.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Archaeologists uncover monumental Iron Age necropolis in Trento, Italy<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Excavations on Via Santa Croce in Trento, Italy, have uncovered a big burial ground from the Early Iron Age, between 800 and 500 BCE.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/eu-europe-ukraine-nato-security-summit-trump-060c8661c59f8f75b96711d3889ce559\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"European leaders want a say in talks to end Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. The US is brushing them off\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/1d9e32c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8485x4773+0+442\/resize\/1440x810!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fbc%2F23%2F1de10c0950d07c98c9cbb76b30b3%2Ffd3ebda49e644c0b8a1871212b27d4c4\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">European leaders want a say in talks to end Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. The US is brushing them off<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">French President Emmanuel Macron has called leaders from key European Union nations and the United Kingdom for an emergency meeting Monday.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlky.com\/article\/kentucky-flooding-beshear-update-monday\/63818484\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Kentucky flooding: Death toll rises to 12, more than 230 evacuated\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kubrick.htvapps.com\/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/poster-image-2025-02-17t142714-111-67b390325e92c.jpg?crop=1.00xw:1.00xh;0,0&amp;resize=1200:*\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Kentucky flooding: Death toll rises to 12, more than 230 evacuated<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear gave an update Monday morning on flooding impacts across the state.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/eric-adams-mayor-corruption-akerman-3de252fdf9be14a946dab28772a64e98\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Ex-Watergate prosecutor urges judge to reject request to drop charges against NYC mayor\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/4c3f919\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8160x4590+0+427\/resize\/1440x810!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb5%2F43%2F1aff6f182e1eb5fd3fb6424f8d91%2Fafc1cb8a388d438e8eeb7401cbedf654\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Ex-Watergate prosecutor urges judge to reject request to drop charges against NYC mayor<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">A former Watergate prosecutor has urged the federal judge presiding over the prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams to assign a special counsel to help decide how to handle the Justice Department\u2019s request to drop charges.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/chaos-and-confusion-as-trumps-mass-firings-impact-the-basic-functions-of-government\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"\u2018Chaos and confusion\u2019 as Trump\u2019s mass firings impact the basic functions of government\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net\/static\/2025\/02\/TrumpAgenda-3-1024x682.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">\u2018Chaos and confusion\u2019 as Trump\u2019s mass firings impact the basic functions of government<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The federal government is closed on Monday to celebrate Presidents Day, but the Trump administration\u2019s effort to permanently scale back the size and scope of the federal workforce continues in full force. As Laura Barr\u00f3n-L\u00f3pez reports, President Trump\u2019s actions in his first few weeks also fueled demonstrations on this holiday weekend.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-news\/donald-trump-elon-musk-protests-no-kings-day-1235270646\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"\u2018No Kings Day\u2019: Protesters Denounce Trump and Musk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2199587167.jpg?w=1600&amp;h=900&amp;crop=1\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">\u2018No Kings Day\u2019: Protesters Denounce Trump and Musk<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Protesters gathered across the country to denounce Donald Trump and Elon Musk on Presidents Day \u2014 or, as many called it, \u2018No Kings Day\u2019<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/16\/europe\/us-russia-ukraine-talks-saudi-uk-troops-intl-latam\/index.html\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Saudi Arabia to host US-Russia talks on Ukraine, as UK says it\u2019s \u2018ready and willing\u2019 to put troops on ground | CNN\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24310586785507.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=w_800,c_fill\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Saudi Arabia to host US-Russia talks on Ukraine, as UK says it\u2019s \u2018ready and willing\u2019 to put troops on ground | CNN<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Talks between the United States and Russia over the war in Ukraine are set to begin Tuesday, multiple sources have told CNN.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/vermont-border-patrol-shooting-youngblut-lasota-zizians-6541ebcefc2806efd105d7db99a24aaf\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"A Vermont border agent\u2019s death was the latest violence linked to the cultlike Zizian group\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/b8371f7\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3500x1969+0+182\/resize\/1440x810!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fcb%2F33%2Ffaba4bffa023d485bc2fb47a9e50%2F6954df997b2f4f8ab353b370f9a77d23\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">A Vermont border agent\u2019s death was the latest violence linked to the cultlike Zizian group<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">A traffic stop in Vermont has cracked open a cultlike group called Zizians linked to six deaths in three states.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-reciprocal-tariff-trade-deficit-4329a37b5a41ac944dcc74093410a126\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Trump\u2019s reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/e1d9751\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5413x3045+0+282\/resize\/1440x810!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F8f%2F94%2F1cfaf0caeb1828754c187b774a26%2F47e86d977fd54f85a71aaa048060a794\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Trump\u2019s reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">President Donald Trump is taking a blowtorch to the rules that have governed world trade for decades.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/politics\/foreign-policy\/1261720\/nato-holds-military-exercise-in-central-greece\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"NATO holds military exercise in central Greece | eKathimerini.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250213_ESP-GRE_STDT25_Demonstration_of_an_amphibious_landing_operation_during_Media_day_in_Greece_022-2-960x600.jpg?v=1739548598\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">NATO holds military exercise in central Greece | eKathimerini.com<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">A segment of NATO\u2019s Allied Reaction Force (ARF) exercise \u201cSteadfast Dart 25\u201d took place at the beach of Nea Anchialos in Volos, central Greece, on Thursday.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/14\/justice-department-crisis-resignations-adams-00204482\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Justice Department in crisis over Eric Adams showdown\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/19\/6a\/0c81ca81450ca105bd54793e6874\/trump-deportations-65203.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Justice Department in crisis over Eric Adams showdown<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">As numerous DOJ lawyers resigned in protest, the department filed a motion seeking to abandon the Adams case late Friday.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/14\/doge-trump-omb-gop-00204435\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Trump\u2019s cuts hit red states, triggering GOP pushback\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/fb\/64\/c7e61076403b90149c92f3582555\/u-s-congress-18009.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Trump\u2019s cuts hit red states, triggering GOP pushback<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">GOP lawmakers try to intervene with the Trump administration as local fallout grows.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/02\/14\/2025\/trumps-gender-policy-leaves-transgender-americans-in-legal-limbo\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"New State Dept. gender policy leaves transgender Americans in legal limbo\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.semafor.com\/0fd16b05519f638bf7f7d9cdc7e835d3d1799ab7-6000x4000.jpg?rect=0,425,6000,3150&amp;w=1200&amp;h=630&amp;q=75&amp;auto=format\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">New State Dept. gender policy leaves transgender Americans in legal limbo<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Many report that they aren\u2019t able to get passports and other official identification updated, and in some cases have had their documents withheld.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/14\/jd-vance-stuns-munich-conference-with-blistering-attack-on-europes-leaders\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"JD Vance stuns Munich conference with blistering attack on Europe\u2019s leaders\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/559465a880fca66ab1fdb8934e6736b50a05736b\/0_62_3224_1934\/master\/3224.jpg?width=1200&amp;height=630&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&amp;overlay-width=100p&amp;overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&amp;enable=upscale&amp;s=c9bc9856a92513aae9ef5e8fddb401d4\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">JD Vance stuns Munich conference with blistering attack on Europe\u2019s leaders<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">US vice-president questions whether European values are worth defending as he rails against \u2018threat from within\u2019<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/02\/14\/federal-workers-fired-energy-va-cdc-nih?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=editorial\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Trump administration fires thousands of federal workers as purge deepens\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/Wfp-73H70CDbKcq9v3dRceoSyHE=\/0x146:7785x4525\/1366x768\/2025\/02\/14\/1739572053006.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Trump administration fires thousands of federal workers as purge deepens<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The cuts affect jobs ranging from wildfire prevention to medical research.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2025\/02\/12\/afd-chief-and-hungarys-orban-bond-over-migration-during-talks-in-budapest\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"AfD chief and Hungary\u2019s Orb\u00e1n bond over migration in Budapest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/04\/95\/56\/1200x675_cmsv2_e04a6700-b786-5943-8b7f-86ac95f2db45-9049556.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">AfD chief and Hungary\u2019s Orb\u00e1n bond over migration in Budapest<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The AfD is polling in second place ahead of Germany\u2019s elections scheduled for 23 February. However, all other parties have ruled out entering into a coalition with it. #EuropeNews<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thecradle.co\/articles-id\/28879\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Putin talks Russia\u2013Syria cooperation in first phone call with de facto president\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com\/public\/articles\/e6ba0c4c-e95d-11ef-89d5-00163e02c055.webp\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Putin talks Russia\u2013Syria cooperation in first phone call with de facto president<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The Kremlin has been in talks with the western-backed \u2018transitional government\u2019 to keep control of its key military bases in Syria<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/feb\/12\/talks-to-form-far-right-led-coalition-government-in-austria-collapse\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Talks to form far-right-led coalition government in Austria collapse\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/38796f0cf8f103377ecac5dac4385ba481a6fecd\/0_337_6013_3608\/master\/6013.jpg?width=1200&amp;height=630&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&amp;overlay-width=100p&amp;overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&amp;enable=upscale&amp;s=d257ea36d11aad959a8e7843616a48a4\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Talks to form far-right-led coalition government in Austria collapse<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Disagreements over key posts and issues like migration mean snap election is likely, with far-right Freedom party ahead in polls<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/un-up-to-1400-killed-in-bangladesh-protests-crackdown\/a-71587345\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"UN: Up to 1,400 killed in Bangladesh protests crackdown \u2013 DW \u2013 02\/12\/2025\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/69729558_6.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">UN: Up to 1,400 killed in Bangladesh protests crackdown \u2013 DW \u2013 02\/12\/2025<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The UN human rights chief says officials from former PM Sheikh Hasina\u2019s government and security services committed serious human rights violations. He said crimes against humanity may have been carried out.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/feb\/12\/israel-gaza-war-ceasefire-netanyahu-hamas-latest-news-updates\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Middle East crisis: Hamas says it rejects US and Israeli \u2018threats\u2019 over Gaza ceasefire \u2013 as it happened\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/424113fa90757b248833119c3f1127639336ca5d\/0_102_2686_1611\/master\/2686.jpg?width=1200&amp;height=630&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&amp;overlay-width=100p&amp;overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctbGl2ZS5wbmc&amp;enable=upscale&amp;s=87cd8bfaa27faf1df4c572ed4c62fac8\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Middle East crisis: Hamas says it rejects US and Israeli \u2018threats\u2019 over Gaza ceasefire \u2013 as it happened<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for talks following Netanyahu\u2019s threat to end the ceasefire if Israeli hostages are not freed on Saturday<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/journalists-killed-2024-record-israel-gaza-cpj-report\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"2024 was deadliest year for journalists with 124 reporters killed, Committee to Protect Journalists says\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/02\/12\/2ee4272a-fd68-43d8-bd76-7938f36e9a8d\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/b20e39955d5010773240de7db5eeb7c0\/gettyimages-1183478696.jpg?v=905524240eba4a810b7648f150c98fe0\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">2024 was deadliest year for journalists with 124 reporters killed, Committee to Protect Journalists says<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Of the 124 journalists and media workers who were killed in 2024, 82 were killed in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/12\/nx-s1-5294666\/trump-white-house-constitutional-crisis-judges\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"As judges block broad actions, White House says courts causing constitutional crisis\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6443x3624+0+333\/resize\/1400\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2F9e%2F07aaa36e46c3a78a54c6b2a0cfcc%2Fgettyimages-2198530069.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">As judges block broad actions, White House says courts causing constitutional crisis<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that judges blocking Trump administration actions were causing a constitutional crisis.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/12\/vance-agenda-maga-europe-00203916\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"JD Vance faces the perennial question: Can anyone speak for Trump?\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/08\/6b\/7bb6a5f049fdb7e7cc5e42b89e3d\/france-vance-takes-europe-62282.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">JD Vance faces the perennial question: Can anyone speak for Trump?<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The vice president faces a perennially difficult task as he attempts to take the MAGA mantle.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/02\/12\/hegseth-calls-nato-membership-for-ukraine-unrealistic\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Hegseth calls NATO membership for Ukraine unrealistic\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/resizer\/v2\/FUV65ZDRBFGMLOYLYX6RTROUWE.jpg?width=1200&amp;auth=c792208e23e4a568596adc7c3de1c6ca99326e2b13bc7e7d156456714206f701\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Hegseth calls NATO membership for Ukraine unrealistic<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also dismissed deploying U.S. troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/02\/12\/trump-administration-sues-new-york-sanctuary-policies\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Trump administration sues New York officials over \u201csanctuary\u201d policies\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/ov0PRsWTxIT1XHgqeg9_M7ztTEw=\/0x0:6000x3375\/1366x768\/2025\/02\/12\/1739399923627.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Trump administration sues New York officials over \u201csanctuary\u201d policies<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The DOJ is suing Gov. Kathy Hochul, state Attorney General Letitia James and DMV chief Mark Schroeder.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-us-marc-fogel-prisoner-swap-98418693957b1fa0189ee8ac4e8b4f2d\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Trump upends US policy on Ukraine and says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/79a4ae7\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x3375+0+312\/resize\/1440x810!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F15%2Fc5%2F3f71d4a77cc9d978541095f74d2c%2F476922b29d06466d8ac7a04b67cb3de1\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Trump upends US policy on Ukraine and says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">President Donald Trump has upended three years of U.S. policy toward Ukraine, saying he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin have agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/cities\/seattle-social-housing-climate-solution-ballot-initiative-proposition-1a\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"In Seattle, advocacy groups pitch \u2018social housing\u2019 as a climate solution\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Puget-Sound.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">In Seattle, advocacy groups pitch \u2018social housing\u2019 as a climate solution<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Mixed-income affordable housing can cut emissions and boost equity, they argue.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2025\/02\/11\/democrats-tricked-strong-economy-00203464\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Voters Were Right About the Economy. The Data Was Wrong.\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/ce\/62\/a9b1eb07453e9105f15babefb622\/https-delivery-gettyimages.com\/downloads\/2166171191\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Voters Were Right About the Economy. The Data Was Wrong.<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Here\u2019s why unemployment is higher, wages are lower and growth less robust than government statistics suggest.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/02\/11\/2025\/gop-lawmakers-split-over-reining-in-fed\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"GOP lawmakers split over reining in Fed\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.semafor.com\/1edb7857f0e33c8341ba3ab876003666a74c6950-5500x3667.jpg?rect=0,390,5500,2888&amp;w=1200&amp;h=630&amp;q=75&amp;auto=format\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">GOP lawmakers split over reining in Fed<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">One prominent Republican suggested Powell should be fired \u2014 but others are sidestepping questions about his leadership.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/trump-federal-spending-appeals-court_n_67abd6c0e4b0c52db9ab0b9f\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Appeals Court Won\u2019t Halt Judge\u2019s Order Requiring Trump Administration To Unfreeze All Federal Cash\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/67abd78916000024006374be.jpeg?ops=1200_630\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Appeals Court Won\u2019t Halt Judge\u2019s Order Requiring Trump Administration To Unfreeze All Federal Cash<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">A federal appeals court has refused to immediately halt a judge\u2019s order requiring the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in federal grants and loans.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/11\/politics\/musk-trump-conflicts-of-interest\/index.html\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Musk touts DOGE transparency but downplays his own potential conflicts of interest | CNN Politics\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap25042751897564.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=w_800,c_fill\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Musk touts DOGE transparency but downplays his own potential conflicts of interest | CNN Politics<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Elon Musk, the world\u2019s richest man who is now leading a sweeping effort to reshape the federal government, offered the most sustained defense of his far-reaching moves during a question-and-answer session in the Oval Office late Tuesday.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/industry\/news\/l-t-subrahmanyan-welfare-schemes-construction-labour-shortage-90-hour-work-125021101262_1.html\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Welfare scheme benefits causing labour shortages in construction: L&amp;T MD\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bsmedia.business-standard.com\/_media\/bs\/img\/article\/2023-09\/29\/thumb\/fitandfill\/1200X630\/1696008372-2422.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Welfare scheme benefits causing labour shortages in construction: L&amp;T MD<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Addressing the CII Mystic South Global Linkages Summit, L&amp;T\u2019s MD noted that despite the crucial role of construction in national development, the industry is struggling due to a lack of workforce<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cy485dz15qyo\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Greece earthquakes: Aftershocks hit Santorini and surrounding islands\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/branded_news\/6e07\/live\/b978a160-e7a7-11ef-bd1b-d536627785f2.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Greece earthquakes: Aftershocks hit Santorini and surrounding islands<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Three more quakes above 4.0 magnitude are registered on Monday near the Greek tourist hotspot.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/diplomacy\/indian-undocumented-immigrants-fear-ice-deportation\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"After Enforcement by ICE and Deportations, Indian Undocumented Immigrants in US Live in Fear\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thewire.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10140751\/Looking-through-curtain-1200x600.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">After Enforcement by ICE and Deportations, Indian Undocumented Immigrants in US Live in Fear<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">One man told \u2018The Wire\u2019 that construction sites and stores where undocumented Indian immigrants used to work have lay empty as of late.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/10\/trumps-justice-department-moves-to-drop-charges-against-eric-adams-00203483\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Trump\u2019s Justice Department moves to drop charges against Eric Adams\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/60\/67\/74650b5442eeb0b655d28d9818ca\/nyc-mayor-78485.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Trump\u2019s Justice Department moves to drop charges against Eric Adams<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The DOJ has directed Manhattan prosecutors to nix the five-count bribery case after months of overtures by the mayor.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/02\/10\/2025\/south-africa-might-bend-black-ownership-rules-for-elon-musk\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"South Africa might bypass Black ownership rules for Musk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.semafor.com\/a1d6fbaea6e7c06111d45dd9404a7b9e7065519b-2048x1436.jpg?rect=0,181,2048,1075&amp;w=1200&amp;h=630&amp;q=75&amp;auto=format\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">South Africa might bypass Black ownership rules for Musk<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Government officials have discussed enabling Elon Musk\u2019s companies to sidestep a policy aimed at redressing apartheid-era inequalities.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/02\/10\/2025\/senate-ditches-house-in-protracted-row-over-agenda\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Senate ditches House in protracted row over agenda\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.semafor.com\/52413480ae2be8e0f800b2d1c7eb73a053e79060-7617x5080.jpg?rect=0,541,7617,3999&amp;w=1200&amp;h=630&amp;q=75&amp;auto=format\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Senate ditches House in protracted row over agenda<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">GOP senators won\u2019t \u2018wait around forever\u2019 for House action on budget, key Republican says.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/donald-trump-gaza-israel-hostages_n_67aa8ff5e4b038077c8831bf\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Trump Says Ceasefire Deal Should Be Canceled If Hamas Doesn\u2019t Release All Hostages By Saturday\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/67aa907f1600002600aff4fd.jpeg?ops=1200_630\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Trump Says Ceasefire Deal Should Be Canceled If Hamas Doesn\u2019t Release All Hostages By Saturday<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Trump said \u201call hell is going to break out\u201d if the remaining hostages aren\u2019t released.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/10\/politics\/constitutional-crisis-trump-overhaul-analysis-biskupic\/index.html\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Analysis: As Trump team overhauls government, a constitutional crisis looms | CNN Politics\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/161206113020-trump-supreme-court-nominee-t1-20231211213249076.jpeg?c=16x9&amp;q=w_800,c_fill\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Analysis: As Trump team overhauls government, a constitutional crisis looms | CNN Politics<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Vice President JD Vance, Elon Musk and others in the Trump administration are openly challenging the centuries-old power of the nation\u2019s judiciary, foreshadowing a possible constitutional breakdown of American government.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V6t4-kmtUuo\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Capitalism Hits Home: Marriage and Capitalism\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/V6t4-kmtUuo\/maxresdefault.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Capitalism Hits Home: Marriage and Capitalism<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">[CHH S08 E03] &#8211; Capitalism Hits Home: Marriage and CapitalismIn this week\u2019s episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad explores the global shift in household\u2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/HJwA7rfGqO0\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Capitalism, Christian Right, and Genocide: USA Today w\/ Chris Hedges\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HJwA7rfGqO0\/maxresdefault.jpg?v=67a46070\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Capitalism, Christian Right, and Genocide: USA Today w\/ Chris Hedges<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Capitalism, Christian Right, and Genocide: USA Today\u00a0THURSDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2025 | 2:00PM EST, 9:00PM GAZAWATCH LIVE\u00a0YOUTUBE.COM\/@JADALIYYA\/STREAMS\u00a0Join us thi\u2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2025\/2\/5\/headlines\/hundreds_of_women_raped_and_burned_to_death_as_m23_rebels_seize_eastern_drcs_goma\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Hundreds of Women Raped and Burned to Death as M23 Rebels Seize Eastern DRC\u2019s Goma\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/images\/headlines\/80\/75680\/full_hd\/h14-congo-women-raped-killed-m23-rebels.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Hundreds of Women Raped and Burned to Death as M23 Rebels Seize Eastern DRC\u2019s Goma<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, U.N. officials report hundreds of women were raped and burned to death as the M23 seized Goma, triggering chaos in the eastern city. The gruesome attacks occurred during a jailbreak in which thousands of men were able to escape the prison while the women\u2019s wing was set on fire. Restrictions imposed by M23 forces have blocked U.N. peacekeepers from reaching the prison to investigate.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2025\/02\/05\/anti-trump-protests-50-states-updates\/78239472007\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"\u2018People are feeling galvanized\u2019: Anti-Trump protesters rally in cities across US\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/02\/05\/USAT\/78253731007-xxx-usat-1030345-369049.JPG?crop=5984,3367,x0,y171&amp;width=3200&amp;height=1801&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">\u2018People are feeling galvanized\u2019: Anti-Trump protesters rally in cities across US<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The protests by the 50501 Movement come days after rallies in opposition of Trump\u2019s immigration policies were held across the country.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/02\/05\/photos-protest-trump-admin-50501\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"In photos: Thousands across the U.S. protest Trump and Musk\u2019s policies\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/9IkQ_1zdGlOp64mWY8Gzk8j5n2M=\/0x218:4000x2468\/1366x768\/2025\/02\/05\/1738788391250.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">In photos: Thousands across the U.S. protest Trump and Musk\u2019s policies<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Demonstrators nationwide rallied against Trump\u2019s policies on immigration, democracy and transgender people.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/02\/05\/denver-ice-raid-cedar-run-apartments\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Feds go door-to-door demanding IDs at Denver apartment complex: \u201cI would never snitch on my neighbors,\u201d resident says\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TDP-L-ice020525-cha-1666.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=683\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Feds go door-to-door demanding IDs at Denver apartment complex: \u201cI would never snitch on my neighbors,\u201d resident says<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">One resident answered her door at Cedar Run to find \u201csix heavily-armed officers demanding ID,\u201d she said. After she provided identification, she told The Denver Post, they asked which of her neighbo\u2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/02\/06\/trump-task-force-christian-religious\/78286967007\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Trump signs executive order targeting \u2018anti-Christian bias\u2019\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/02\/06\/USAT\/78288025007-20250206-t-152339-z-2085582800-rc-21-pcae-9-xo-2-rtrmadp-3-usatrump.JPG?crop=5899,3318,x0,y308&amp;width=3200&amp;height=1800&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Trump signs executive order targeting \u2018anti-Christian bias\u2019<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">President Donald Trump says he will form a task force to eradicate what he called \u201canti-Christian bias\u201d within the federal government.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/06\/doj-chicago-lawsuit-immigration\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"DoJ sues Chicago claiming city impedes Trump\u2019s immigration policies\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/a2d56e99e9063531b9da8e71ddee73928f3479fd\/0_280_8438_5066\/master\/8438.jpg?width=1200&amp;height=630&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&amp;overlay-width=100p&amp;overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&amp;enable=upscale&amp;s=5ad1d3a275c36548777f18020d264f6c\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">DoJ sues Chicago claiming city impedes Trump\u2019s immigration policies<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Justice department also sues state of Illinois, seeking a court order sweeping aside sanctuary laws<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/trump-signs-order-banning-trans-athletes-from-competing-in-womens-sports\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Trump signs order banning trans athletes from competing in women\u2019s sports\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net\/static\/2025\/02\/trumpagenda-1024x683.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Trump signs order banning trans athletes from competing in women\u2019s sports<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">President Trump took his first meeting at the White House with a Democratic foe, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, with federal aid for wildfire-stricken communities hanging in the balance. And with more executive actions, Trump took steps to restrict transgender rights in sports. Amna Nawaz reports.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cx2q1g3evzqo\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Judge halts Trump\u2019s government worker buyout plan\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/branded_news\/08d1\/live\/aeb117b0-e4c0-11ef-9c3b-f5d360065744.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Judge halts Trump\u2019s government worker buyout plan<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The offer is part of an ongoing effort by the Trump administration to slash the size of the federal government.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DDWNVxEjM8E\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"How the prisoner exchange turned into Hamas\u2019s show of victory\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/DDWNVxEjM8E\/maxresdefault.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">How the prisoner exchange turned into Hamas\u2019s show of victory<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">This is a segment from The Electronic Intifada\u2019s livestream on day 12 of the Gaza ceasefire. Ali Abunimah, Nora Barrows-Friedman, Jon Elmer and Asa Winstanle\u2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/story\/_\/id\/43703874\/trump-bar-transgender-athletes-competing-women-sports\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Trump bans trans athletes in women\u2019s sports\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0204%2Fr1447482_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Trump bans trans athletes in women\u2019s sports<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that bans transgender athletes who were assigned male at birth from participating in women\u2019s or girls\u2019 sports.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/50501-protests-project-2025-trump-state-capitols-ddd341171a54ba9b498cbfe7530e18ab\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Protests against Trump and Project 2025 are planned in cities across the US\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/c98a08c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5272x2966+0+275\/resize\/1440x810!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Feb%2F55%2Ffaf02fad2fdc9ec670090b69d2ee%2Febb89880f7854c129d39ff025031fb9c\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Protests against Trump and Project 2025 are planned in cities across the US<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">A movement to oppose the early actions of President Donald Trump\u2019s administration is taking off online. Protests are planned across the U.S. on Wednesday.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/beating-death-of-ny-state-prisoner-ruled-a-homicide-attorney-says\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Beating death of NY state prisoner ruled a homicide, attorney says\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api-prod.gothamist.com\/images\/348959\/fill-1200x650|format-webp|webpquality-85\/\" style=\"max-width: 150px; max-height: 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Beating death of NY state prisoner ruled a homicide, attorney says<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Robert Brooks died from \u201ccompression of the neck and multiple blunt force injuries,\u201d according to an autopsy report cited by attorneys representing his family.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thepartisans.info\/index.php\/sweep-archives-two\/\">Previous Articles<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-399","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepartisans.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepartisans.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepartisans.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepartisans.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepartisans.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepartisans.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":400,"href":"https:\/\/thepartisans.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/399\/revisions\/400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepartisans.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}