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• 🇺🇸 Melania Trump's surprise statement on Epstein raises new questions — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Questions are still swirling about why first lady Melania Trump decided to make a surprise statement Thursday denying any ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Caitlin Huey-Burns has more on...

  Related: #Scandal Management, #Media Narrative
• 🇺🇸 Melania gives statement on Jeffrey Epstein, diverging from Trump — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  First lady Melania Trump slams "baseless lies" tying her to Jeffrey Epstein in a rare statement at the White House. Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.

  Related: #Scandal Response, #Public Image
• 🇺🇸 On Social Media, Democratic Politicians Are Letting the F-Word Fly — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  In person, on social media and in campaign ads, Democratic politicians are swearing with glee. It is usually aimed at President Trump.

  Related: #Campaign Strategy, #Social Media
• 🇺🇸 RFK Jr. launching podcast in 'transparency' push — 08/04/2026 [USA]

  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching a podcast that, in his words, will focus on "telling the truth, especially when it's uncomfortable" and "confronting the spiritua...

  Related: #Media Strategy, #Public Trust
• 🇺🇸 Trump set to hold press conference after profanity-laced post on Iran — 06/04/2026 [USA]

  The president has had mixed messages about how and when the U.S.-Israel-led war in Iran will end.

  Related: #U.S. Foreign Policy
• 🇬🇧 'I thought I'd be bleeped by BBC' - but Hunt's words resonate — 19/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  British sprinter Amy Hunt on inspiring female athletes to get university degrees as she prepares to compete at the World Athletics Indoor Championships.

  Related: #Media Censorship
• 🇺🇸 How the Trump White House tries to sell war and death as a game — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  Declassified footage spliced with cartoon and action movie clips seeks to glorify US military prowess

  Related: #War Propaganda
• 🇺🇸 Benjamin Netanyahu tries to dispel viral rumors of his death, fueled by AI paranoia — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become the subject of a widely debunked but ongoing claim that he is dead, a particularly high-profile example of the clouded and exceedingly fraught info...

  Related: #Misinformation, #AI Ethics
• 🇬🇧 Bombs and bravado: Trump's post reveals much about island strike — 14/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  You don't have to read between the lines when President Trump posts on Truth Social.

  Related: #Foreign Policy
• 🇺🇸 White Houses wages meme war — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story The White House’s 'memeification' of war From “Grand Theft Auto” to “SpongeBob SquarePants,” the White House has turned to memes from pop culture and vi...

  Related: #Digital Media
• 🇺🇸 'Already won' or 'got to finish the job': Trump's mixed messages on Iran — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  How the war in Iran is going, and what the ultimate goal is, depends on the day, the hour and which administration official is speaking at that moment

  Related: #Foreign Policy
• 🇺🇸 Powell called these 13 lawmakers as DOJ opened criminal probe — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  In the week after the Department of Justice (DOJ) opened a criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, the central bank head called 13 lawmakers. The calls, listed on Powell’s public cale...

  Related: #Legal Investigation
• 🇺🇸 Iran's new supreme leader delivers first public message — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  Iran's new supreme leader delivers first public message

  Related: #Leadership Transition
• 🇺🇸 Iran’s new supreme leader issues first statement — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued his first statement since being appointed.

  Related: #Leadership Transition
• 🇬🇧 Donald Trump’s mixed messages on Iran leave questions unanswered — 11/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>More than a week into the US-Israel war on Iran, president has provided little clarity on how the conflict might end</p><ul><li><p>This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland; <a href="...

  Related: #Foreign Policy
• 🇺🇸 The Memo: Hazy messaging deepens Trump’s political challenges on Iran — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  Turbulence in President Trump’s messaging on the war in Iran has deepened this week, with the commander-in-chief and his aides toggling between implying the conflict could be nearing a close and strik...

  Related: #Foreign Policy
• 🇺🇸 Trump gives mixed messages about when the war with Iran will end — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  In a phone call with CBS News Monday, Trump said "the war is very complete." But at a separate event with Republican lawmakers, he said the U.S. still needed to achieve "ultimate victory."

  Related: #Foreign Policy
• 🇺🇸 Fed Chair Powell held 13 calls with US lawmakers in week after DOJ probe disclosure — 09/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Federal Reserve
• 🇺🇸 WATCH LIVE: Trump holds news conference to answer questions about Iran — 09/03/2026 [USA]

  President Donald Trump is expected to provide an update on Iran and answer questions from reporters before he leaves Florida on Monday. He said it would begin at approximately 5:30 p.m. EDT — after ma...

  Related: #International Relations
• 🇬🇧 Americanswers… on 5Live! Why is Trump’s White House comparing the war in Iran to a video game? — 09/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  And how much is the war in Iran motivated by oil?

  Related: #War Portrayal
• 🇺🇸 Pokémon Company Objects to White House Use for Its Political Memes — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  “No permission was granted for the use of our intellectual property,” the company said. The Trump administration frequently promotes policies with content from video games.

  Related: #Intellectual Property
• 🇺🇸 Extended Interview: Sen. Tom Cotton — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  Watch Margaret Brennan's full interview with Sen. Tom Cotton, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on March 1, 2026.

  Related: #Political Interview, #Media Promotion, #Digital Media, #Technology (browser compatibility)
• 🇺🇸 More than 32 million watched Trump's 2026 State of the Union Address — 26/02/2026 [USA]

  More than 32 million people tuned in to watch President Trump's annual State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 32.6 million figure is down from the 36 mil...

  Related: #Media Consumption, #Presidential Addresses
• 🇺🇸 Viral Videos Helped Mamdani Win. Can They Help Him Govern? — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who won over voters with his approach to social media, is using the same strategy to try to connect City Hall to all New Yorkers.

  Related: #Digital Governance, #Civic Engagement
• 🇬🇧 Can the Swedish prime minister’s new podcast improve his fortunes in this year’s election? — 11/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Ulf Kristersson answers calls from voters in informal weekly show, on topics from women’s safety to beer</p><p>“Hi Ulf!” says a male voice from the Swedish prime minister’s answering machine. “Just...

  Related: #Digital Media, #Sweden Elections
• 🇺🇸 Ministers told to not publish their own Mandelson messages — 10/02/2026 [USA]

  The warning comes after Wes Streeting published his WhatsApp exchanges with the former US ambassador.

  Related: #Governance, #Data Privacy
• 🇺🇸 Kim Jong Un's media moments — 22/01/2015 [USA]

  The supreme leader of North Korea, who reportedly turned 33 on Jan. 8, 2016, is fond of media moments showcasing his hands-on approach to governing the isolated nation

  Related: #Propaganda