No. 41 · Friday, September 25, 2026
President Trump hosted a state dinner at the White House this week for which world leader?
DXi Jinping
Why
Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a rare state dinner attended by tech executives like Musk and Bezos, per NYT.
NYTNew Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill called on Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell to do what after an ethics report?
CResign
Why
Sherrill said Caldwell's 'ethical lapses persisted' and demanded his resignation after investigators found workplace policy violations, per NBC News.
NBC NewsThe Senate again voted down a resolution this week on what topic, despite growing GOP defections from Trump?
AEnding the Iran war
Why
The Senate defeated a war powers resolution meant to force Trump to end or seek approval for the Iran war, per NYT.
NYTThe Justice Department scrapped dozens of school desegregation consent decrees, with most cases located in which region?
AThe South
Why
NYT reported the dropped decrees were mostly in the South, prompting critics to warn of a return toward Jim Crow-era conditions.
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