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Drag performers parodied Melania Trump and Erika Kirk at a “TPUSGay” event in Brooklyn that raised more than $20,000 for the ACLU. The show also featured takes on other prominent figures, including Pam Bondi, Byron and Kristi Noem, Rudy Giuliani, Eric Adams, Kid Rock, Candace Owens, and Nicki Minaj.

Creating a more inclusive world means challenging the status quo. Eva Armour of @seedsofpeace details how communication can bridge cultural gaps. Watch #NewsmakersImpact at the link in bio.

An NYPD mounted officer and his horse, Kelly, pursued a suspect after a purse was stolen near West 72nd Street. With help from a witness, they recovered the stolen bag and made an arrest.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Congresswoman Summer Lee clashed over Black maternal health and DEI during a tense hearing after Lee pressed the HHS Secretary on disparities affecting Black women.

Newsweek takes a look at recent statements from President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV and captures their responses to escalating global tensions, highlighting differing tones on conflict, leadership, and moral responsibility.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for a “lasting agreement” after the Strait of Hormuz reopened, welcomed the development, but stressed more work is needed to ensure any deal is also “workable.”

Filings with the FEC show that former Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell’s campaign paid about $1,100 to a Las Vegas hotel hours before a widely circulated video, later confirmed as authentic, was recorded, according to a Newsweek review of the disclosures

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended President Donald Trump during a tense hearing exchange over the 25th Amendment after being pressed by California Congressman Mark Takano on whether he would support invoking it over concerns about Trump’s mental fitness.