Saturday - February 21, 2026
Politics: President Barack Obama Newsletter for Sunday February 08, 2026 ( 5 items )  

DLA support to USSOUTHCOM dates to the early 1960s, continues today
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: * * * DLA support to USSOUTHCOM dates to the early 1960s, continues today * It may come as a surprise to learn the Defense Logistics Agency has a long history of supporting the warfighter in U.S. Southern Command. It's understandable. The agency doesn't cover USSOUTHCOM with a regional command. Unlike Indo-Pacific or European commands, the area doesn't host a peer competitor; unlike Cen  more

DNC: Republicans Turn on Trump After He Shares Racist Post
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Republicans Turn on Trump After He Shares Racist Post Last night, Donald Trump posted a video on Truth Social that included a racist image depicting former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as monkeys. Trump has since deleted the post after facing immediate backlash, including from his own party. Before the post was deleted, White House Press Secretary Karoline  more

Donald Trump's Vile, Racist Post of an Image of Former President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama is Disgusting, Unacceptable Behavior
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Donald Trump's Vile, Racist Post of an Image of Former President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama is Disgusting, Unacceptable Behavior * President Donald Trump released a racist, AI image on Truthsocial depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes.  Public Citizen Co-Presidents Lisa Gilbert and Robert Weissman issued the following statement: "Presi  more

Foundation for Economic Education Posts Commentary: Track Record
DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 7 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on Feb. 6, 2026, by freelance journalist Mark Nayler: * * * Track Record Spain's railway crisis. Spain receives much well-deserved praise for its rail network, the second-largest in the world after China's, with around 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles) of high-speed track. Rail travel in the Iberian country now accounts for 56% of all travel, more than road and air combined, with high-speed servic  more

LULAC CONDEMNS RACIST HATE SPEECH BY DONALD TRUMP, DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY AND NATIONAL REJECTION OF BIGOTRY
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release: * * * LULAC CONDEMNS RACIST HATE SPEECH BY DONALD TRUMP, DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY AND NATIONAL REJECTION OF BIGOTRY Nation's oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization calls out dehumanizing rhetoric, rejects "humor" as a pretext for racism, and urges Americans to speak out against hate. * The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) unequivocally condemns the vile an  more