7. U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) finally, kinda, condemned violent texts sent by that state’s Democratic Attorney General candidate Jay Jones as “absolutely abhorrent” and stressed that all candidates must denounce violence regardless of party. But she declined to withdraw her endorsement or urge him to quit the race, saying it is up to voters.
6. The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado – someone you never heard of – for her failed efforts against Nicolas Maduro’s regime. Meanwhile President Donald Trump did not receive it despite his success in peacemaking and the recent Israel-Hamas ceasefire, as noted by Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) who praised the agreement as a historic achievement warranti