A deep-red House district in Tennessee that Donald Trump won by more than twenty points just fell to a single-digit margin in a special election. Is this a red-alert for Republicans, a blue wave for Democrats—or just normal midterm gravity doing its work?

Next, we go to America’s campuses, where artificial intelligence has become the hot new major. From MIT’s “AI and Decision-Making” to UC San Diego’s AI program, universities are racing to rebrand and specialize. We look at what this means for students, traditional computer science and the job market.

In San Francisco, the city files a landmark lawsuit against food companies over ultra-processed products, arguing they knowingly fueled an epidemic of obesity and chronic disease. Is this smart public-health accountability or overreach into personal choice?

We stay in San Francisco to examine Mayor Daniel Lurie’s social-media strategy: a highly produced Instagram and TikTok presence built around small businesses, civic clean-ups and a relentless “Let’s go, San Francisco!” message. Is this a model for modern leadership or a distraction from governing?

Finally, we unpack Donald Trump’s latest tirade in which he calls Somali immigrants “garbage” and targets Rep. Ilhan Omar by name. We explore why this kind of dehumanizing language from the presidency matters and how it can increase support for real-world violence.

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