January 19, 2026
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Catholic Leaders Rebuke Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Moves
Newsweek - Three prominent U.S. Catholic cardinals issued a statement Monday urging the Trump administration to ground its foreign policy in moral principles, warning that recent military action in Venezuela, threats to acquire Greenland, and cuts to foreign aid risk causing widespread suffering rather than promoting peace.
Cardinals Blase Cupich of Chicago, Robert McElroy of Washington, and Joseph Tobin of Newark said without a moral vision, current foreign policy debates have become "mired in polarization, partisanship, and narrow economic and social interests."
The statement represents an unusual public intervention by Catholic leadership and marks the second time in two months that the U.S. Catholic hierarchy has challenged President Donald Trump's administration policies. In November, the entire U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops condemned the administration's mass deportation efforts and "vilification" of migrants.
MLK Day has changed
Axios - Across government: Trump removed an MLK bust from the Oval Office last summer. After a sweeping anti-DEI executive order last year, federal departments, including the Defense Intelligence Agency, paused all activities and events related to MLK Day.
- National parks: Free entry will now fall on Trump's birthday — not MLK Day or Juneteenth. The administration is also moving to purge park exhibits of MLK-related materials, Kristen Brengel of the National Parks Conservation Association tells Axios.
- Schools: Educators report a sharper crackdown in Trump's second term, with GOP lawmakers in 44 states advancing anti-critical race theory measures and at least 12 states passing anti-DEI laws after Trump's directives, according to a Chronicle of Higher Education analysis.
- Higher education: Colleges are also pulling back, with events like an annual MLK dinner at Indiana University Indianapolis canceled this year, Inside Higher Ed reported. Keep reading.
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