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The U.S. first lady displayed what it means to be an American in 2018, as she intentionally met with so many people, made her first solo trip overseas, and shared what her initiative meant to her — as well as making history along the way. Let’s take a look at the best moments of first lady Melania Trump over this past year. Lights up the room at the State of the Union address During President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in January, Melania wowed people as she entered the room to a standing ovation. She sat down next to a 12-year-old boy who was then honored in the president’s speech for starting a movement of placing 40,000 flags on the graves of the “great heroes” for Veterans Day. Cherishes longtime friendships at Barbara Bush’s funeral When former first lady Barbara Bush passed away on April 17, 2018, Melania brought two special guests to honor Bush’s devotion to the White House staff. The two guests, former White House head maitre d’ George Hannie and White H...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents did everything they could to get medical help for two children who subsequently died in their custody, the CBP chief Kevin McAleenan said on Sunday. McAleenan told ABC’s “This Week” it had been a decade since a child had died in the agency’s custody and the loss of two Guatemalan children in three weeks has been “absolutely devastating.” Felipe Gomez Alonzo, 8, was the second Guatemalan child to die this month while being held by U.S. authorities, sparking outrage from immigration advocates. The boy’s death followed the death in early December of 7-year-old Jakelin Caal, also from Guatemala. She died after being detained along with her father by U.S. border agents in a remote part of New Mexico. “Our agents did everything they could, as soon as these children manifested symptoms of illness, to save their lives,” McAleenan said. After the second death, the CBP said it will conduct secondary medical checks on all children in its custody, wit...

Women’s March organizers in California decided to cancel their 2019 March because there was not enough interest from the non-white communities. The California leaders were planning to host their local March on January 19 in concert with the National Women’s March that is held in Washington, D.C. Although the march is only a few weeks away, the leadership team pulled the plug on the Eureka, California rally because the participants were “overwhelmingly white,” according to ABC News affiliate WJLA. In a press release, the march leaders said: “Up to this point, the participants have been overwhelmingly white, lacking representation from several perspectives in our community. Instead of pushing forward with crucial voices absent, the organizing team will take time for more outreach. Our goal is that planning will continue and we will be successful in creating an event that will build power and community engagement through connection between women that seek to improve the lives of all i...

President Donald Trump’s White House counselor Kellyanne Conway took a shot at House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday, calling out the top Democrat for going on a lavish Hawaiian vacation while the president remains in Washington, D.C. in hopes to work out a deal to end the partial government shutdown. After President Trump canceled his Christmas plans over the shutdown, his acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney announced he would be canceling his New Year’s trip to Mar-a-Lago as well. Meanwhile, Pelosi was spotted soaking up the sun at a luxurious resort after she and other Congressional Democrats left town. Joining “Fox News Sunday,” Conway tore into Pelosi and other Democrats unwilling to budge on the president’s call to fund the building of a wall along our southern border: “Nancy Pelosi needs to come back from Hawaii. Less hula, more moola for the [the Department of Homeland Security] and Customs and Border Patrol, funding our border security. They need to come t...

She’s about to be just one of 435 members of the House of Representatives, but Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortzez has been getting a lot of press. There are three reasons for that: The 29-year-old former bartender is the House’s youngest member; She knocked off a one of the most powerful Democrats, Rep. Joe Crowley, to win her seat; And she never stops talking — which the media absolutely loves. Usually when you’re new on a job, you keep a low profile, listen to your superiors and focus on the work at hand. But Ocasio-Cortez has done just the opposite, even joining a protest right outside the office of soon-to-be Speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi. Not everyone — even in her own party — is agog about the newcomer. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), who lost her re-election campaign in November, has been vocal about her befuddlement over the buzz surrounding a House member who hasn’t even been sworn in yet. “I’m a little confused why she’s the thing,” McCaskill said on CNN last w...

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) tried to slam President Donald Trump for the government shutdown and ended up getting called out for spreading “confusing” information. On Friday evening, Minority Leaders Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) both agreed to send their members home before reaching an agreement with President Trump over the remaining appropriations bills, including funding for the southern border. Because the remaining 25 percent of the government did not get a budget signed, the U.S. government slid into a partial shutdown that is expected to last beyond Christmas. Warren was not happy that this happened. She took to Twitter, twice, to express her concern for the public employees. This shutdown was completely avoidable. Now, hundreds of thousands of federal employees will go without a paycheck over the holidays as @realDonaldTrump throws another temper tantrum over his stupid wall. Republicans’ latest attempt to divide and distract us. — Elizabeth ...

“Joy to the World!” Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) wrote as people celebrated the birth of Jesus, but she also brought up the idea that Jesus was a “refugee” in the manger — which backfired on the self-proclaimed “democratic socialist.” Ocasio-Cortez came under fire over her Christmas tweet when she compared it to the immigrants who are at the U.S.-Mexico border. She has previously compared the migrant caravan to Jewish families fleeing Nazi Germany. “Merry Christmas everyone – here’s to a holiday filled with happiness, family, and love for all people. (Including refugee babies in mangers + their parents.),” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter. Joy to the World! Merry Christmas everyone – here’s to a holiday filled with happiness, family, and love for all people. (Including refugee babies in mangers + their parents.) — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 25, 2018 According to Fox News, Ocasio-Cortez’s statement missed the mark. Fox News’ Samuel Chamberlain wrote...