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February 23, 2026
"Mexico killed "El Mencho." Here's how and what we know about U.S. role in the operation
Mexico's security forces killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the country's most-wanted drug lord, following information from the U.S. that assisted in Sunday's operation, the Mexican defense m...
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February 20, 2026
Trump orders UFO files release after slamming Obama over alien comments
President Trump is directing his administration to begin releasing government documents related to aliens and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), he announced Thursday evening.The big picture: Trum...
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February 19, 2026
Coca-Cola bottler sued by federal agency over work event that excluded men
A Coca-Cola distributor and bottler is being sued for alleged sexual discrimination over a corporate networking event that excluded men, announced the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ...
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February 19, 2026
Coca-Cola sued by federal agency over work event that excluded men
Coca-Cola is being sued for alleged sexual discrimination over a corporate networking event that excluded men, announced the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which filed the lawsuit, W...
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February 18, 2026
Colbert slams CBS statement, accuses Paramount of not standing up to "bullies"
Stephen Colbert criticized CBS and parent company Paramount on Tuesday night over the posting on YouTube only of his interview with Texas Democrat James Talarico, who's running for a U.S. Senate se...
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February 17, 2026
New Mexico lawmakers launch sweeping investigation into Epstein ranch
New Mexico lawmakers launched an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's former Zorro Ranch Tuesday over allegations the late convicted sex offender trafficked and sexually abused girls and women at t...
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February 16, 2026
Kennedy says FDA "will act on" ultra-processed foods petition, but indicates no new rules
The Trump administration will respond to a citizen petition calling for a regulatory overhaul of ultra-processed foods, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told CBS' "60 Minut...
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February 16, 2026
Russia accused of killing Navalny with dart frog toxin. What we know about the rare poison
European allies' findings that Putin critic Alexei Navalny was killed with a rare toxin from poison dart frogs is "troubling," said Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday, adding the U.S. is not ...
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February 13, 2026
Top Goldman Sachs lawyer resigns after Epstein files release
Goldman Sachs' top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler resigned Thursday night after her name appeared in Epstein files documents the Department of Justice recently released.The big picture: The ex-White House...
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February 13, 2026
Trump judge slams DHS for blocking detainees' access to lawyers
A Trump-appointed federal judge said immigration enforcement agencies "violated noncitizen detainees' constitutional" rights at a Minnesota facility in a scathing ruling on Thursday.Why it matters:...
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February 11, 2026
Slotkin slams Trump admin after grand jury refuses to indict Democrats over military video
A group of House and Senate Democrats denounced the Trump administration as they announced a grand jury declined to indict them over a video they appeared in urging service members to reject unlawf...
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February 11, 2026
Inside Epstein's efforts to influence elites, from U.K. to Russia and beyond
The Justice Department's release of millions of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein shows how he worked to cultivate a vast web of influence among the global elite before an...
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February 6, 2026
Trump admin crackdown on journalists' sources "chilling," press freedom groups say
Press freedom groups denounced Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's declaration this week that a journalist was "down another source" after her department "caught another prolific leaker," who...
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February 5, 2026
Dems outline 10 demands in letter to GOP leaders in ICE funding fight
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and counterpart Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) released 10 policy demands to "rein in ICE" in a letter Wednesday to Republican leadership amid a standoff ove...
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February 3, 2026
Gabbard says Trump asked her to attend FBI raid at Georgia elections hub
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Monday President Trump requested her presence during an FBI search of an election center in Georgia last week.Why it matters: Her presence in Fu...
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February 3, 2026
Ex-Google engineer found guilty of stealing AI secrets for China
A former Google engineer was found guilty of economic espionage and theft of confidential AI technology for the benefit of China's government, the FBI said Monday.Why it matters: Intelligence and d...
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February 2, 2026
Photos: Stars protest ICE with pins and in acceptance speeches at Grammys
Stars at the Grammys protested President Trump's immigration policies in speeches and by wearing pins saying "ICE OUT" at Sunday's event in Los Angeles.The big picture: Bad Bunny received a standin...
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February 2, 2026
Trump says "broken" Kennedy Center will shut for 2-year renovations
The Kennedy Center will close for renovations on July 4 for about two years, President Trump announced Sunday. The big picture: The president's announcement comes after a wave of event cancellation...
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February 2, 2026
After Liam Ramos' release, Democrats turn focus to the rest of the kids detained by ICE
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) vowed to continue his campaign against the immigration detention of children after picking up 5-year-old Liam Ramos from an ICE facility and escorting him back to Min...
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January 13, 2026
U.S. Navy sailor sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison for spying for China
A former U.S. Navy sailor found guilty of spying for China was sentenced to 200 months in prison on Monday, officials announced.The big picture: Jinchao Wei "made a mockery" of commitments he made ...
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January 12, 2026
Trump says he'd be "inclined to keep Exxon out" of Venezuela oil push after CEO's remarks
President Trump said Sunday he may exclude Exxon Mobil from his drive for U.S. companies to invest in Venezuela, after the oil giant's CEO described the South American country as "uninvestable."Wha...
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January 11, 2026
Machado's Nobel Peace Prize offer to Trump rejected by award organizers
President Trump "deserves the Nobel Peace Prize many times over," the White House said Sunday after organizers of the award ruled Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado can't give her aw...
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January 9, 2026
Trump to meet with Venezuela's Machado, says it'd be an "honor" to accept her Nobel
President Trump will meet with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado next week and welcomed her offer to give him her Nobel Peace Prize, per his interview on Fox News' "Hannity," broadc...
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January 7, 2026
Trump judge orders Lindsey Halligan to explain why she's using U.S. attorney title
A federal judge ordered Trump ally Lindsey Halligan to explain why she's identifying herself as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia despite a court ruling that she was unlawfully...
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January 6, 2026
2 weeks on from Epstein files release deadline, 2 million docs remain under DOJ review
Over 2 million potential Epstein documents remain under review, the Department of Justice said in a Monday night filing.Why it matters: The congressionally mandated deadline that President Trump si...
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January 5, 2026
Prime ministers of Greenland, Denmark tell Trump to stop U.S. takeover threats
The leaders of Greenland and Denmark called on President Trump to stop threatening to take over the resources-rich autonomous territory that's part of the Danish kingdom.The big picture: The calls ...
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January 4, 2026
Trump warns Venezuela's new leader of "very big price" if "she doesn't do what's right"
President Trump issued a warning to Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, during a Sunday interview after she railed against the U.S. following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro in the...
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January 2, 2026
Maduro "ready" to talk with U.S. on drug trafficking, won't comment on dock strike
Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro said U.S. and Venezuelan officials should "start talking seriously" on drug trafficking and oil, per an interview published Thursday.The big picture: Maduro acknow...
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January 2, 2026
Photo highlights from Mamdani's 1st day in office as he vows to govern NYC "audaciously"
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani vowed during his inauguration speech Thursday to govern the biggest city in the U.S. as a Democratic socialist — "expansively and audaciously."The big picture: Ho...
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January 2, 2026
5 takeaways from Trump's defiant WSJ interview on his health
President Trump dismissed concerns about his health related to his age during a Wall Street Journal interview published Thursday, declaring: "My health is perfect."Why it matters: The 79-year-old l...
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