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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Rep. Thomas Massie went nuclear on President Donald Trump over his handling of the Epstein files, branding the White House the "Epstein administration." read more


Cue the sad trombone: Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson -- a major Trump donor and advocate of tariffs -- is shuttering his Ohio brass instrument plant and offshoring work to China, according to a new report. read more


Monday, February 16, 2026

Jonathan Cohn: A shocking move by RFK Jr.'s team has the industry spooked -- for good reason. read more


RCP Average 1/12 - 2/13 Approve: 37.8 Disapprove: 57.3 Spread: -19.5 read more


Tara Palmeri: To say that Epstein is haunting Trump from the grave doesn't quite go far enough. Epstein has effectively risen from the dead to dominate Trump's presidency and threaten his legacy. read more


A new investigation examining emails sent between federal investigators and prosecutors has raised fresh doubts over the Department of Justice's claim that it has released the full cache of Jeffrey Epstein files, suggesting the material made public amounts to just 2% of the data gathered by federal agents. read more


Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) vowed that he will not attend the upcoming White House dinner for governors and their families because of Donald Trump's refusal to invite Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), who is the sole Black governor in the nation. read more


Four months after it opened with promises of stable, high-paying factory jobs, a $5.8 billion Ford-backed battery plant in Kentucky is sitting idle - and 1,600 workers are out of work. read more


Border czar Tom Homan on Sunday defended Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents against accusations of racial profiling ... read more


Top enlisted leaders from each service testified to lawmakers on Capitol Hill that they support women serving in any role in the military, including combat arms, if they meet the established standards. read more


The World Health Organization on Friday released a formal statement blasting a US-funded vaccine trial as "unethical," because it would withhold an established, safe, and potentially lifesaving vaccine against hepatitis B from some newborns in Guinea-Bissau, Africa. read more


Academy Award-winning actor Robert Duvall died Sunday evening at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, his family announced in a statement on Monday. He was 95. read more


President Donald Trump's attack on Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show -- including a gripe that it was mostly in Spanish -- has alarmed some Republican Hispanic strategists ... read more


The government promised transparency on the Epstein files, Congress passed a law, the President signed it, and the Justice Department responded by releasing a pile of blacked-out paperwork while telling the public to "trust us." The problem is, the only people who know what's missing are the same people who'd have every reason to hide it. read more


Kristi Noem appeared to suggest the Department of Homeland Security was responsible for election security and said she would ensure the "right people" were voting to elect "the right leaders." "Elections is another one of those critical infrastructure responsibilities that I have as well, and I would say that many people believe that it may be one of the most important things that we need," the DHS Secretary said at a press conference Friday. "To make sure we trust is reliable, and that when it gets to election day that we've been proactive to make sure that we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country through the days that we have " knowing that people can trust it." read more


Diplomats in Havana are preparing for an alternative Trump tactic: the country being starved until people take to the streets and the US can step in read more


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