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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Thomas L. Friedman: Israel's accelerating attempts toward annexation of the West Bank and to permanently remain in Gaza -- and deny Palestinians political rights in both areas -- are as morally reckless and demographically insane as would be the U.S. annexing Mexico. read more


Scott Maxwell: Still no official audits of all this "emergency" spending. read more


Tax avoidance by the superwealthy is an economic issue as well as a political one read more


The Justice Department has issued new subpoenas in a Florida-based investigation into perceived adversaries of Donald Trump and the US government's response to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

USDJ Aileen Cannon
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US Capitol Police (USCP) officers surrounded and arrested a man who ran toward the US Capitol with a loaded shotgun.

Threat Reporting Against US Congressmen Increasing
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Hailing it as a "truly heartening" decision while Donald Trump acts with almost total impunity, legal expert Steven Lubet commended the disbarment recommendation against a MAGA lawyer for taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. read more


Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Kristi Noem's new billionaire-class luxury jet that only seats 19, complete with two queen bedrooms, three bathrooms with high end showers and heated bidets, and a wet bar with a wine chiller, will be purchased on your dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill. She claims it's for "High profile deportations." read more


Hyatt Hotels Chairman Thomas Pritzker said that he would retire and renounced his relationship with sex predator Jeffrey Epstein. read more


New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women. read more


"The Rev. Jesse Jackson, whose impassioned oratory and populist vision of a "rainbow coalition" of the poor and forgotten made him the nation's most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Tuesday. He was 84." read more


Republican candidate for Texas Attorney General Aaron Reitz says he is ready, day one, to wage a "civilizational battle with anti-American forces on the left." read more


The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said Monday it was formally notified by the FBI that the bureau will not share any information about its investigation into the death of Alex Pretti. read more


The Department of Homeland Security has expanded efforts to identify Americans who criticize or track Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sending hundreds of legal requests to major tech companies seeking information behind social media accounts, according to a report in The New York Times. read more


The US military struck three alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean on Monday night, killing all 11 people on board, US Southern Command said Tuesday. read more


Don't touch the Potomac. That's D.C.'s message nearly a month after a sewer pipe collapse sent millions of gallons of raw sewage into the river. read more


The Canadian prime minister is spearheading discussions between the EU and a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc after calling on middle powers to join forces. read more


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