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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Stephen Colbert tells his audience about who was not allowed on his show: "That's Texas state representative James Talarico. He was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network's lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast. Then, I was told, in some uncertain terms, that not only could I not have him on, I could not mention me not having him on. And because my network clearly does not want us to talk about this ... Let's talk about this." read more


Jurors heard opening statements Monday morning in the trial of Colin Gray, the father of the teenager who allegedly killed four people at his Georgia high school in 2024 ... read more


Moving across the country in the early 1900s wasn't as easy as it is now. That's when Tristan Stark's ancestors traveled to eastern Montana from Oklahoma to settle at the ranch the family still calls home. read more


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


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