Rubio tells Orban ‘your success is our success’ during Hungary visit ahead of elections  —  During a visit to Budapest Monday, just weeks before Hungary's parliamentary elections, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that the nationalist leader's “success” was a success for the US.

Robert Duvall, Star of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘The Great Santini,’ Dies at 95  —  Robert Duvall, who won an Oscar for “Tender Mercies” and was nominated for his roles in films including “The Godfather,” “Apocalypse Now,” and “The Great Santini,” has died.  He was 95.

Newsom signs California-UK clean energy pact  —  The deal includes greater collaboration on offshore windfarms — a great bugbear of Donald Trump.  —  LONDON — California will carry on making the case for “climate action” on the global stage, Governor Gavin Newsom said Monday, as he signed a new clean energy pact with the U.K.

Exclusive: Pentagon threatens Anthropic punishment  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is “close” to cutting business ties with Anthropic and designating the AI company a “supply chain risk” — meaning anyone who wants to do business with the U.S. military has to cut ties with the company, a senior Pentagon official told Axios.

Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China  —  Workers decried John Paulson's plan after billionaire painted himself as advocate for domestic manufacturing  —  John Paulson, a hedge fund billionaire and one of Donald Trump's earliest Wall Street backers …

Rubio to Europe: We Hit You Because We Love You  —  Barack Obama kicked off a minor social media frenzy last week when he told the liberal podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen that aliens are real.  “They're real, but I haven't seen them,” he said, adding that they're certainly not “being kept” in “Area 51.”

Trump threatens kidnappers with death penalty if Nancy Guthrie isn't returned alive in call with The Post  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post Monday that those responsible for kidnapping Nancy Guthrie must release her unharmed or they will face the “most severe” federal penalties.

The Case for Keeping ICE and CBP Defunded  —  Democrats should not provide one thin dime to MAGA storm troopers.  — Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  Senate Democrats, somewhat to my surprise, have held the line and refused to support funding the Department …

Statement from BCA Superintendent Drew Evans on Alex Pretti shooting investigation … The FBI formally notified the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) on Feb. 13 that it will not provide the BCA with access to any information or evidence that it has collected in the Jan. 24 shooting death of Alex Pretti.

ICE Barbie's Alleged Lover Slammed by His Colleagues Over Cringey Side Hustle  —  ZERO STARS  —  Corey Lewandowski has been hawking personalized videos while wielding power inside DHS.  —  Officials in the Trump administration are reportedly furious at Kristi Noem's alleged lover after learning about his toe-curling side hustle.

Civil rights groups ask court to protect Fulton County voter data seized by FBI  —  A group of civil rights organizations including the NAACP and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law have asked a federal court to protect voters' personal information after the FBI seized ballots …

You Know What?  Maybe the Time Is Right for an AOC Presidential Bid  —  Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sure looked like a presidential candidate this weekend.  She attended a policy conference in Munich that often draws potential White House hopefuls, including Governor Gavin Newsom and Senator Ruben Gallego this year.

Libertarians warned about the ‘imperial presidency.’ Too few actually warned about Trump.  —  When I saw the headline “Libertarians Tried to Warn You About Trump” atop a New York Times op-ed last Monday, I thought, “Hmmm, that's not quite how I remember it.”

In First Months as Governor, Abigail Spanberger Kicks Up Heat From the Right … Abigail Spanberger ran for governor of Virginia on her record as one of the most bipartisan members of the House and as a mother of three who worked undercover for the C.I.A. It was the disciplined campaign of a centrist Democrat in a purple state.

Trump's second year: Whiplash  —  'Even proposals that don't ultimately move forward have consequences.' … Also last month, Trump's administration paused millions in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding for state public health infrastructure — only to reverse course roughly 24 hours later.

Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs  —  Federal policies under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that are hostile to vaccines have “sent a chill through the entire industry,” one scientist said.  —  In Massachusetts, Moderna is pulling back on vaccine studies.

Epstein sympathized with Kavanaugh during supreme court confirmation, emails show  —  Files show convicted sex abuser messaged with Ken Starr and others about Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford  —  Jeffrey Epstein sympathized with Brett Kavanaugh during the then-supreme court nominee's …

Mitch McConnell is taking a beating in the race to replace him  —  Three GOP candidates, all former McConnell interns, are keeping their distance as they seek to align with President Donald Trump.  —  One Republican candidate to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell introduced himself with an ad …

Turning Our Back on Clean Energy  —  Why does MAGA hate the planet?  —  Source: Berkeley Earth  —  It has been a brutal winter in much of the United States.  Weather is a chaotic system in which extreme events are always happening somewhere.  But as I am sure you have noticed …

“Just making s**t up” — David Roberts sounds off on the EPA  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🏭 Subscribe to PN 🏭  —  On the heels of Trump's Environmental Protection Agency announcing that it's repealing the endangerment finding …

With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules  —  The E.P.A.'s killing of the “endangerment finding” caps a year of deregulation that is likely to make cars thirstier for gas and less competitive globally, experts say.  —  The momentous end to the federal government's legal authority …

Tax Deadlines Accidentally Got Turned Off for Three Years.  Now What?  —  Attorneys race to file refund claims after IRS loses court case  —  WASHINGTON—Oops.  So it turns out that Congress may have turned off tax-filing and payment deadlines for more than three years.