Jesse Jackson dies at 84  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  BREAKING THIS MORNING: “Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84,” by NYT's Peter Applebome: “The Rev. Jesse Jackson, whose impassioned oratory and populist vision …

Colbert Doesn't Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS  —  “And because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this,” Stephen Colbert said after CBS canceled a Texas congressman's appearance on Monday's “Late Show.” … ‘FCC You’

Cooper's Final Minutes … On Monday evening, as the media class wrapped up its three-day Presidents' Day weekend, a bombshell development sent shockwaves across the industry.  Anderson Cooper, Lachlan Cartwright reported, had declined to sign a new agreement with CBS News …

Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem's DHS Luxury Jet Scandal  —  For daily news updates and analysis, be sure to follow us on Instagram.  If you are able to support independent journalism, please make a tax-deductible donation to News Not Noise here.  —  Today, we lead with something sure …

Judge orders slavery exhibit to be restored after Trump administration removal  —  On Presidents' Day, a federal judge says Trump can't remove displays about slavery from a George Washington-related site in Philadelphia.  —  A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Monday ordered the Trump administration …

Trump somehow got worse on public health after covid  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  In the Trump administration's latest assault on public health, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s crankified FDA refused …

New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein's Zorro Ranch  —  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.

Steve Bannon Is in Trouble—and It Has Nothing to Do With Epstein  —  PERPETUAL TRUMPWORLD FIGURE Steve Bannon is taking a lot of heat this month as newly released Jeffrey Epstein files show he maintained close ties with the notorious sex trafficker, even after many of Epstein's worst crimes were exposed.

Tom Pritzker, Citing Epstein Connection, Steps Down as Hyatt's Executive Chairman  —  The member of a prominent and wealthy family, Mr. Pritzker was in regular contact with the financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  —  Thomas J. Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune …

ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before Minneapolis shootings … Days before, Vitello was informed that the use of force in the first two weeks of March alone had quadrupled compared with the same timeframe the year before, per another email.

Multiple people shot at Rhode Island ice rink in domestic violence-related murder-suicide  —  A source told Fox News that the gunman killed his wife and shot his children during a domestic violence incident  —  A shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink on Monday left three people dead …

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.

Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of Epstein files ‘cover-up’ in BBC interview  —  Hillary Clinton has accused President Donald Trump's administration of a “cover-up” over its handling of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  —  “Get the files out.

“The subpoenas are coming,” bipartisan firm warns corporate America  —  Matthew Miller and Tucker Eskew — veterans of high-profile campaigns, now partners at Vianovo, a bipartisan management and communications firm — write in a note to clients Tuesday that a “tsunami of Congressional oversight” …

How Trump saved TikTok: Backstory of a 2-year campaign  —  President Trump had just won reelection and was basking in the parade of congratulatory pilgrimages to Mar-a-Lago.  On this day in November 2024, an old friend and a first-time visitor were meeting privately with Trump.

The Affordability Crisis Can Now Add Wages to the Mix  —  No matter the economic survey or poll, the message is the same thing: Americans are deeply concerned about what they call an affordability crisis.  Yet to former hedge fund manager and current Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, it's a joke — literally.

The Epstein files have brought a wave of resignations and investigations  —  The many powerful people facing consequences since the latest release.  —  It has been more than two weeks since the latest tranche of files related to deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein was released by the Justice Department …

Obama Took On Recession, Health Care and Iraq.  What He Didn't See Coming Was Trump.  —  A new set of oral history interviews documents how Barack Obama and his advisers missed the shifting mood of the country that would ultimately replace him with a successor they considered a “con man,” “clown” and “laughingstock.”

Push for Congress to block Trump pardons draws GOP backing  —  A proposed Constitutional amendment that would give Congress the power to block presidential pardons gained its first House Republican co-sponsor on Monday. … - The president began his second term by pardoning thousands of Jan. 6 defendants …

Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE  —  CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning's fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.

Why Congress failed to reach an Obamacare deal … The effect, they also knew, would be broadly felt.  The cost of premiums for most of the 24 million people on the Affordable Care Act exchanges was offset by the boosted subsidies, which Democrats passed into law in 2021 and extended in 2022 during the Biden administration.

Trump Sought Vast Budget Cuts.  Congress Granted Few. … Shortly after returning to office, President Trump embarked on an aggressive campaign to pare back the core functions of the federal government, unveiling a budget that proposed some of the steepest spending reductions in U.S. history.