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1:40 PM ET, February 17, 2026

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Trish Bendix / New York Times:
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’
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Matt Webb Mitovich / LateNighter:
Colbert Says CBS Pulled Guest Amid FCC Scrutiny, Posts Interview on YouTube Instead  —  FCC chair Brendan Carr's threatened revisiting of the Equal Time rule has come to fruition, forcing CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to not air an interview with Democratic politician James Talarico.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:   South Jersey guy becomes the face of ICE resistance
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Stephen Colbert says network lawyers pulled James Talarico interview over FCC equal time fears
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
American Principles in the Age of MAGA Nihilism
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Char Adams / NBC News:
Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon, dies at 84  —  “Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE
ABC News:
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, dies at 84
CNN:
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, pioneering civil rights activist and racial ‘pathfinder,’ dies at 84
Politico:
Jesse Jackson dies at 84
Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Trump honors civil rights icon Jesse Jackson: ‘Good man’
New York Times:
Jesse Jackson: A Life in Pictures
Discussion: Mashable and Chicago Tribune
Politico:
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin to leave Trump administration … McLaughlin publicly supported the Trump administration's controversial tactics at some of the most tense moments amid its immigration enforcement operations in Chicago and Minneapolis, frequently sparring with social media detractors.
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
New details emerge about in-flight blow-up between Corey Lewandowski and pilot
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Major corporations bankroll political ad featuring white supremacist slogan  —  Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), who is running to replace Mitch McConnell in the United States Senate, released his first television ad earlier this month.  In the ad, Barr speaks directly to the camera and declares, “It's not a sin to be white.”
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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 …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
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 …
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Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
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.
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Hegseth forces ouster of senior Army spokesman in latest internal clash  —  It marks the defense secretary's latest move to force out an officer who worked for retired Gen. Mark A. Milley, a target of President Donald Trump's.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has forced the ouster …
Jessica Parker / BBC:
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.
Tony Romm / New York Times:
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.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Peter Baker / New York Times:
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.”
Jessica Yellin / News Not Noise:
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 …
Discussion: Wonkette
Mike Allen / Axios:
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.
Discussion: New Republic
Associated Press:
Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can't be re-detained by immigration authorities  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
 
 
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
New subpoenas issued in inquiry on response to 2016 Russian election interference, AP sources say
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
New lawsuit challenges Trump order to remove ‘corrosive ideology’ from national parks
Discussion: Associated Press
Nick Bednar / Lawfare:
The Constitutionality of the Civil Service
Kellen Browning / New York Times:
After First Big Overseas Trip, Ocasio-Cortez Expresses Frustrations
David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Quintessential Epstein Files Email
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Why Democrats Should Run Against the Epstein Class
Discussion: New York Sun
Stephanie Koithan / San Antonio Current:
Two-month-old baby ‘choking on his own vomit’ while detained in Dilley
Discussion: Migrant Insider
Robert Burgess / Bloomberg:
The Affordability Crisis Can Now Add Wages to the Mix
Politico:
Why Congress failed to reach an Obamacare deal
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Republican congressman's anti-Muslim remark prompts calls for his resignation
Washington Post:
The Epstein files have brought a wave of resignations and investigations
Discussion: Newsweek and Axios
Mike Allen / Axios:
“The subpoenas are coming,” bipartisan firm warns corporate America
 

 
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