What to know about the ‘equal time’ rule Stephen Colbert says led CBS to pull his Talarico interview  —  Stephen Colbert's comments that network executives pulled his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico over fears it would violate regulatory guidance …

“Corrupt,” “cruel”: Americans send Trump, GOP a midterm warning  —  Nearly half of Americans would describe President Trump as “corrupt,” “racist” and “cruel” in new polling full of midterm warning signs for Republicans. … - About 47% of those surveyed said they would use “racist” to describe the president.

Scoop: Dems eye forced vote to censure Randy Fine  —  House Democrats are discussing a forced vote to censure Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) if Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) doesn't take action, Axios has learned. … - While the increasingly irreverent and partisan use of censure in recent years …

GOP sidesteps Trump's mail voting demands  —  Presented by IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — No DHS compromise from Jeffries  — Senate eyes third rebuke of Canada tariffs  — Deposition day for key Epstein associate  —  President Donald Trump wants to end mail-in voting as Americans know it …

USCP Officers Stop & Arrest Man with Loaded Shotgun Outside the U.S. Capitol  —  United States Capitol Police (USCP) officers surrounded and arrested a man who ran toward the U.S. Capitol with a loaded shotgun.  —  The arrest happened shortly after noon on Tuesday, February 17, on the Lower West Terrace.

Where Christian nationalism is most dominant in the U.S.  —  Christian nationalism is now deeply entrenched inside today's Republican Party, according to a sweeping 50-state survey. … - The divide reflects a broader clash over whether America's future is pluralistic or rooted in a singular religious-national identity.

Trump picks his White House assistant for panel reviewing ballroom  —  Chamberlain Harris, a 26-year-old White House aide and the president's longtime executive assistant, is set to be sworn in Thursday.  —  When Congress created the Commission of Fine Arts more than a century ago …

‘Professor Uthmeier’: Inside Florida attorney general's $100k teaching job at UF  —  Within months of Gov. Ron DeSantis handpicking him as Florida's new attorney general last winter, James Uthmeier landed a lucrative side gig: a $100,000-a-year teaching assignment at University of Florida's law school …

Trump honors civil rights icon Jesse Jackson: ‘Good man’  —  President Donald Trump posted a lengthy statement defending his record with the black community as he memorialized the death of the Rev. Jesse Jackson.  —  Jackson, 84, died on Tuesday morning, weeks after the civil rights icon …

Doug Wilson Preaches at Pentagon, Compares Services to Day of Pentecost  —  Controversial Christian Nationalist preacher Doug Wilson stood at a podium inside the Pentagon on Tuesday (Feb. 17) as the guest preacher for the latest monthly Christian worship service held there for leaders of the U.S. military.

DHS spokesperson to leave Trump administration amid agency turmoil … Noem released her own statement saying “McLaughlin has served with exceptional dedication, tenacity, and professionalism.”  —  But the news led House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to say, “Another MAGA extremist forced out of DHS.

Air Force One jets to be repainted in Trump's preferred colors  —  Air Force One jets are expected to receive a new paint job in President Trump's preferred colors of red, white, gold and dark blue, The Hill's sister network NewsNation has confirmed.  —  Both the luxury jet donated by Qatar …

Allegations in Epstein files may amount to ‘crimes against humanity,’ UN experts say  —  Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a “global criminal enterprise” that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity …

Exclusive: Rubio's secret squeeze on Raul Castro's Cuba  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been holding secret talks with the grandson and caretaker of Cuba's aging de facto dictator, Raul Castro, as the U.S. puts unprecedented pressure on Havana's regime, three sources tell Axios.

Liberal Media Outlets Refuse To Call Rhode Island Shooter ‘Transgender’ As Number of Transgender Killers Grows  —  Liberal media outlets have refused to identify the perpetrator who went on a shooting spree at a Rhode Island youth hockey game on Monday as transgender.

Rep. Lauren Boebert's son cited after grandson again wanders away from congresswoman's home  —  Boebert's son, Tyler Boebert, was cited on a misdemeanor charge of child abuse without injury, according to Windsor Police. … WINDSOR, Colo. — Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert's young grandson wandered …

White House Shrugs Off Lutnick's Epstein Ties  —  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has acknowledged traveling to Jeffrey Epstein's island and meeting him on another occasion.  —  Revelations about ties to Jeffrey Epstein have toppled leaders of corporate America, Hollywood and academia …

Seventh Immigrant Dies in ICE Custody This Year  —  Lorth Sim, a Cambodian national, died in ICE custody on Monday, the seventh since the start of the year and nearly the 40th since Trump took office.  ICE has not updated its website to reflect this latest detainee death as of the time of this writing.

Bayer Agrees to Pay $7.25 Billion to Settle Roundup Lawsuits  —  The agreement, which still faces legal hurdles, would cover current and future claims that the weedkiller caused non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.  —  Bayer, the German pharmaceutical and biotech giant, said Tuesday that it had reached …

How Legal Immigration Became a Deportation Trap  —  Under Trump, the Homeland Security agency responsible for processing visas and green cards has become a site for easy arrests.  —  One morning last month, a Minneapolis resident, whom I'll call Anna, was pulling into the parking lot at work …

Trump Promises Federal Action to Clean Up Potomac River Sewage Spill  —  President Donald Trump weighed in Monday on the ongoing sewage crisis on the Potomac River in a Truth Social post promising federal action to fix the situation, while accusing Maryland Gov. Wes Moore of “gross mismanagement.”