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10:35 PM ET, February 19, 2026

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Labor Secretary's Husband Barred From the Department After Sexual Assault Reports — At least two female staff members said Dr. Shawn DeRemer had touched them inappropriately at the agency in Washington. — The husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been barred …

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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Chavez-DeRemer's husband barred from DOL headquarters

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Sean Coughlan / BBC:

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office — Summary — Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office — Police say King Charles's brother is in custody and officers are carrying …

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Julie K. Brown / The Epstein Files:
Prince Andrew's Arrest

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New York Times:
A British police force that serves as royal protectors arrested a former prince.

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Reuters:
King Charles' brother Andrew released after arrest over misconduct relating to Epstein

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Reuters:
Live updates: British police arrest Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over Epstein links

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Constance Grady / Vox:
What the arrest of former Prince Andrew can teach us about power and abuse

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Danica Kirka / Associated Press:
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to Epstein

Washington Post:

Trump appears ready to attack Iran as U.S. strike force takes shape — Although the United States and ally Israel have a decisive military advantage over Iranian forces, there are ways for Tehran to make any attack painful, officials said. — The Trump administration appears ready to launch …

Discussion: Axios, Esquire, The Hill, Steady and Slate

Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:

Sean Hannity is demanding regime change in Iran to stop the country's nuclear program ... which Hannity previously claimed Trump had “obliterated” — Fox News host Sean Hannity is justifying U.S. military strikes to force regime change in Iran because its leaders refuse “to give up their nuclear program …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, CNN, France 24, Bloomberg, The Washington Free Beacon and The Maine Wire

The Times:

UK blocking Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran — The disagreement over the use of British sites is behind the US president's withdrawal of support for the Chagos Islands deal, The Times understands — President Trump has withdrawn his support for Sir Keir Starmer's deal to hand …

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Joshua Keating / Vox:
It really looks like we're about to bomb Iran again

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April Rubin / Axios:
Trump touts peace while threatening war with Iran

Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:

Large banner featuring Trump's face is displayed on Justice Department headquarters — A large banner featuring Donald Trump's face was hung on the exterior of Justice Department headquarters on Thursday in a physical display of the Republican president's efforts to exert power …

Discussion: MS NOW, The Gateway Pundit, NOTUS, New York Daily News, WNYW-TV, Raw Story, KVIA-TV, Newsweek, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Mediaite and The Independent

Associated Press:

As political pressure prompts exodus of Minnesota prosecutors, some defendants catch a break — The federal prosecutor's office in Minnesota has been gutted by a wave of career officials resigning or retiring over objections to Trump administration directives.

Discussion: Chicago Sun Times

Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law: In-Your-Face DOJ Aide Rides Prosecutors for ‘Chief Client’ Trump

NBC News:
Large banner of Trump unfurled at Justice Department headquarters

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New York Times:

Trump Order Aims to Boost Weedkiller Targeted in Health Lawsuits — An executive order aimed at ramping up production of glyphosate set off alarms among supporters of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — President Trump issued an executive order late Wednesday aimed at spurring …

Discussion: Reuters, The White House, CNBC, Civil Eats, The Guardian, IJR, The Maine Wire, Truthout and MS NOW

New York Times:

MAHA Moms Turn Against Trump: ‘Women Feel Like They Were Lied To’ — President Trump's executive order aimed at spurring production of a pesticide has infuriated leaders of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA movement. — The MAHA Moms have turned on President Trump.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, The New Lede, CNBC, New York Post, The Daily Wire, Meidas+, New York Magazine, Raw Story, The Hill and Washington Times

Julia Ainsley / NBC News:

‘No expense has been spared’: Inside a luxury jet DHS wants to buy for deportations — DHS leadership says the department needs the jet for immigrant deportations and Kristi Noem's travel. A brochure given to passengers who recently flew on it with Noem highlights its …

Discussion: The Independent, Raw Story, Daily Mail and HuffPost

Fritz Farrow / ABC News:

Fine arts panel approves Trump's White House East Wing ballroom plans — The commission, newly filled with Trump appointees, did so near unanimously. — A 31-page report on the White House ballroom submitted to the panels reviewing the project show the proposed addition to the White House …

Discussion: HotAir, KVIA-TV, WUSA and Washington Times

Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
An arts panel made up of Trump appointees approves his White House ballroom proposal

Jessica Priest / The Texas Tribune:

University of Texas regents approve limits on teaching “unnecessary controversial subjects” — Opponents warned the policy's vagueness could push professors to self-censor and leave students less prepared for the workplace. — TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!

Discussion: Fox News, Houston Public Media and FOX 26 Houston

Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:

Kash Patel heads to Milan for the Olympics — on the FBI jet — The FBI director has plans to watch the U.S. men's hockey team vie for gold, sources tell MS NOW. — FBI Director Kash Patel flew today on the FBI's Gulfstream jet bound for a trip to the winter Olympics in Italy to watch …

Discussion: CBS News, RedState, Forbes, The Guardian and 77 WABC

Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:

South Korean Ex-Leader Is Sentenced to Life in Prison — Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was found guilty of masterminding an insurrection when he imposed martial law in 2024. It was the country's biggest criminal trial in decades. — South Korea's Yoon Sentenced to Life in Prison

Discussion: NBC News, The Korea Herald, UPI, BBC, The Chosun Daily, Associated Press, Breitbart, One America News Network, GV Wire, Courthouse News Service and New York Sun

Josephine Walker / Axios:
Presidents and prince in hot water as elite face global reckoning

Discussion: NPR, Associated Press, New York Daily News and The Daily Caller

Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:

Revealed: Epstein cultivated relationship with CBP officer, causing US investigation — Guardian review of US justice department files reveals Epstein interacted with six CBP officers. The officer investigated denied any knowledge of trafficking underage girls — Prefer the Guardian on Google

Discussion: New York Times

Chris Geidner / Law Dork:

Exclusive: Senior DHS officials double down on arresting and detaining refugees in new memo — Two senior officials in the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday issued a new, significantly more detailed memorandum seeking to justify rounding up and detaining certain refugees in America …

Discussion: NPR, Times of San Diego, UPI, Axios and Raw Story

Washington Post:
New DHS memo outlines plan to detain refugees for further vetting

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Associated Press:

Police in Idaho search for suspect who stole ambulance, drove into building that houses DHS offices — Add us as a preferred source on Google — BOISE, Idaho — Authorities in Idaho were searching Thursday for a suspect who they said stole an ambulance outside a hospital …

Discussion: Fox News, Townhall and The Gateway Pundit

Jonathan Allen / NBC News:

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to deliver the Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union — Spanberger won election in Virginia in November, in a strong showing for Democrats on a message of affordability. — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE — Listen to this article with a free account

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Tina Sfondeles / Chicago Sun Times:

Schakowsky withdraws Donna Miller endorsement in 2nd Congressional District over AIPAC support — The congresswoman on Thursday told the Sun-Times she “cannot support any candidate running for Congress who is funded by these outside interests.” — U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky has withdrawn …

Discussion: Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jewish Insider and Politico

Washington Post:

After leaving WHO, Trump officials propose more expensive replacement to duplicate it — HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the U.S. accessed through the WHO at a fraction of the cost, according to officials briefed on the matter. — After pulling out of the World …

Discussion: The Independent and New Republic

Matthew Gault / 404 Media:

Man Opposing Data Center Arrested for Speaking Slightly Too Long — Police in Claremore, Oklahoma arrested a local man after he went slightly over his time giving public remarks during a city council meeting opposing a proposed data center. Darren Blanchard showed up at a Claremore City Council meeting …

Rebecca Picciotto / Wall Street Journal:

White House Offers New Details on Its Push to Ban Housing Investors — President Trump wants to prohibit investors that own more than 100 homes from buying more, potentially banning hundreds of investment firms — The White House is ratcheting up pressure on Congress to enact President Trump's proposed ban …

Discussion: The Bulwark, Washington Examiner and NewsMax.com

Susan Montoya Bryan / Associated Press:

New Mexico reopens investigation into alleged illegal activity at Epstein's former Zorro Ranch — New Mexico's attorney general has reopened an investigation into allegations of illegal activity at Jeffrey Epstein 's former Zorro Ranch. Attorney General Raúl Torrez's office …

Discussion: Reuters, Al Jazeera, The Hill, KVIA-TV and MS NOW

Wall Street Journal:

Pardoned Binance Founder Hobnobs With Trump Sons, Administration Officials at Mar-a-Lago Crypto Fest — Changpeng Zhao makes first return to the U.S. since his release from federal prison in 2024 — In an ornate ballroom in Palm Beach, Fla., where a golden eagle loomed over a conference stage …

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Greg Wehner / Fox News:

Trump calls Obama's alien comments a ‘big mistake’ after alleging classified information podcast revelation — President accuses former president of revealing classified information after Obama said extraterrestrials ‘are real’ on podcast — President Donald Trump said aboard Air Force …

Tyche Hendricks / KQED:

California Democrats Ask Kristi Noem Not to Reopen FCI Dublin as an Immigration Jail — Three California Democrats are speaking out against the idea that the Trump administration could turn a shuttered women's prison in Alameda County into a new immigration detention facility.

Discussion: Gothamist and New Jersey Globe

Sanya Burgess / The i Paper:

Tommy Robinson was barred from the US. Trump's border force has now let him in — Tommy Robinson has travelled to America - despite a reported travel ban and tough border controls on travellers with criminal convictions. — In a series of videos and posts on X, Robinson …

NBC News:

Trump vows $10 billion from U.S. for his ‘Board of Peace,’ as he leans into global role — President Donald Trump expressed optimism for Gaza during Thursday's first meeting of the Board of Peace, which focused on the next steps in the fragile ceasefire. — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE