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11:30 AM ET, February 19, 2026

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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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Megan Specia / New York Times:
Live Updates: U.K. Police Arrest Former Prince Andrew Over Epstein Ties  —  The British police on Thursday arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of criminal activity linked to the Epstein files.  —  Here's the latest.  —  The police in Britain on Thursday arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor …
Julie K. Brown / The Epstein Files:
Prince Andrew's Arrest  —  “Today our broken hearts have lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty,” — Virginia Giuffre's family  —  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, brother to Britain's King Charles, has been arrested on charges of suspicion of misconduct in public office …
Bloomberg:
Former Prince Andrew Arrested on Suspicion of Misconduct  —  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of the UK's King Charles, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office after further details emerged of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Danica Kirka / Associated Press:
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to Epstein  —  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince who was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
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
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Lee Seung-ku / The Korea Herald:
Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life for leading insurrection  —  Former defense minister sentenced to 30 years, police chief gets 12 years  —  The Seoul Central District Court on Thursday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment, finding him guilty of leading an insurrection.
CNN:
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol handed life sentence for leading insurrection
Raphael Rashid / The Guardian:
South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection
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: The White House, CNBC, Reuters and STAT
Matt Grossman / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Trade Deficit Surged in December  —  Outsize swings in international gold trading fueled much of December's trend  —  The U.S. trade deficit jumped in December, the Commerce Department said Thursday, the latest leg of a turbulent year for America's trading relationships under the steep tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Tariffs paid by midsized US firms tripled last year, new analysis from JPMorganChase Institute shows
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Married MAGA Rep Addresses Bombshell Aide Affair Claim  —  ‘PERSONAL SMEARS’  —  Gonzales, who is running for a fourth term, is facing calls for his resignation.  —  A Trump-endorsed Texas congressman has addressed his alleged affair with a former aide who died by suicide last year.
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San Antonio Express-News:
Tony Gonzales had affair with aide who set herself on fire, ex-staffer says
New York Times:
U.S. Military Moves Into Place for Possible Strikes in Iran  —  President Trump has given no indication that he has made a decision about how to proceed, as diplomatic talks continue.  —  The rapid buildup of U.S. forces in the Middle East has progressed to the point that President Trump …
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CNN:
US military prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, but Trump has yet to make a final call, sources say
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Is Withdrawing All Forces From Syria, Officials Say
Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
In-Your-Face DOJ Aide Rides Prosecutors for ‘Chief Client’ Trump  —  When leaders of all 93 US attorneys' offices met for their weekly video chat last month, the 33-year-old Justice Department aide who presided had a blunt message.  —  President Donald Trump is their “chief client” …
Discussion: Raw Story and Above the Law
Washington Post:
What Stephen Colbert's spat with CBS is really about  —  Keeping the equal-time rule in place is a political choice.  —  The Trump presidency ought to be an education for progressives in the ways government overregulation can distort politics and business.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
FCC Chairman Confirms “Enforcement Action” Underway Against ABC's ‘The View’, Calls Stephen Colbert-James Talarico Incident A “Hoax”
The Dean's Report:
Glenn Kirschner: Pam Bondi is engaged in a cover up and a crime with Epstein files
Discussion: NBC News
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 …
Washington Post:
New DHS memo outlines plan to detain refugees for further vetting  —  Resettlement organizations said the updated guidance represents a dramatic shift in how refugees are treated after being legally permitted to enter the United States.  —  The Department of Homeland Security issued …
Jason Leopold / Bloomberg:
Goldman Lawyer, Epstein Conferred on Secret Service Prostitution Scandal  —  In a series of 2014 emails, the wealthy financier gave advice to the former White House counsel as the Colombian incident blew up.  —  Kathryn Ruemmler, who resigned last week as the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. …
Reuters:
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere  —  The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda …
Wall Street Journal:
The Accomplice Who Was Going to Testify Against Jeffrey Epstein—Then Went Dark  —  French model scout Jean-Luc Brunel was negotiating to provide prosecutors with evidence against the sex offender in 2016—three years before he was finally arrested—but ultimately backed out
Jon Collins / MPR News:
ICE drawdown?  Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities  —  {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"It's been almost a week since the federal government announced that officials planned to “draw down” the number of federal agents in Minnesota." …
The Guardian:
Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show  —  Exclusive: approximately 350-acre compound planned as base for multinational force, according to records reviewed by the Guardian  —  The Trump administration is planning to build a 5,000-person military base in Gaza …
Discussion: Reuters, Bloomberg, Raw Story and ABC
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Donald Trump is mentioned in the Epstein Files over a million times.  This is an illustration of what that looks like.  —  A short video.  —  Replace every word in Anna Karenina, The Decameron, Ulysses, and Moby-Dick with the words “Donald Trump,” and you have some idea of what being mentioned over a million times looks like.
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Yeah, US Olympians are woke.  Deal with it.  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ⛷️ Subscribe to PN ⛷️  —  We don't know if Vice President JD Vance anticipated that when he attended the opening ceremonies at the Winter Olympics in Italy he'd be booed by the crowd.
Discussion: Fox News
Matthew Kupfer / Democracy Docket:
New York appellate court allows redraw of congressional map to move forward  —  A New York Appellate Court has ruled that the state's independent redistricting commission must draw up a new congressional map, after a court struck down* the state's current 11th Congressional District for diluting …
New York Times:
California, You Have Got to Count Votes Faster  —  Long before the existence of modern technology — before the internet or even television — Americans quickly learned the results of major elections.  By the late 1800s, telegraphs made it possible for people to read results in the next day's newspapers.
Discussion: Votebeat
Wired:
How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance  —  From threat modeling to encrypted collaboration apps, we've collected experts' tips and tools for safely and effectively building a group—even while being targeted and tracked by the powerful.  —  Rarely in modern US history …
 
 
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Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Orwell Would Cringe  —  Trump's assault on the First Amendment continues
Paul Krugman:
A Pause to Refresh  —  And a few notes on the state of the stack
Keith Naughton / The Hill:
Failure to communicate: Trump's messaging isn't working
Discussion: Raw Story
Financial Times:
Mandelson's advisory firm Global Counsel to go into administration
Sam Blewett / Politico:
UK to ‘pause for thought’ on Chagos Islands deal after Trump blast
Jérôme Lefilliâtre / Le Monde:
Epstein files hand French prosecutors trove of new leads
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Why Exactly Did They Destroy the Border?
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US judge throws out immigration board's ruling endorsing Trump mass detention policy
Discussion: Above the Law
Meg Anderson / NPR:
The Trump administration is increasingly trying to criminalize observing ICE
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
Phillip Nieto / Daily Mail:
Tucker Carlson ‘DETAINED’ in Israel: Journalist ‘dragged into interrogation room’ as explosive interview sparks diplomatic firestorm
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Theres's Credible Evidence of Trump's Sex Crimes
Karina Petrova / PsyPost:
High IQ men tend to be less conservative than their average peers, study finds
Discussion: Raw Story
Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
White House directing DHS to hunt for voter fraud by naturalized citizens: Sources
 

 
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Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Stephen Colbert's interview on YouTube with US Senate candidate James Talarico draws 7M+ views after it was posted on Monday, bypassing TV restrictions

Rohan Goswami / Semafor:
In a letter, six Democratic senators ask David Ellison to save communications with Trump, his family, lobbyists, and the DOJ about Paramount's pursuit of WBD

Michael Lynton / Wall Street Journal:
Book extract: ex-Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton recounts how greenlighting The Interview sparked North Korea's massive 2014 cyberattack

 
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