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7:35 AM ET, February 23, 2026

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New York Times:
Trump Considers Targeted Strike Against Iran, Followed by Larger Attack  —  The top negotiators plan to meet in Geneva on Thursday for last-ditch talks, debating a new proposal that could create an off-ramp as two carrier groups massed within striking distance of Iran.
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Politico:
The biggest decision Trump will make  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Good Monday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard, wearily dusting off the snow boots — and maybe the hip flask — for one last rodeo before spring.
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TMZ.com:
Armed Man Shot Dead at Mar-a-Lago Was Fixated on Epstein Files, Text Shows  —  The armed man shot and killed by Secret Service agents outside President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property Sunday had grown increasingly obsessed with the Epstein files and was also a vocal supporter of Trump ... TMZ has learned.
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Sonia A. Rao / New York Times:
Armed Man Shot Dead at Mar-a-Lago by Trump's Secret Service Was a 21-Year-Old From N.C.  —  The 21-year-old man was killed by law enforcement officers after he entered Mar-a-Lago with a weapon.  —  The 21-year-old man who was shot and killed after entering Mar-a-Lago with a weapon …
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Armed man shot and killed inside Mar-a-Lago perimeter, Secret Service says
Daysia Tolentino / The Daily Beast:
Keystone Kash Busted Celebrating in Olympic Locker Room on ‘Work Trip’  —  TAXPAYER'S GOLD  —  His assistant public affairs director insisted the FBI director was not in Italy for the Winter Olympics.  —  Kash Patel's taxpayer-funded work trip to Italy included a well-documented raucous …
Discussion: Raw Story and NOTUS
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Director Celebrates Hockey Victory as Bureau Stares Down Crises
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Mayhem Rocks Mexico After Most-Wanted Cartel Boss Is Killed  —  “El Mencho” was the longtime head of one of the nation's most powerful cartels.  Armed groups set fire to cars and buildings across Mexico in the wake of his death.  —  The Mexican government said it killed the nation's …
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Fabiola Sánchez / Associated Press:
Mexican army kills leader of powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel during operation to capture him  —  The Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho, ” on Sunday, decapitating what had become Mexico's most powerful cartel …
Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Exclusive: New US military-led group aided Mexico's hunt for ‘El Mencho’ cartel boss
Hana Kiros / The Atlantic:
The Trump Administration Is Ending Aid That It Says Saves Lives  —  The State Department will let lifesaving projects expire because “there is no strong nexus between the humanitarian response and U.S. national interests,” according to an internal email.  —  A year after the Trump administration began …
David Lawder / Reuters:
US to stop collecting tariffs deemed illegal by Supreme Court on Tuesday  —  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said it will halt collections of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act at 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT) on Tuesday, more than three days …
Discussion: Reason
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New York Times:
Trump Aides Project Confidence on Tariffs After Court Loss
Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Scoop: Dems working on secret report found Gaza cost Harris votes  —  Top Democratic officials who worked on the party's still-secret autopsy of the 2024 election concluded that Kamala Harris lost significant support because of the Biden administration's approach to the war in Gaza, Axios has learned.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and RedState
U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico:
Security Alert - Ongoing Security Operations - U.S. Mission Mexico (February 22, 2026)  —  Locations: Jalisco State (including Puerto Vallarta, Chapala, and Guadalajara), Tamaulipas State (including Reynosa and other municipalities), areas of Michoacan State, Guerrero State, and Nuevo Leon State
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U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico:
Security Alert - Update: Ongoing Security Operations - U.S. Mission Mexico (February 22, 2026)
Discussion: WXIA-TV
Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Biden, aides project optimism in cancer fight, but some close friends worry  —  The former president announced last year he has an aggressive form of prostate cancer.  He and his aides say he's doing well and has upcoming public appearances.  —  Longtime friends and allies of Joe Biden …
Amanda Chu / Politico:
New education loan limits favor RFK Jr.'s enemies … The affected schools argue students won't be able to attend under the proposed loan caps.  “Naturopathic medicine, at a time when we should be shining, is potentially fighting for our existence,” said JoAnn Yánez …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump's talk of sending a hospital ship to Greenland puzzles leaders  —  Greenland doesn't want the help, and the U.S. doesn't appear to have any hospital ships available to send.  —  President Donald Trump's announcement over the weekend that he would be sending a “great hospital boat” …
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New York Times:
Denmark Rejects Trump's Plan to Send Hospital Boat to Greenland
Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
Trump's Netflix threat is a warning to every CEO  — President Donald Trump wants Netflix to boot board member Susan Rice.  — Netflix wants Trump's approval for its planned purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery.  — Corporate governance isn't supposed to involve the White House.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats look deep into Trump country for 2026 House pickups  —  Democrats plan to invest in districts that went for President Trump in 2024 by as many as 18 percentage points in their efforts to retake the House by a decisive margin in November. … - Emboldened by strong Democratic performances …
Discussion: Washington Post, The Hill and Roll Call
NBC News:
Epstein files fallout: Tracking the resignations, firings and investigations  —  The release of millions of files related to investigations into Epstein is causing shockwaves around the globe, including the arrest of a former British prince.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE
Erin Cox / Washington Post:
Gov. Wes Moore's redistricting plan is poised to die.  He's still fighting.  —  Tuesday's candidate filing deadline marks the unofficial end of the window to redistrict Maryland ahead of the 2026 midterms.  Moore, a potential 2028 White House contender, refuses to concede defeat.
New York Times:
Fact-check: Trump's Latest Claims on Jobs, Inflation and Crime  —  Trends on jobs, inflation and crime that began before Donald Trump retook office continued, largely unabated, in his first year back.  —  In the days before his State of the Union address, President Trump has claimed to have ushered in a historic comeback.
Axios:
Dems eyeing 2028 are retreating from AI data centers  —  The AI backpedaling has begun: 2028 Democratic contenders who bet big on data centers are suddenly retreating amid a growing voter revolt. … - Just a few months ago, potential 2028 presidential candidates — including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker …
New York Times:
Judges Grow Angry Over Trump Administration Violating Their Orders  —  At least 35 times since August, federal judges have ordered the administration to explain why it should not be punished for violating their orders in immigration cases.  —  The judge was angry.
 
 
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Never Trump Republicans are still issuing dire warnings. Is anyone listening?
Discussion: Raw Story
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Iran Could Direct Proxies to Attack U.S. Targets Abroad, Officials Warn
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Atlantic Council
CBS News:
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Discussion: NewsMax.com
Associated Press:
Homeland Security suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs
Kelly Hooper / Politico:
RFK Jr.'s billionaire running mate is making a comedy about the pandemic
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The hidden ICE blueprint that should horrify every American
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