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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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” …

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 …

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.

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 …

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

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.

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 …

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

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 …

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.

The Human Cost of Trump's War on Science  —  Thirteen months into the second Trump administration, science, medicine and public health have been hijacked by a cadre of grifters and ideologues and by the politicians in obvious thrall to both.  Federal institutions have been all but dismantled.

Trump's law is crushing the next generation of RFK Jr. disciples … 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 …

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 …

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Homeland Security suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs  —  The Transportation Security Administration said Sunday that its PreCheck program would remain operational despite an earlier announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that the airport security service …