Pentagon Flags Risks of a Major Operation Against Iran  —  The warnings have been led by Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, within the Defense Department and during meetings of the National Security Council  —  WASHINGTON—The Pentagon is raising concerns to President Trump …

The odds of Trump's $2,000 tariff dividend checks are ‘now effectively zero,’ expert says … The Supreme Court struck down a centerpiece of President Donald Trump's tariff agenda on Friday, also dealing a blow to the possibility of sending so-called tariff dividend checks to families, experts say.

U.S. Women's Hockey Team declines Trump's invitation to the State of the Union  —  President Donald Trump invited the men's and women's hockey teams after both won gold medals in overtime games against Canada.  —  The U.S. Women's Hockey Team said it is declining President Donald Trump's invitation …

Peter Attia Out at CBS News After Epstein Files Correspondence Disclosures (Exclusive)  —  The longevity researcher and health influencer had been named a contributor to CBS by Bari Weiss last month.  —  Longevity guru Dr. Peter Attia is stepping aside as a contributor to CBS News …

Trump's Suddenly High-Stakes State of the Union  —  Here's how much things have changed since Donald Trump last addressed Congress: A year ago, he shouted out a beaming Elon Musk, who was watching in the gallery.  —  At the time, Trump was triumphant.  But tomorrow night …

Jeanine Pirro's office shelves pursuit of Democrats over social video, sources say  —  A federal grand jury in D.C. unanimously rejected the attempt to indict six lawmakers who told military and intelligence community members on social media not to obey unlawful orders.

Peter Mandelson arrested amid Epstein fallout  —  LONDON —Former U.K. ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson was arrested Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, amid scrutiny of his association with Jeffrey Epstein.  —  Metropolitan Police officers attended Mandelson's home in northwest London on Monday afternoon.

Liberals at war with each other (and BBC) over the Tourette's sufferer who yelled N-word at black stars  —  The evening was just beginning, the atmosphere was warming up, the guests had all been seated without any major hiccups - and everyone was looking forward to a night celebrating the stars of British film and the wider industry.

Texts show Rep. Tony Gonzales sent sexually explicit messages to staffer  —  Ahead of his March 3 primary, the Texas Republican faced an Office of Congressional Conduct investigation into an alleged affair with a staff member, who died by suicide in September.

RFK Jr. says we need more herbicide production, stunning his followers … Hari and other MAHA advocates made their displeasure known last week after Trump signed the executive order.  It not only calls for more domestic production of phosphorus, an element used in defense products …

Susan Rice is right.  Now Netflix must choose.  —  Susan Rice chooses her words carefully.  She does not issue warnings lightly.  —  As national security advisor, U.N. Ambassador, and one of the nation's most experienced foreign policy experts, she has spent her career dealing with hard realities and speaking with precision.

NC House candidate fired from community college after calling Charlie Kirk racist  —  A Coastal Carolina Community College psychology instructor, who is also running to represent Onslow County in the NC House, was fired from his job after the conservative advocacy organization Turning Point USA posted …

U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean kills 3  —  The attack by the military comes less than a week after the head of U.S. Southern Command visited Caracas, Venezuela.  —  The U.S. struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, the military announced Monday afternoon.

ICE whistleblower testifies to Congress about minimal training  —  A whistleblower from Immigration and Customs Enforcement testified at a congressional forum Monday that the agency is “lying to Congress and the American people” about its training of new recruits.

Family member of armed man who breached Mar-a-Lago perimeter describes personality, politics  —  Austin Tucker Martin's cousin says the 21-year-old was from a family of ‘big Trump supporters’ and 'wouldn't even hurt an ant'  —  The cousin of an armed man shot and killed after driving …

France curtails US Ambassador Kushner's government access after he fails to obey summons  —  US Ambassador Charles Kushner “did not appear” after being formally summoned over comments the Trump administration made about the killing of a far-right activist in France, the foreign ministry said on Monday.

Anthropic Accuses Chinese Companies of Siphoning Data From Claude  —  The allegations mirror those of OpenAI, which told House lawmakers that DeepSeek used ‘distillation’ to improve models  —  U.S. artificial-intelligence startup Anthropic said three Chinese AI companies set …

Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit to Stop Construction of Unlawful ICE Detention Facility in Washington County  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Lawsuit Challenges Federal Purchase of Warehouse Without Required Environmental Review or State Consultation  —  BALTIMORE, MD …

Judge Cannon permanently blocks release of Jack Smith report … The Trump-appointed judge said releasing the report now would “contravene basic notions of fairness and justice” and amount to a “manifest injustice” because the case never reached a jury.  It could also risk revealing information protected …

Coast Guard investigating swastika found at recruit training center  —  The incident in New Jersey follows a controversy last year when officials temporarily downgraded the hate symbol to “potentially divisive” in the service's workplace harassment manual.  —  The U.S. Coast Guard has opened …

Neal Dunn says he'll serve out term, quashing resignation rumors  —  Rep. Neal Dunn plans to serve out the rest of his term, a spokesperson said Monday, addressing rumors that the Florida Republican would resign early and potentially put the GOP House majority at risk.

Newsom's message to the Democratic Party: Be more ‘culturally normal’  —  California Governor Gavin Newsom sits down with CNN's Dana Bash to talk about the future of the Democratic Party.  He says the party should be “less prone to spending disproportionate amount of time on pronouns, identity politics.

FBI's “Stand Down” Directive to NYPD on Jeffrey Epstein Investigations, and More  —  Just five days after Jeffrey Epstein's arrest in the summer of 2019, federal authorities “directed” the New York Police Department to “stand down” its investigations related to Epstein, new documents released by the Department of Justice show.

Trump allies defend Nicki Minaj over bot accusations … Waltz wrote that Minaj's popularity is evidence that the bot allegation is untrue.  —  “I also don't think the most popular female rapper of all time needs “bots” to boost her content on social media,” Waltz said.