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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 …
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Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:
FBI chief shown in raucous locker room celebration during Olympics trip
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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 …
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 …
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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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Tad Friend / New Yorker:
James Talarico Puts His Faith in Texas Voters — The Senate candidate believes that Democrats can win by appealing to higher values. Can he succeed in the age of Trump? — After the 8:30 a.m. service at the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas, Senior Pastor Amos Disasa brought two worshippers to his office for a prearranged chat.
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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.
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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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Iran Could Direct Proxies to Attack U.S. Targets Abroad, Officials Warn
Iran Could Direct Proxies to Attack U.S. Targets Abroad, Officials Warn
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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 …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The tariffs ruling is the right result from a terrible process — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🏛️ Subscribe to PN 🏛️ — If you're trying to make sense of the Supreme Court's decision last Friday in Learning Resources v. Trump, well, good luck.
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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 …
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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.
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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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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 …
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Raw Story
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court will decide if marijuana users may be barred from owning guns — On March 2, the justices will hear their second major Second Amendment case of the Supreme Court's current term. United States v. Hemani asks whether Congress may make it a crime for an “unlawful user” of marijuana to possess a gun.
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 …
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 …
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Washington Post, The Hill and Roll Call
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 …
Katherine Alejandra Cross / Liberal Currents:
What Trump Sells Is Impunity — Trump stands out in the GOP not for his racism, but his vision of emancipatory irresponsibility. — On January 10, 2025, a 23-year-old woman was shot to death by her father after a heated argument about Donald Trump. Lucy Harrison, a UK citizen and fashion buyer …
Telegraph:
Exclusive: Epstein hid secret files in storage units across US — Paedophile paid private detectives to remove equipment from his home in apparent attempt to thwart investigators, Telegraph can reveal — Poppy Wood. Neil Johnston , Senior News Reporter. Hayley Dixon , Special Correspondent, in Florida
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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.
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
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Fox News
Anna Griffin / New York Times:
In Washington State, Democrats Consider Breaking a Taboo: Taxing the Rich — The state where Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates made fortunes might have progressive social policies, but its resistance to an income tax is similar to conservative states. That might change.
