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8:25 AM ET, February 23, 2026

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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, NOTUS and Mediaite
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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 …
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.
Discussion: Political Wire
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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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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 …
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
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Atlantic Council
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.
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
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Jason Willick / Washington Post:
Neil Gorsuch has Elena Kagan dead to rights
Discussion: One First and Reason
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: The Forward, RedState and NewsMax.com
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
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
That 1930s Feeling  —  How dark fringes reached the center of the Republican Party  —  over the past few months, during his agency's chaotic crackdowns in Chicago and Minneapolis, the U.S. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino has worn an unusual uniform: a wide-lapel greatcoat with brass buttons and stars along one sleeve.
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
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 …
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 …
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
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
Discussion: New York Post and NewsMax.com
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
Discussion: 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.
 
 
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Ande Richards / New Jersey Online:
This N.J. Trump voter's husband was detained by ICE: 'I thought they'd focus on criminals.'
Associated Press:
US says ambassador's comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Dems will roll out their perfect agent of subterfuge, Abigail Spanberger, in response to SOTU
Discussion: Fox News
New York Times:
Judges Grow Angry Over Trump Administration Violating Their Orders
Jeneen Interlandi / New York Times:
The Human Cost of Trump's War on Science
Erin Cox / Washington Post:
Gov. Wes Moore's redistricting plan is poised to die. He's still fighting.
Reuters:
New Dutch PM Jetten faces uphill task as minority government installed
Discussion: Bloomberg and Politico
 Earlier Items: 
Paige Skinner / HuffPost:
A Voice Sounding Like Trump Called Into C-SPAN And His Name Was A Pseudonym Trump Has Reportedly Used
Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
Trump's Netflix threat is a warning to every CEO
Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Trump to honor Laken Riley and other ‘angel families’ ahead of State of the Union address
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Independent
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
Discussion: CounterPunch
Washington Post:
Trump's talk of sending a hospital ship to Greenland puzzles leaders
Leslie Josephs / CNBC:
DHS abruptly reverses course on suspending TSA PreCheck
 

 
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K.J. Yossman / Variety:
BAFTA host Alan Cumming thanks the audience for its “understanding” after outbursts from Tourette's campaigner John Davidson that weren't cut from the broadcast

Thor Benson / Long Lead Presents:
Q&A with TPM founder Josh Marshall on the rise of independent journalism, early blogging vs. newsletters, and feeling bullish about the media ecosystem

Matt Grobar / Deadline:
Comedians weigh risks of video podcast licensing deals with Netflix, which would require them to remove new episodes from YouTube, potentially alienating fans

 
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