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5:05 PM ET, February 23, 2026

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Dominic Casciani / BBC:
Lord Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office  —  Summary  — Peter Mandelson has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office - read the police statement in full  — A short while ago Mandelson was seen leaving his London home with police officers
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Matt Honeycombe-Foster / Politico:
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.
New York Times:
U.K. Police Arrest Ex-Ambassador to U.S. Amid Epstein Accusations
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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 …
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New York Times:
Peter Attia Leaves CBS News Amid Epstein Files Fallout  —  Emails showed that the longevity influencer had provided medical advice to Jeffrey Epstein and had made crude comments about women.  —  The longevity influencer Peter Attia has resigned from his position as a contributor to CBS News …
Taijuan Moorman / USA Today:   Peter Attia exits CBS News as contributor after Epstein links
Politico:
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 …
Discussion: CBS News, CNN, New York Sun and Raw Story
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NBC News:
Trump appointee Aileen Cannon blocks release of Jack Smith's report on classified documents probe
Washington Post:
Judge Cannon orders secrecy for report on Trump classified-documents case
Discussion: The Post Millennial
CNN:
Trump's approval rating with independents hits a new low ahead of the State of the Union  —  When President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address Tuesday, he will face a public that increasingly questions his priorities and expresses broad doubts about whether his proposed policies …
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Marist Poll:
The State of the Union, February 2026  —  The State of the Union is Not Strong, Says a Majority  —  When thinking about the state of the union, a majority of Americans, say the United States is not very strong or not strong at all.  In fact, six in ten Americans think the country is worse off …
NBC News:
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 …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House scrambling to host hockey teams at State of the Union, Johnson says
Politico:
Mike Johnson: Congress unlikely to find ‘consensus’ to codify Trump's tariffs
Discussion: CNBC and MS NOW
Associated Press:
25 Mexican National Guard troops left dead during an operation that killed cartel leader ‘El Mencho’  —  Mexico Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said Monday 25 members of the National Guard were left dead in Jalisco in six separate attacks after the killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate Democrats push for Trump tariff rebates  —  Senate Democrats unveiled legislation that would force the Trump administration to issue refunds to individuals and entities hit hard by tariffs that were struck down last Friday by the Supreme Court.  The bill — spearheaded by Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon …
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Paul Bois / Breitbart:
Controversy Erupts After Man with Tourette Syndrome Shouts N-Word at Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo During BAFTAs  —  Controversy exploded online Sunday after a man with Tourette Syndrome shouted the N-word while actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented during the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs).
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Associated Press:
BBC and host apologize after racial slur shouted during BAFTA awards by guest with Tourette's
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Washington Post:
Trump's top general foresees acute risks in an attack on Iran  —  Gen. Dan Caine, the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, has cautioned that a lack of munitions and support from allies could mean greater danger for U.S. troops, people familiar with the discussions say.
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Axios:
Trump's top general warns of Iran strike risks
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Steve Kopack / NBC News:
E.U. hits the brakes on U.S. trade deal after Trump threatens 15% global tariffs  —  The pause is the latest fallout from the Supreme Court's ruling that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed emergency tariffs.  —  The European Parliament on Monday halted …
Aaron Parnas / The Parnas Perspective:
Major Update: Bombshell Epstein Developments as Trump Support Falls Ahead of State of the Union and FBI Director Faces Calls to Resign  —  Good morning everyone.  We are kicking off an absolutely packed and consequential week.  Major new developments in the Epstein case have emerged …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
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Juliegrace Brufke / 24sight News:
Texts From Late Staffer's Phone Show Rep. Gonzales Made Explicit Sexual Requests  —  Support independent journalism, $5/month, $50/year.  —  Embattled Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) made explicit sexual requests to his late congressional staffer who repeatedly resisted, according …
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Department of Homeland Security:
CALIFORNIA CALAMITY: Governor Gavin Newsom Pardons Criminal Illegal Alien Convicted for Attempted Murder and Assault with a Firearm  —  Gavin Newsom's pardon removed the attempted murderer's qualifying convictions that made him removable from the U.S.  —  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department …
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The White House:
National Angel Family Day, 2026
Roger Parloff / Lawfare:
Lessons from the Minnesota's Civil Contempt Case  —  “The government's understaffing and high case load is a problem of its own making,” a federal judge observed.  —  rparloff.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors  —  On Feb. 18, 2026, after a 90-minute hearing, U.S. District Judge Laura Provinzino …
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New York Times:
Judges Grow Angry Over Trump Administration Violating Their Orders
The Guardian:
I am a 15-year-old girl.  Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day  —  Anonymous  —  Objectification, hate, rape threats: the politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I see
Politico:
RFK Jr.'s endorsement of Trump's plan to boost US herbicide production threatens MAGA-MAHA alliance … 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 …
Ilya Somin / The Dispatch:
The Supreme Court Spurns a Presidential Power Grab … On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled on three cases challenging President Donald Trump's massive system of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA). … The decision is important for its impact on tariffs …
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Jane Winik Sartwell / Raleigh News & Observer:
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 …
Discussion: BizPac Review
Reuters:
Top Noem aide entered cockpit before firing pilot over missing blanket, sources say  —  Top U.S. homeland security aide Corey Lewandowski entered the cockpit of a government jet uninvited during a flight last year, after which he fired a pilot over a misplaced blanket, two people familiar with the matter said.
Discussion: Esquire
Daniel Richman / New York Times:
The Epstein Files Should Never Have Been Released  —  Every day seems to bring new reports of financiers, academics, politicians and royalty (among others) who cozied up to Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender whose predation took a horrendous toll on innocent lives.
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Trump Gets Back at ‘supreme court’ by Revoking Capital Letters  —  The U.S. Supreme Court has angered President Trump plenty of times.  But it's rare for the Court to deliver as big a blow as it did last week, when it ruled in a 6-3 decision that Trump can't impose his sweeping tariffs under an emergency law.
 
 
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NBC News:
House Democrats bringing Jeffrey Epstein survivors to Trump's State of the Union speech
Jessica Dickler / CNBC:
The odds of Trump's $2,000 tariff dividend checks are ‘now effectively zero,’ expert says
Discussion: NPR and HuffPost
Alfred Ng / Politico:
DHS accused of using surveillance tech to track legal observers in Maine
Discussion: NPR
 Earlier Items: 
Riya Misra / Politico:
Netflix CEO shrugs off Trump demands as Warner Bros. deal looms
Edgar Sandoval / New York Times:
Key Witness Who Disputed ICE Account of Fatal Texas Shooting Dies in Car Accident
Discussion: San Antonio Current and Raw Story
Noah Lanard / Mother Jones:
New Details From Epstein Files Reveal Lutnick Had Years-Long Business Tie With Sex Offender
Discussion: New Republic
The Hill:
Patel sparks outrage partying with Team USA as MAGA cheers him on
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
February 22, 2026  —  On February 6, four direct descendants of President Theodore Roosevelt wrote …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Republican Party Has a Nazi Problem
Discussion: Townhall
 

 
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Wired:
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