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 …

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 …

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.

Ex-ICE instructor testifies that agency slashed officer training, lied to Congress  —  A former instructor for Immigration and Customs Enforcement told congressional Democrats the agency has cut “vital classes” from mandatory training for recruits.  —  A former instructor for U.S. Immigration …

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 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 …

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.

Former UK ambassador Mandelson released on bail after arrest in Epstein probe  —  Police in Britain said Peter Mandelson, the former U.K. ambassador to the United States, has been released on bail after he was arrested in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein.

RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years.  Now he's backing their production  —  For years as an environmental lawyer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. crusaded against a controversial herbicide ingredient known as glyphosate, even winning a landmark case against chemical giant Monsanto by arguing …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Trump Supporter Learns Hard Way ICE Doesn't Just Target ‘Worst of the Worst’  —  LEOPARDS EATING FACES  —  A New Jersey couple can't believe “we were MAGA” after their immigration ordeal.  —  A Donald Trump supporter is regretting voting for the president after her husband was swept up in the administration's immigration clampdown.

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.

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 …

‘Abolish ICE’ gets most votes in Chicago snowplow-naming contest; ‘Stephen Coldbert’ also a winner  —  When it comes to putting a name to Chicago's annual battle against its infamously inclement weather, it turns out that the practical is also the political.

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.

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 …

Why DHS suddenly reversed course on suspending TSA PreCheck  —  The Department of Homeland Security has said Global Entry, a program run by Customs and Border Protection, will remain paused.  —  The Department of Homeland Security's plans to temporarily suspend TSA PreCheck were conceived …