Ahead of State of the Union, Trump's approval falls to new low of 37%  —  The new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll finds Democrats leading on the generic ballot by 10 points among registered voters, and Trump approval on immigration falling to -15 … Tonight, Donald Trump will deliver …

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump  —  The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds.  It also removed some documents from the public database …

‘Crisis of his own making’: Donald Trump weighs another war with Iran  —  The US military build-up was designed to coerce Tehran — but has failed  —  After weeks of urging Iran to make a deal, Donald Trump on Monday posted a video from Fox News host Mark Levin, making the case that negotiating with Iran was now pointless.

Trump to Sell the Economy During State of the Union Address  —  The president is expected to argue that the country is ‘strong, prosperous and respected’ as it enters its 250th year  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump will use his State of the Union address to sell the public on the economy …

U.S. women's hockey team declines Trump's State of the Union invitation  —  The players “were honored to be included and are grateful for the acknowledgement,” according to a team statement that cited previously scheduled commitments.  —  The U.S. women's hockey team declined an invitation …

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.

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.

The Looming Taiwan Chip Disaster That Silicon Valley Has Long Ignored … Federal officials have for years tried to wean Silicon Valley from its dependence on Taiwan, an island democracy roughly the size of Maryland that makes 90 percent of the world's high-end computer chips.

What a mission-driven press must do in this time of crisis  —  It keeps getting worse, doesn't it?  —  In the past week, the president of the United States has trashed the Supreme Court justices who ruled against his unilateral imposition of tariffs, calling them a “disgrace” to the nation.

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.

2/24/26☀️ AM:  —  But now it's going to be nearly impossible.  —  A growing chorus of House and Senate Republicans want to use the fast-track budget reconciliation process to codify Trump's global tariff regime following last week's Supreme Court blockbuster decision.

Trump's Latest Deportation Tactic: Targeting Immigrants With Minor Family Court Cases  —  Should a person be deported because once, a decade and a half ago, they left their toddlers home alone for a half hour to buy them pajamas at Walmart?  That's what the Trump administration is arguing …

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.

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 …

U.S. has breached trade deal and Europe is ready to retaliate, top trade lawmaker tells CNBC … The U.S. has breached the terms of its trade deal with the European Union and the bloc is ready to retaliate if necessary, a top EU trade lawmaker told CNBC.  —  “We wanted to have really stability and predictability.

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.

AI Added ‘Basically Zero’ to US Economic Growth Last Year, Goldman Sachs Says  —  Imported chips and hardware mean the AI investments are translating into US GDP growth.  —  Meta, Amazon, Google, OpenAI, and other tech companies spent billions last year investing in AI.

The State of the Union for Small Business Is Dismal  —  Donald Trump's State of the Union is unlike any of the President's preceding him because America isn't working the way it used to.  —  Small businesses, which have fewer than 500 employees and account for almost half of private sector payrolls …

Exclusive: Iran nears deal to buy supersonic anti-ship missiles from China  —  Iran is close to a deal with China to purchase anti-ship cruise missiles, according to six people with knowledge of the negotiations, just as the United States deploys a vast naval force near the Iranian coast ahead …

Why The State Of The Union Boycotters Have It Right  —  And what they can teach the rest of the party about winning friends and influencing people.  —  Don't look now, but Democrats are divided again—this time over whether to dignify Donald Trump's State of the Union address with their attendance.

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.

Words & Phrases  —  The Constitution does not specify that the State of the Union address (SOTU) must be verbally delivered.  We have President Woodrow Wilson to blame thank for that innovation.  The SOTU need not be given every year.  The Constitution merely states that the president …

Senators tell CFTC to make clear ban on prediction market contracts involving deaths … Six Democratic senators told the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in a previously unreported letter that they have strong concerns about prediction market contracts “that incentivize physical injury or death …

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 …