Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency  —  Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.  —  Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination …

Leaked photo briefly derails Hillary Clinton deposition … - Johnson posted the image of the closed-door proceeding on X, writing that Boebert shared the photo with him.  — Hillary Clinton is testifying before the panel as part of the committee's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

ICE Agents Arrest Student Inside Columbia Building, School Says  —  Federal officials had misrepresented themselves to gain access, according to the university.  Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump had told him the student would “be released imminently.”

Kansas informs trans residents their driver's licenses become invalid on Thursday … Transgender Kansans are being informed on the eve of a new state law going into effect that their driver's licenses will be considered invalid as of Thursday.  —  “Please note that the Legislature …

Former Trump surgeon general: Considering Casey Means is ‘incomprehensible’  —  Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams is again raising doubts about President Trump's surgeon general nominee Casey Means, arguing she lacks the qualifications needed for the role.

DOJ reviewing if Epstein files with Trump allegations were wrongly withheld  —  Three summaries of interviews the FBI conducted in 2019 with a woman who had accused Trump of sexual assault are missing from the files, it has been reported.  —  The Justice Department said Thursday …

Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories  —  Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.

Republicans are freaking out over Texas Senate race  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the man to beat ahead of Tuesday's primary — and could put Senate Republicans' majority at risk … If Cornyn loses the primary, Senate Republicans worry they could be forced to spend hundreds …

2/26/26☀️ AM: … Senate Majority Leader John Thune is facing relentless pressure from all directions as he navigates a politically perilous — and MAGA-driven — fight over legislation requiring ID and proof of citizenship to vote. … It all centers around a push to use the …

Judge: IRS broke law ‘approximately 42,695 times’ in giving DHS data  —  A court on Thursday issued an opinion on a data-sharing agreement between the taxpayer agency and federal immigration authorities.  —  A federal judge has found that the Internal Revenue Service violated federal law …

Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers  —  More citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life made easily affordable by the U.S.'s enviable salaries.  “I wasn't expecting to be surrounded by this many Americans.”  —  In its 250th year, is America, land of immigration, becoming a country of emigration?

Trans inmate's lawyers claim “egregious retaliation” in violation of court order  —  An alarming emergency motion filed on Wednesday night alleged “flagrant violations” by the Trump administration of a federal court order that it not retaliate against witnesses who are providing information …

Wiles “in shock” over FBI phone-record subpoena  —  FBI Director Kash Patel says the FBI under President Biden subpoenaed his phone records and those of Susie Wiles, who ran President Trump's campaign and is now White House chief of staff, when they were private citizens.

New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000  —  The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums.  But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.  — 1.2k  —  The Trump administration's proposed new rules …

Exclusive: US aims to bring in 4,500 white South Africans per month as refugees, document says  —  The U.S. aims to process 4,500 refugee applications from white South Africans per month, far above President Donald Trump's stated refugee program cap, and is installing trailers on embassy property …

4Chan knew about Jeffrey Epstein's death 38 minutes before the rest of the world.  The FBI tried to figure out how.  —  Follow Jacob Shamsian … - A 4Chan user posted about Jeffrey Epstein's death before anyone else.  — The Epstein Files show how the FBI tried to identify who the person was.

Trump's State of the Union Reminds Us the Republican Party Is Truly Lost  —  Donald Trump's State of the Union speech offered little in the way of new talking points.  He railed against illegal immigrants, falsely touted a booming economy, praised his precious tariffs, and repeatedly castigated his Democratic opponents.

This CA City Might Elect the First of Its Kind, a Registered Sex Offender  —  In a new low for the state of California, a registered child sex offender, Rene Campos, has announced his candidacy for the Fresno City Council.  If elected, he would become the first convicted sex offender elected to office in the Golden State.

Jonathan Majors Makes Movie Comeback In Daily Wire Action Pic Filming This Week In South Carolina … Kyle Rankin (Run Hide Fight) is directing from his own screenplay.  The title, plot and other cast are being kept under wraps for now, but the story is said to be in the vein of '80s …

Democrats in four states seek to bar ICE employees from future civil service jobs  —  Bills aim to make ICE employees ineligible for jobs in law enforcement, public education and state civil service  —  Supercharged by billions in dollars from Congress, Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

What FCC Chair Brendan Carr's call for ‘pro-America’ content is really about  —  Here's why the MAGA regulatory bully's call for broadcasters to “voluntarily” produce “patriotic, pro-America content” has an air of menace to it.  —  Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr apparently …

Trump's next tariff fight: Keeping the money … Supreme Court justices left the question of how the refunds for the rest of companies should be handled to a lower court, something even Trump himself appeared baffled over during a press conference with reporters on Friday.

DOJ sues 5 more states for access to voter rolls … Trump has repeatedly threatened to “nationalize” elections in recent weeks, alarming election officials across the political spectrum.  —  While access to election information varies by jurisdiction, states generally release redacted versions …

DHS admits it deported more than 80 DACA recipients … In the letter, Noem claimed that 241 of the 261 people who were detained had “criminal histories,” but did not elaborate on the charges they faced.  Since the Trump administration returned to the White House, U.S. immigration officers …

Churches say threat of ICE enforcement is violating their religious rights … “The president said that religious freedom is important to him,” said Ingrid Rasmussen, the lead pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, referring to President Donald Trump's State of the Union remarks.

How Jeffrey Epstein sought to infiltrate the justice system  —  Jeffrey Epstein didn't beat the justice system by accident.  —  For decades, the New York financier curated a network of influential people — politicians, business titans, media figures and academics — whom he leveraged …

World Economic Forum chief Børge Brende quits over Epstein links  —  Probe into president's ties to sex offender has disrupted succession planning at forum  —  The president and chief executive of the World Economic Forum, Børge Brende, has announced his resignation following …

U.S.-funded international broadcaster sends new round of resignation offers to employees … The agency gave employees a March 9 deadline to accept the package, just before Lamberth's expected ruling.  The notice comes two weeks after Congress approved funding for VOA that amounts to four times the amount that Lake asked.