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7:55 AM ET, February 27, 2026

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About Netflix:
Netflix Declines to Raise Offer for Warner Bros.  —  Netflix, Inc. today announced that it has declined to raise its offer for Warner Bros. Netflix had earlier received notice from Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) that its Board of Directors has determined Paramount Skydance's (PSKY) …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
CNN Braces for Ellison's Control … On Thursday afternoon, shortly after Netflix boss Ted Sarandos departed the White House following meetings with Donald Trump's chief of staff and the Justice Department, the streamer issued a statement stunning the entertainment industry.
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Paramount Wins Bidding War for Warner Discovery After Netflix Drops Out  —  Netflix said it wouldn't match Paramount's revised offer for the storied entertainment company  —  Paramount Skydance emerged victorious in the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix said it wouldn't match …
New York Times:
For CNN, a Change in Ownership Means a Suddenly Uncertain Future  —  Paramount's apparent victory over Netflix in securing Warner Bros. Discovery has led to concerns within the CNN newsroom.  —  Once again, CNN is facing an uncertain fate.  —  Netflix's stunning surrender on Thursday …
Discussion: The Wrap and Bloomberg
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
With Paramount set to take over WBD, Trump just steered a major news outlet into the hands of a crony
New York Times:
Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover
Annie Karni / New York Times:
In Tense Deposition, Hillary Clinton Denies Knowing Epstein or His Crimes  —  After resisting testifying for months, the former secretary of state entered the session defiant, and grew irate after a Republican leaked a photo from inside the room.  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton …
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Politico:
'You'll have to ask my husband:' House Republicans say Hillary Clinton punted questions on Epstein
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Leaked photo briefly derails Hillary Clinton deposition
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Democrats fume after Boebert leaks deposition photo of Hillary Clinton: ‘Clown show’
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Vance: ‘No chance’ U.S. will be in drawn-out war in Middle East  —  In an interview with The Washington Post, Vance says he remains a “skeptic of foreign military interventions.”  —  ABOARD AIR FORCE TWO — Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that while military strikes …
Discussion: Fox News, MS NOW, New York Post and The Hill
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New York Times:
In Trump's Case for War, a Series of False or Unproven Claims  —  Key elements of the Trump administration's arguments this week for another military campaign against Iran do not hold up.  —  As they made their public case this week for another American military campaign against Iran …
Discussion: The Dispatch
Reuters:
Trump Iranian missile claim unsupported by U.S. intelligence, say sources
Discussion: MeidasTouch News and Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
In Iran Talks, U.S. Brings Tough Demands, Growing Military Presence
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
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 …
Linley Sanders / Associated Press:
Americans' sympathies in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have shifted dramatically, new poll shows  —  American sympathies in the Middle East have shifted dramatically toward the Palestinians, according to new Gallup polling, after decades of overwhelming support for the Israelis.
Discussion: Gallup
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Avery Lotz / Axios:   America's slipping sympathy for Israel
Punchbowl News:
Crenshaw has Texas primary problems … House GOP leaders are growing increasingly concerned about Crenshaw's fate next Tuesday as he faces a strong challenge from state Rep. Steve Toth. … That's a clear sign that the incumbent's allies see the challenger as a serious threat, even though Toth has spent very little money himself.
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
New poll: Democrats' real problem isn't being too liberal — it's being seen as too weak  —  This article is the last in a four-part series presenting findings from the latest Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll, conducted February 18-20 among 1,566 U.S. adults.  The margin of error is +/- 2.5 percentage points.
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Ingrid Jacques / USA Today:
Democrats keep grandstanding against what Americans want
Associated Press:
Lawmakers say US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone  —  The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, according to members of Congress, and the Federal Aviation Administration responded by closing more airspace near El Paso, Texas.
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Politico:
FAA shuts down airspace in Texas near previous abrupt closure
Discussion: New York Times and KVIA-TV
Anthropic:
Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War  —  I believe deeply in the existential importance of using AI to defend the United States and other democracies, and to defeat our autocratic adversaries.  —  Anthropic has therefore worked proactively to deploy …
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Hadas Gold / CNN:
Anthropic rejects latest Pentagon offer: ‘We cannot in good conscience accede to their request’
Geoff Kelly / Investigative Post:
Timeline: Burmese refugee's arrest to death  —  Police body camera footage of confrontation between police and Nurul Amin Shah Alam in February of last year.  —  Buffalo police last year Tasered, beat and arrested the Burmese refugee who was found dead Tuesday in downtown …
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Justice Department Sues 5 States, Most Republican-Led, for Voter Data  —  The Trump administration sued Utah, Oklahoma and West Virginia, as well as Kentucky and West Virginia, to obtain unredacted voter registration databases in pursuit of baseless claims of voter fraud.
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
DOJ sues 5 more states for access to voter rolls
Discussion: Fox News and Scripps News
The Guardian:
Epstein files contain explicit but unsubstantiated claim that Trump abused minor  —  Department of Justice did not release FBI memos when it uploaded millions of pages of files beginning in December  —  Three memos that describe four interviews conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation …
Discussion: The Hill
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Gillian Brockell:
Noem's luxury ‘deportation’ jet is the tip of the ICE-berg  —  NBC News reported last week what avgeeks and ICE watchers have been talking about for months: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been flying around on a recently acquired luxury Boeing 737.
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Trump-MAHA split complicates midterm agenda  —  The Trump administration's 2026 health care agenda is shaping up to look pretty different from last year's — and that's not going over very well with some of the “Make America Healthy Again” faithful. … - But there's still plenty …
U.S. Embassy Jerusalem:
Travel Advisory Update: Authorized Departure of Non-Emergency U.S. Government Personnel and Family Members of Personnel from U.S. Mission Israel.  —  Updated to reflect the authorized departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members of U.S. government personnel to leave Israel.
Discussion: Bloomberg, CBS News and Raw Story
 
 
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Punchbowl News:
2/27/26☀️ AM: … House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has even started using the term …
Michael Kruse / Politico:
'I Don't Know That I'll Ever Be OK With Myself'
Foreign Policy:
Trump's New Tariffs Are Also Illegal
Damien Cox / Toronto Star:
Auston Matthews made his choice, seemingly putting Trump ahead of the Leafs
NBC News:
Unions privately urge Chuck Schumer and Democratic leaders to stay out of Maine's Senate primary
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Natalie Fertig / Politico:
Denver authorizes police to protect anti-ICE protesters
Reuters:
Exclusive: US aims to bring in 4,500 white South Africans per month as refugees, document says
Discussion: Raw Story
Simon J. Levien / Politico:
Trump's surgeon general pick, Casey Means, still lacks votes for confirmation
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Washington Post
 

 
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