SecDef Hegseth Announces Trans Scouts In Scouting America Will Be Outed, Segregated  —  The policy is the latest in a trend of organizations capitulating to Trump over transgender people. … Nine years ago, the Boy Scouts of America announced that it would begin accepting transgender youth into the program.

KAMALA HARRIS MAKES LAST-MINUTE PITCH FOR JASMINE CROCKETT WITH ROBOCALL  —  HTML PLAIN TEXT  —  Former Vice President Kamala Harris has recorded a robocall for U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett to turn out voters for the Dallas congresswoman in Tuesday's hard-fought Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.

Democratic lawmakers push back on Paramount's potential takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren called the deal an “antitrust disaster,” while California's attorney general vowed a “vigorous” investigation.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE

Bill Clinton denies knowledge of Epstein's crimes: ‘I saw nothing’  —  Former President Bill Clinton said he had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's criminal conduct and “did nothing wrong,” according to opening remarks released publicly on Friday as he appeared for a closed-door deposition before the House oversight committee.

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.

Iran Is Far From Building ICBMs, Experts Say, Despite Trump Warning  —  U.S. demands Tehran curb its missile ambitions, but Iran denies seeking intercontinental ballistic missile  —  Iran would need to master significant technological challenges before it could field an intercontinental …

Hegseth cancels troop attendance at top-ranked schools  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the cancellation of members of the military attending some of the country's top-ranked colleges and universities on Friday, beginning academic year 2026-2027, arguing the schools are teaching the …

Government Agencies Raise Alarms About Use of Elon Musk's Grok Chatbot  —  Warnings about xAI's safety and reliability preceded Pentagon decision to approve Grok for use in classified settings.  —  Officials at multiple federal agencies have raised concerns about the safety and reliability …

FEMA taps billions for disasters, warning Democrats of ‘dire’ shutdown impact  —  The Trump administration spent more than half of the balance in the nation's disaster relief fund this week, pointing to that dwindling aid as means to pressure Democrats into yielding in Department of Homeland Security funding negotiations.

Israelis No Longer Ahead in Americans' Middle East Sympathies  —  Israel still viewed more favorably; support for two-state solution highest since 2003  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Forty-one percent of Americans now say they sympathize more with the Palestinians in the Middle East situation, while 36% sympathize more with the Israelis.

U.S. Says Staff Can Leave Israel, Urging Speed, as Possible Iran Strike Looms  —  In an email to embassy workers Friday morning, Ambassador Mike Huckabee warned them that if they wanted to leave Israel, they “should do so TODAY.”  —  With the threat of a U.S. strike on Iran looming …

911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center  —  EMS crews were called to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas at least 11 times since September for children in medical distress, records show.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE

Kansas revokes driver's licenses from trans residents in latest assault on rights  —  Law demanding IDs match ‘sex at birth’ also includes bathroom ban provision for trans people in public buildings  —  Transgender Kansas residents have begun receiving letters from the state's department …

Classified Report Finds Kristi Noem Created Security Vulnerabilities at Airports  —  Noem's handling of issue related to allowing travelers to keep shoes on at checkpoints fits pattern of incidents that have alarmed some national-security officials  —  Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem …

Departing CBS News producer claims political bias as Paramount poised to buy Warner Bros  —  Mary Walsh, leaving after 46 years, says staffers told to ‘aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum’  —  A veteran CBS News producer who is leaving the network after 46 years …

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 …

Same Brutal ICE.  Now Stealthier.  —  What approach should Donald Trump take to rigging this year's midterms?  A coalition of hardcore MAGA activists has a few ideas.  The Washington Post reports that activists “who say they are in coordination with the White House” are circulating …

Trump told FBI Director Kash Patel he didn't like his Olympics hijinks  —  Trump told Patel directly that he wasn't pleased about his viral locker-room partying with the U.S. men's hockey team, as well as his use of a government jet to travel to Italy.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE

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.

Trump Media & Technology Group in talks to spin off Truth Social  —  Trump Media & Technology Group said Friday it is in talks to spin off Truth Social into a new publicly traded company. … - TMTG businesses including Truth Social would merge with a blank-check company called Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp.

Read the draft emergency executive order for Trump to take control of elections  —  A draft emergency executive order to declare a national emergency to allow President Donald Trump to take unprecedented control over voting is being circulated by anti-voting activists who said they are in coordination with the White House.

Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English instead  —  Press 2 for Spanish ... accent?  For months, callers to the Washington state Department of Licensing who have requested automated service in Spanish have instead heard an AI voice speaking English in a strong Spanish accent.

The US surpassed 1,100 measles cases in two months.  Expect more deaths next  —  Vaccines Children's health Federal agencies  —  The US has recorded more than 1,100 measles cases so far this year, according to data published Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Elon Musk's Secret Web of Companies in Texas  —  The megabillionaire was tied to about 90 companies in the state, which he uses for everything from paying nannies to buying land to supporting Donald Trump's re-election, according to a Times examination.  —  In 2020, Elon Musk announced …