Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth  —  Earlier today, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared on X that he is directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply chain risk.  This action follows months of negotiations that reached an impasse over two exceptions …

‘Not a done deal’: California vows ‘vigorous’ review of Paramount-Warner Bros takeover  —  Attorney general says $111bn deal will be investigated amid concerns over monopoly power and job losses  —  Rob Bonta, California's attorney general, said his office will investigate …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Voting rights groups sue Georgia for refusing to release voter purge records  —  Pro-voting groups sued Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) for refusing to turn over key records related to his office's sweeping 2025 voter roll purge — a purge that canceled nearly 471,000 registrations, about 6% of the state's voters.

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.

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.

SecDef Hegseth Announces Trans Scouts In Scouting America Will Be Outed, Segregated  —  Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.  —  Nine years ago, the Boy Scouts of America announced …

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 …

Scouting America Statement Concerning Department of War Announcement.  —  Scouting America issued the following statement today following the Department of War's announcement.  —  Scouting America is proud to uphold our longstanding commitment to military families across the globe through a renewed …

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

How Kansas Republicans weaponized the law to target 300 trans driver's license holders  —  SB 244 was put into effect virtually overnight, causing chaos, panic and fear in the trans community. … Gabriel's mother called him crying on Thursday with some news: A new Kansas law invalidating …

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.

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.

Judges question Pam Bondi's social media posts on Minnesota arrests … The judge said Bondi's posting of the names and arrest photos undercut prosecutors' request for an order to prohibit defense attorneys from publicly disclosing personal information about immigration agents involved in the case against Flores.

RFK Jr. suggests buying liver or ‘cheap cuts’ instead of steak  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday suggested people eat liver or “cheap cuts” in response to the high cost of beef.  —  “This is true all over the country.  There's a lot of good food in grocery stores that goes away.

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 …

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

The Diplomats Who Carry Trump's Grievances Abroad  —  Some of the president's ambassadors keep getting into needless conflicts.  —  American diplomats are supposed to represent the nation, advocate for the interests and policies of the U.S. government, and stay on generally good terms with the country to which they're assigned.

Trump says he's thinking of putting Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Supreme Court  —  President Donald Trump on Friday said he was considering nominating Republican Senator Ted Cruz for a future seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, although Cruz last month said he was not interested.

Iran Designated as a State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention  —  Today, I am designating Iran as a State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention.  When the Iranian regime seized power 47 years ago, Ayatollah Khomeini consolidated his control of power by endorsing the hostage taking of U.S. embassy staff.

The ‘Crazy’ Plot to Release the Epstein Files  —  Early last year, Republicans from the House Judiciary Committee were invited to a private dinner at the Justice Department.  Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky remembers asking his then girlfriend, now wife, what he should ask Attorney General Pam Bondi.