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.

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 …

A new poll shows just how quickly Israel has lost America's sympathy  —  For the first time, a Gallup survey found more Americans sympathize with Palestinians than Israelis in the long-running Middle East conflict, a watershed moment in relations between the US and one of its closest — but most controversial — allies.

Trump Iranian missile claim unsupported by U.S. intelligence, say sources  —  U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Iran will soon have a missile that can hit the United States is not backed by U.S. intelligence reports, and appears to be exaggerated, according to three sources familiar with the reports …

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.

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.

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.

New ACLU Report Reveals How the Trump Administration is Using Local Police to Build a National Deportation-Policing Force Through the 287(g) Program  —  Report Finds At Least 77.2 Million People Live in Counties Where Local Law Enforcement Participates in the Program

'You'll have to ask my husband:' House Republicans say Hillary Clinton punted questions on Epstein … “I don't know how many times I had to say I did not know Jeffrey Epstein.  I never went to his island, I never went to his homes, I never went to his offices,” she told reporters after the deposition.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

Trump's ‘Two Minutes Hate’ Won't Pay the Bills  —  President Trump did the nation a big favor in his State of the Union message: He brought home the dark secret behind his success.  His one and true genius is hating on other people — Democrats always, immigrants and racial minorities …

‘ICE will comply’: Top Minnesota judge threatens criminal contempt for continued defiance … “The Court is not aware of another occasion in the history of the United States in which a federal court has had to threaten contempt — again and again and again — to force the United States government …

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 …

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.

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 …

Green Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election with Labour pushed into third by Reform  —  Summary  — The Green Party wins the Gorton and Denton by-election - their first ever Westminster by-election win  — The Greens' Hannah Spencer becomes the new MP, with Reform in second place …

Scouting America will alter its policies to maintain support from the US military, Pentagon says  —  Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the Pentagon, including a requirement that members use “biological sex at birth and not gender identity,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday.

Manhattan DA drops assault charge in Washington Square Park snowball fight … We rely on your support to make local news available to all  —  Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026.  Donate today  —  Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations