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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Senate Dems ramp up pressure for tariff refunds … Two dozen Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), are sending a letter today to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding that tariff refunds begin immediately.  —  The Supreme Court struck …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …