What to know about the ‘equal time’ rule Stephen Colbert says led CBS to pull his Talarico interview  —  Stephen Colbert's comments that network executives pulled his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico over fears it would violate regulatory guidance …

“Corrupt,” “cruel”: Americans send Trump, GOP a midterm warning  —  Nearly half of Americans would describe President Trump as “corrupt,” “racist” and “cruel” in new polling full of midterm warning signs for Republicans. … - About 47% of those surveyed said they would use “racist” to describe the president.

Scoop: Dems eye forced vote to censure Randy Fine  —  House Democrats are discussing a forced vote to censure Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) if Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) doesn't take action, Axios has learned. … - While the increasingly irreverent and partisan use of censure in recent years …

USCP Officers Stop & Arrest Man with Loaded Shotgun Outside the U.S. Capitol  —  United States Capitol Police (USCP) officers surrounded and arrested a man who ran toward the U.S. Capitol with a loaded shotgun.  —  The arrest happened shortly after noon on Tuesday, February 17, on the Lower West Terrace.

DHS spokesperson to leave Trump administration amid agency turmoil … Noem released her own statement saying “McLaughlin has served with exceptional dedication, tenacity, and professionalism.”  —  But the news led House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to say, “Another MAGA extremist forced out of DHS.

Trump picks his White House assistant for panel reviewing ballroom  —  Chamberlain Harris, a 26-year-old White House aide and the president's longtime executive assistant, is set to be sworn in Thursday.  —  When Congress created the Commission of Fine Arts more than a century ago …

Trump honors civil rights icon Jesse Jackson: ‘Good man’  —  President Donald Trump posted a lengthy statement defending his record with the black community as he memorialized the death of the Rev. Jesse Jackson.  —  Jackson, 84, died on Tuesday morning, weeks after the civil rights icon …

‘Professor Uthmeier’: Inside Florida attorney general's $100k teaching job at UF  —  Within months of Gov. Ron DeSantis handpicking him as Florida's new attorney general last winter, James Uthmeier landed a lucrative side gig: a $100,000-a-year teaching assignment at University of Florida's law school …

Doug Wilson Preaches at Pentagon, Compares Services to Day of Pentecost  —  Controversial Christian Nationalist preacher Doug Wilson stood at a podium inside the Pentagon on Tuesday (Feb. 17) as the guest preacher for the latest monthly Christian worship service held there for leaders of the U.S. military.

Allegations in Epstein files may amount to ‘crimes against humanity,’ UN experts say  —  Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a “global criminal enterprise” that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity …

Air Force One jets to be repainted in Trump's preferred colors  —  Air Force One jets are expected to receive a new paint job in President Trump's preferred colors of red, white, gold and dark blue, The Hill's sister network NewsNation has confirmed.  —  Both the luxury jet donated by Qatar …

Liberal Media Outlets Refuse To Call Rhode Island Shooter ‘Transgender’ As Number of Transgender Killers Grows  —  Liberal media outlets have refused to identify the perpetrator who went on a shooting spree at a Rhode Island youth hockey game on Monday as transgender.

Rep. Lauren Boebert's son cited after grandson again wanders away from congresswoman's home  —  Boebert's son, Tyler Boebert, was cited on a misdemeanor charge of child abuse without injury, according to Windsor Police. … WINDSOR, Colo. — Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert's young grandson wandered …

White House Shrugs Off Lutnick's Epstein Ties  —  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has acknowledged traveling to Jeffrey Epstein's island and meeting him on another occasion.  —  Revelations about ties to Jeffrey Epstein have toppled leaders of corporate America, Hollywood and academia …

Trump wants to prosecute anti-fascists as terrorists.  This Texas trial will test his power.  —  A July 4 shooting at an ICE detention center could change the way the federal government prosecutes activists.  —  On July 4 last year, a few hours after sundown, about a dozen left-wing activists …

Seventh Immigrant Dies in ICE Custody This Year  —  Lorth Sim, a Cambodian national, died in ICE custody on Monday, the seventh since the start of the year and nearly the 40th since Trump took office.  ICE has not updated its website to reflect this latest detainee death as of the time of this writing.

Bayer Agrees to Pay $7.25 Billion to Settle Roundup Lawsuits  —  The agreement, which still faces legal hurdles, would cover current and future claims that the weedkiller caused non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.  —  Bayer, the German pharmaceutical and biotech giant, said Tuesday that it had reached …

How Legal Immigration Became a Deportation Trap  —  Under Trump, the Homeland Security agency responsible for processing visas and green cards has become a site for easy arrests.  —  One morning last month, a Minneapolis resident, whom I'll call Anna, was pulling into the parking lot at work …

Trump Promises Federal Action to Clean Up Potomac River Sewage Spill  —  President Donald Trump weighed in Monday on the ongoing sewage crisis on the Potomac River in a Truth Social post promising federal action to fix the situation, while accusing Maryland Gov. Wes Moore of “gross mismanagement.”

U.S. releases new details on alleged secret Chinese nuclear test  —  The U.S. government has released fresh intelligence on what it claims was an illicit Chinese nuclear test conducted in 2020.  —  On June 22 of that year, a remote seismic station in Kazakhstan detected a tiny earthquake.

The Price of Admission to Epstein's World: Silence … When Jeffrey Epstein said “massage” in the years after he got out of jail in 2009, what did his friends and associates think he meant?  Epstein had been convicted in a Florida court of sex crimes with minors in 2008.

Pride Flag's Removal From Stonewall Violated Federal Law, Suit Says  —  The lawsuit, filed by a group of nonprofits, argues that the Trump administration's decision runs afoul of a law that allows national monuments to fly flags providing historical context.

Hegseth Is Said to Have Ordered Pentagon Spokesman's Firing  —  The spokesman, Army Col. Dave Butler, worked for the Army chief of staff.  —  One of the Pentagon's most seasoned public affairs officials was fired last week on the orders of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to senior Defense Department officials.