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February 17, 2026
Trump’s White House website welcomes visitors with a pop-up that reads: “WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN AGE!” But on this heavy news day a year into Trump’s second term, it is increasingly clear that as his re...
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February 18, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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How does the sky fall?
Three years ago Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote about an unanswered question from his youth that had always intrigued him.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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How does the sky fall?
Three years ago Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote about an unanswered question from his youth that had always intrigued him.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84
Jackson was a major contributor to the Civil Rights Movement and helped it accomplish many of its goals.
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February 17, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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February 16, 2026
On February 13 and 14, President Donald J.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Context Matters: Trump Administration Summons Secretaries of State
And the context for this one isn't promising.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:23 AM
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Little Marco: defender of the West
PLUS: My speech at the Love Forward March in Raleigh, North Carolina
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February 16, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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February 15, 2026
The Trump administration’s white nationalist project was on full display this weekend at the 62nd Munich Security Conference that took place from February 13 to 15, 2026.
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February 16, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Trump and Musk Amplify Long-Ago Debunked Mail-In Vote Fraud Claim - FactCheck.org
A social media post cited by Elon Musk to bolster his argument that mail-in voting should be curtailed, and which was subsequently amplified by President Donald Trump, makes the false and long-ago deb...
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February 16, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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February 14, 2026
On Valentine’s Day in 1884, Theodore Roosevelt lost both his wife and his mother.
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February 15, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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February 13, 2026
At midnight tonight, most of the agencies and services in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will run out of funding, as popular fury over the violence and lawlessness of federal agents from Im...
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February 15, 2026 at 7:22 AM
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February 13, 2026
At midnight tonight, most of the agencies and services in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will run out of funding, as popular fury over the violence and lawlessness of federal agents from Im...
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February 14, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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Judge Boasberg’s Most Recent Decision
The plaintiffs in J.G.G.
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February 14, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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A gargantuan scale of corruption
Only a fool would be surprised to discover that Jared Kushner is at the center of a growing scandal around highly sensitive national security matters.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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SAVE tool keeps mistakenly flagging voters as noncitizens - The Texas Tribune
DHS rolled out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
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February 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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February 12, 2026
In a ceremony at the White House yesterday, surrounded by coal industry leaders, lawmakers, and miners, President Donald J.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Voting: A Right, Not A Privilege, For Now
Republicans want to change that with the SAVE Act
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February 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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A coordinated attack against MAGA
I told you earlier today that The Save America Movement would be stepping up our efforts with a coordinated attack against MAGA.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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A bad acid trip come to life
Pam Bondi is a disgrace.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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Two Days On The Hill: ICE & Pam Bondi
Writing this newsletter isn’t always easy.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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Opinion | Pam Bondi's testimony on the Epstein files revealed one thing
The attorney general isn't interested in truth or justice.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Today, I march
Today, I will march.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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February 10, 2026
As of yesterday, members of Congress who sit on the House or Senate Judiciary Committees can see unredacted versions of the Epstein files the Department of Justice (DOJ) has already released.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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Fulton County: What's In The Warrant?
Hint: Everything but probable cause
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February 11, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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What a new Gallup poll shows about the depth of Americans' gloom

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What a new Gallup poll shows about the depth of Americans' gloom
A new Gallup poll reveals that Americans' optimism about their future is at a low. Only 59% of U.S. adults rate their future life satisfaction highly, which is the lowest measure since Gallup began as...
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February 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM