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Noem restricts disaster aid over shutdown targeting ICE
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will stop paying for non-emergency activities.
3 min readPolitico
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Fresh protests erupt in Tehran as Witkoff says Trump curious why Iran has not yet ‘capitulated’
President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has said that Trump is “curious” as to why Iran has not yet “capitulated” and agreed to curb its nuclear program, as rallies have taken place at universities in the Iranian capital, Tehran, for the second day.
675 min readCNN
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Venezuelan nonprofit says 16 verified prisoners released under Venezuela’s amnesty
Venezuela-based prisoners' rights group Foro Penal said on X Sunday that it had verified the release of 16 people since an amnesty bill for people in held for political reasons was signed into law this week. On Saturday, he said that 1,557 applications were being processed immediately and that hundreds people deprived of liberty benefiting from the amnesty law were already being released. Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez signed the amnesty measure into law on Thursday, signaling a major shift in policy following last month’s stunning U.S. military raid in the capital, Caracas, to capture then-President Nicolás Maduro.
Associated Press2 min read - US
Armed man shot and killed after entering perimeter around Trump’s Florida home
US Secret Service agents and Palm Beach County law enforcement shot and killed an armed man who unlawfully entered the secure perimeter at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida on Sunday morning, the Secret Service said.
823 min read - Science
NASA to start slow-moving process returning moon rocket to hangar this week
The space agency said Sunday it's targeting Tuesday for the slow, four-mile trek across Kennedy Space Center, weather permitting.
2 min readCBS News
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US trade representative says GOP lawmakers who weren’t always in favor of tariffs have ‘now come around’
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Sunday said GOP lawmakers who have not traditionally favored tariffs have “now come around” to the Trump administration’s levies on foreign partners. “I’ve heard from a lot of Republicans over the past year, ones who traditionally, you know, weren’t always in favor of tariffs, they’ve now come around. And…
2 min readThe Hill
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Gavin Newsom discusses a potential 2028 matchup with Kamala Harris and why his son doesn’t want him to run
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, launching a book tour widely seen as a prelude to a presidential run, discussed the possibility of running against former Vice President Kamala Harris, another longtime figure in California politics.
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GOP governor: Trump’s push to end TPS for Haitians ‘is wrong’
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) again defended Haitian migrants Sunday, as a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s attempts to revoke temporary protected status (TPS) for those from the Caribbean island plays out. “I think the policy to revoke that is wrong,” DeWine told host Margaret Brennan on CBS News’s “Face the Nation.” “I think…
2 min read - World
Iranian foreign minister says US deal is still ‘quite possible’
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that a nuclear deal with the U.S. is still “quite possible” after recent tension with the Americans. “Well, you said on Friday that you would have a draft proposal within two to three days. Have you gotten the supreme leader to sign off on that proposal yet? And…
2 min read - US
DHS says TSA PreCheck operational after announcing suspension amid shutdown
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement that TSA and Customs and Border Protection are "suspending courtesy and special privilege escorts."
1554 min read - US
DHS reverses course on TSA PreCheck suspension after confusion
The Department of Homeland Security on Sunday walked back its decision to suspend the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck program, after initially sparking confusion for travelers when it said it was temporarily halting the popular service.
1054 min read - Politics
Opinion - Trump wages a war on truth, promoting fake history and fake science
President Trump is attempting to replace factual information about American history and the environment with false narratives, leading to censorship of displays and signage about slavery, Native American land seizures, and climate change in national parks and other federal sites.
4 min read - Business
Transcript: Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank president, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 22, 2026
The following is the transcript of the interview with Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank president, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 22, 2026.
7 min read - US
Secret Service fatally shoots armed man who breached Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence
Authorities say agents confronted a white male in his early 20s carrying shotgun and gasoline can early Sunday
4 min readThe Guardian
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Trump says he’s sending a hospital boat to Greenland as territory says ‘no thanks’
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is sending a hospital boat to Greenland, the Danish territory he has sought to acquire, even as the Arctic island says it doesn’t want it.
7.1K4 min read - Politics
US tariff policy ‘hasn’t changed’ despite supreme court ruling, trade chief says
Jamieson Greer also said US won’t pull out of deals with UK, EU and others after court declared Trump tariffs illegal
5 min read - Politics
Homeland security reverses course on TSA PreCheck suspension
DHS official reportedly says Global Entry program would remain halted amid partial government shutdown
3 min read - US
Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 22, 2026
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer join Margaret Brennan.
44 min read - Health
How safe is America from polio?
After decades of American children routinely receiving polio vaccines, the virus that had doomed many to paralysis was nearly eliminated in the United States. But vaccine avoidance today may allow the crippling disease to return.
5 min read - Politics
Opinion - Why Stephen A. Smith could be the next president
Stephen A. Smith's potential presidential run could bring a much-needed authentic voice to the Democratic Party, offering a powerful story of overcoming poverty and a directness that could resonate with a disillusioned electorate.
4 min read - US
A partial government shutdown has hit the Department of Homeland Security. Here’s what that means
The Department of Homeland Security has been ensnared by a partial government shutdown as Congress did not act to fund the agency by the end of Friday. But nearly all DHS workers will remain on the job — even if many won’t get paid until the lapse ends — and the public probably won’t notice much of a change.
1.2K7 min read - Politics
Texas GOP Senate candidate: ‘It’s time for the next generation of American first patriots to lead’
Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) on Sunday said its time for the next generation of “American patriots” to lead on a national level as he vies to oust Sen. John Cornyn in a crowded Texas GOP primary. “I’m a West Point graduate. I’m a former Apache pilot. Flew 55 combat air missions in Baghdad. And the…
2 min read - Politics
Shapiro declines — again — to say if he’d back Fetterman for reelection
Fetterman has not committed to supporting Shapiro’s reelection bid, either.
2 min read - World
Transcript: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 22, 2026
The following is the transcript of the interview with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 22, 2026.
9 min read - Politics
Bhattacharya’s growing power in Trump’s HHS worries health experts
Public health experts and former federal staffers are uneasy over National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya’s rising influence over U.S. health policy as he temporarily takes on the added role of leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Trump administration announced the leadership shake-up this week, with former interim CDC…
6 min read - US
These bridges are at risk of disaster. Fixing many of them will take years.
Federal safety officials have learned that a dozen bridges need to lower their risk after the collapse in Baltimore, but high costs and long timelines are stymieing efforts.
11 min read - Politics
Newsom says his family will determine whether he runs for president
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), whose name has often been floated as a 2028 presidential contender, said his family will determine whether he runs for the White House. “My son, Romeo, was very powerful, texted me a few months ago, and there was some headline that suggested that I made some decision, and he goes,…
2 min read - US
Armed man shot and killed inside Mar-a-Lago perimeter, Secret Service says
An armed man was shot and killed early Sunday morning after "unauthorized entry" into the secure perimeter at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. Secret Service said.
592 min read - Politics
The ‘gift’ Democrats think Trump just gave them
For Democrats, it’s not just the tariff ruling that could open a new messaging avenue — it’s also President Donald Trump’s doubling down.
1535 min read - Politics
Greer on tariff refunds: ‘We need the court to tell us what to do’
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Sunday said the Trump administration would need guidance from the courts on how to handle tariff refunds after the Supreme Court struck down duties authorized under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). “Well, we need the court to tell us what to do. They’ve created a situation where…
2 min read - US
Transcript: Govs. Laura Kelly of Kansas, Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Mike Braun of Indiana and Mike DeWine of Ohio on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 22, 2026
The following is the full transcript of the interview with Govs. Laura Kelly of Kansas, Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Mike Braun of Indiana and Mike DeWine of Ohio that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 22, 2026.
31 min read - US
Transcript: U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 22, 2026
The following is the transcript of the interview with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 22, 2026.
10 min read - Politics
US trade rep: Trump administration ‘found ways to really reconstruct’ its tariff agenda after SCOTUS ruling
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Sunday said the Trump administration “found ways to really reconstruct” its policies on tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down the use of an emergency statute for current levies. Greer said the president addressed this in his press conference Friday. “And he said that since we were looking at…
3 min read - Politics
Bessent dodges questions about tariff refunds
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday dodged questions about refunds after the Supreme Court struck the vast majority of President Trump’s tariffs down. “I do want to start with the big question, will you refund the roughly $134 billion in revenue taken by these emergency tariffs?” CNN’s Dana Bash asked Bessent on “State of the…
2 min read - Science
Opinion - How the free market can free NASA from the Space Launch System
The two biggest commercial space companies are stepping up.
4 min read - Politics
Remembering The Rev. Jesse Jackson, an American original
"Sunday Morning" looks back on the life of the Baptist minister, civil rights leader and social justice activist, whose trailblazing presidential campaigns, built on a message of economic support and faith-based compassion, fostered his so-called "Rainbow Coalition."
2 min read - Politics
6 in 10 disapprove of Trump ahead of State of the Union: Poll
Over half of Americans disapprove of President Trump’s performance in office, according to a poll released shortly before delivering his State of the Union address this week. In the Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll, conducted from Feb. 12 to 17, 60 percent of respondents said they “disapprove strongly” or “disapprove somewhat” of “the way Donald Trump…
1 min read - US
Man fatally shot by law enforcement at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach
A man was shot and killed by law enforcement personnel at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., early Sunday morning. Secret Service chief of communications Anthony Guglielmi said the man, in early 20s, was killed after “unlawfully entering the secure perimeter” at the resort around 1:30 a.m. local time Sunday. Two Secret Service…
3 min read - US
Law enforcement shoots and kills armed man trying to enter Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says
Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County deputy shot and killed a man who entered the secure perimeter at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida with “what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can,” the Secret Service announced in a statement on Sunday
3 min readNBC News
- World
Danish military evacuates US submariner who needed urgent medical care off Greenland
The U.S. crew member was retrieved from the submarine about 8 miles off the coast of Nuuk, Greenland, by a Danish Seahawk helicopter.
2 min readMilitary Times
- World
France to summon U.S. ambassador over comments on Quentin Deranque's death
The U.S. State Department's Counterterrorism Bureau shared a post on X about Quentin Deranque, a far-right activist, who died of brain injuries after being beaten.
3 min read - World
Trump says he’s sending ‘great’ US hospital boat to Greenland
President Trump on Saturday said he was sending a “great” U.S. hospital boat to Greenland, a territory of Denmark that the president has fixated on in recent months. “Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people…
1 min read - US
Worst of the worst? Most US immigrants targeted for deportation in 2025 had no criminal charges, documents reveal
A Guardian analysis finds the vast majority of people who entered deportation proceedings for the first time from January to August last year had no criminal convictions
6 min read - Politics
Opinion - Can the pardon power be saved from its own abusers?
The Pardon Integrity Act, which would grant Congress the power to veto presidential pardons, is intended to address the president's abuse of his pardon powers, but would further politicize the pardon process and potentially remove the people's final fail-safe against an overreaching federal government.
4 min read - World
France summons US ambassador over comments about death of far-right activist
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Sunday he would summon the US ambassador to France after “interference” regarding the death of a French far-right activist earlier this month.
632 min read - US
Soldier goes on the run with teen after his wife's murder. Is she in danger?
After Cati Blauvelt, 22, was murdered in Simpsonville, South Carolina, her husband, former U.S. Army recruiter John Blauvelt, fled with his 17-year-old girlfriend Hannah Thompson. U.S. Marshals led the cross-country chase for the armed fugitive.
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