Trump is recruiting thousands of local officers to aid immigration effort. Some states are saying no apnews.com/article/immi...

Good! Amazon snaps 9-day losing streak during which it lost more than $450 billion in value www.cnbc.com/2026/02/17/a...

CBS pulling @jamestalarico.bsky.social’s interview from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is alarming and nothing short of censorship. Full breakdown on my Substack page (link below). adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...

US public approval of Trump's immigration policies fell to the lowest level since his return to the White House, amid signs he is losing support among American men on the issue, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll reut.rs/3MwcOQ4

The Epstein files have brought a wave of resignations and investigations www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

S&P 500 closes little changed Tuesday as declines in software shares weigh on index: Live updates www.cnbc.com/2026/02/16/s...

New in PN: Trump somehow got worse on public health after covid "Trump has brought us fascism, he is threatening war and violence. But it is all too possible that his most lasting and horrific legacy, in his second term as in his first, will be plague."

Stephen Colbert says he was told by CBS lawyers "in no uncertain terms" that he could not have Texas State Rep. James Talarico on his program. "Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."

How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Stephen Colbert said CBS’s lawyers blocked his interview with Texas senate candidate James Talarico, citing the FCC’s ‘equal time’ rule. He’s since posted it online anyway.

Gwen and I are joining Americans in mourning the loss of our friend, Reverend Jesse Jackson. I could always pick up the phone for his wisdom and historic perspective.

Newsom responds to Marsha…

Tuesday briefing: Jesse Jackson; Iran talks; Epstein files; Obama’s alien remarks; keto diet; and more www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven/20...

S&P 500 falls to start shortened week as tech and software shares slide: Live updates www.cnbc.com/2026/02/16/s...

In an interview that aired over the weekend Obama was asked if aliens were real and he replied “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them.”

Recent CBS News news: 1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades 2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem 3. Producer says politics dictating what airs 4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table. 5. Not firing Epstein pal.

Netflix grants Warner Bros. Discovery 7-day waiver to hold deal talks with Paramount Skydance www.cnbc.com/2026/02/17/n...

In November, Trump said late-night hosts who mock him are engaged in “probably illegal” misconduct. It seems to me we can draw a line from that declaration to CBS telling Colbert not to air an interview with Texas’ James Talarico. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Hegseth forces ouster of senior Army spokesman in latest internal clash www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Jesse Jackson, a leading African American voice on global stage, dies at 84 www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Happiness is....the way my black nose wiggles and my pink tongue mlems. 🤭🖤🐰😘 ~ Jet #bunny #rabbit

Jesse Jackson, whose impassioned oratory and vision of a “rainbow coalition” of the poor and forgotten made him the nation's most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Tuesday at 84. Follow live.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, dies at 84 www.cnbc.com/2026/02/17/j...

"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..." www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...

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We have to stop calling some jobs ‘low skilled’ ft.trib.al/HKcfQ7P | opinion

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Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."

God bless Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett 🇺🇸

Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and 'Godfather' mainstay, dead at 95 apnews.com/article/robe...

It's still a cover-up Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admits that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from Epstein files release. DEATH? The truth is probably far worse than anyone can imagine.

The Obamas are the epitome of sophistication, class, intelligence, grace, decency and love. I’m so desperately missing presence like this in the White House.

O'Keefe to Homan: "2 agents now on leave bc video evidence shows sworn testimony appears to be untruthful. DHS initially said officer who shot the migrant was being ambushed. Combine that w/ 2 deadly shootings & a Chicago incident where evidence contradicted govt - does this undermine trust in ICE?"

Monday briefing: Trump’s economy; Tom Homan; what an oncologist eats to reduce cancer risk; and more www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven/20...

ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from. We'll let their words speak for themselves.

The candidate for US Senate endorsed by Gov. Brian Kemp didn’t vote for 20 years, including the 2016 & 2020 presidential elections. apnews.com/article/dere...

Munich, Kaufinger Straße, today.

French prosecutors are reviewing the Epstein files and ties to French nationals to determine any criminal wrongdoing.

Yeah, I don't think Bannon will win this fight, but let's see... www.cnn.com/2026/02/14/w...

Nope. I don’t believe a word she’s says. Pammy’s #Epstein cover-up. l.smartnews.com/p-7aAUjepO/Y...

Rep. Robert Garcia: "Why was Mar-a-Lago a location where women continued to be trafficked from. We have questions for President Trump. And the broader issue here is why wasn't this investigated when these accusations were heard by the FBI years ago?"