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Politics - U.S. SenateFeb 18, 2026
Democrats Plan to Counter Trump's State of the Union Speech With Rally
The House Democratic leader has asked rank-and-file members to sit quietly at the speech or skip it altogether, wary of creating a distraction.

Democracy NowFeb 18, 2026
Jesse Jackson Fought for Justice at Home & Abroad: Juan González & Bishop William Barber
Tributes are pouring in from across the globe for Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died on Tuesday. The civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate was 84 years old. Democracy Now!'s Juan González recounts his experience as a reporter visiting Cuba and Puerto Rico alongside Jackson. "Jesse was always there when people were fighting for some form of social justice," says González. "Of all the U.S. leaders of the past half-century, I believe none had a more international view and a commitment to worldwide social justice as Jesse Jackson did."

Bishop William Barber, president and senior lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, met Jackson 40 years ago as a student when he asked to work with Jackson's student campaign during his 1984 presidential run. Jackson "was somebody that was serious about people uniting to save humanity — PUSHing — that he was serious about an agenda of uplift," says Barber.


New York Times PoliticsFeb 18, 2026
How The Times Handles the Congressional Hearing Circus
Three editors in Washington discuss their approach to coverage of politicians and witnesses who sometimes seem to be performing for the cameras.

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CFPB Staffer Alexis Goldstein Fired for Confronting DOGE Members, Announces Run for Congress (Democracy Now)

Democracy NowFeb 18, 2026
Meet Analilia Mejía, Who Won NJ Congressional Primary After Speaking Out Against ICE & Genocide in Gaza
In a surprise victory, progressive candidate Analilia Mejía won the Democratic primary to fill the House seat left vacant by New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill. Mejía served as 2020 national political director for Bernie Sanders and as deputy director of the Labor Department's Women's Bureau under President Joe Biden. As a proponent of community organizing, she has pledged to refuse corporate PAC and AIPAC dollars. "It is training each other, engaging each other, understanding our history, so that we can protect our democratic institutions and we could preserve the kind of self-governance that we strive for in the United States," Mejía says.

Mejía won 29.3% of the vote against former Congressmember Tom Malinowski, who placed second with 27.6% of the vote. Although Mejía was the only candidate to say Israel is committing a genocide, Malinowski — who is pro-Israel but supportive of limits on aid to Israel — was the target of AIPAC ads that may have led to Mejía's victory.


Yahoo PoliticsFeb 18, 2026
NIH's Bhattacharya will also run the CDC while Trump administration looks for a permanent director


Yahoo PoliticsFeb 18, 2026
UN Security Council to hold high-level meeting on Gaza before Trump's Board of Peace convenes


New York Times PoliticsFeb 18, 2026
N.I.H. Director Will Temporarily Run C.D.C. in Leadership Shake-Up
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director.

Foreign PolicyFeb 18, 2026
Billions in Pledges Expected for Trump's Board of Peace but Doubts Persist
An inaugural meeting in Washington will focus on Gaza's reconstruction.

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Yahoo PoliticsFeb 18, 2026
California, Colorado and Washington sue Trump administration to unlock funding for clean energy projects


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Administration Targets Noncitizen Voting, Despite Finding It Rare (New York Times Politics)

Politics - U.S. HouseFeb 18, 2026
Leslie Wexner Says Epstein ‘Conned' Him, but Democrats Are Skeptical
House Republicans skipped a deposition with Leslie Wexner, the retail billionaire, and Democrats said his answers were not credible.

Yahoo PoliticsFeb 18, 2026
At least 12 Democratic lawmakers plan to boycott Trump's State of the Union address


Democracy NowFeb 18, 2026
"Extremely Dangerous Situation": Trita Parsi Warns U.S. & Iran Have Incentives to Escalate Conflict
As U.S. and Iranian officials continue negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, President Trump has ordered a buildup of U.S. forces in the Middle East, including two aircraft carriers. "This is an extremely dangerous situation, which both sides are actually incentivized to escalate," says Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. "Both sides actually believe that a short, intense war may improve their negotiating position."

BBC PoliticsFeb 18, 2026
New railway stations part of £14bn UK government funding promise
Sir Keir Starmer said the funding covers a list of Welsh railway projects, including seven new stations.

Drudge ReportFeb 18, 2026
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8 skiers found dead after California avalanche...




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Washington Post PoliticsFeb 18, 2026
White House taps Jay Bhattacharya, CDC critic, to lead agency for now
The co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, which rebuked CDC's response to the coronavirus pandemic, will oversee the nation's leading public health agency.

Drudge ReportFeb 18, 2026
Israel on high alert as officials assess imminent US strike on Iran... Developing...




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New York Times PoliticsFeb 18, 2026
A Case Against 6 Democrats Lacked Urgency. Then Came a Swift Bid for an Indictment.
Prosecutors have been repeatedly caught between the president's insistence that they undertake weak or baseless cases and the necessity of having to go to court.

Yahoo PoliticsFeb 18, 2026
Many Democrats are still down on the Democrats, a new AP-NORC poll finds


Drudge ReportFeb 18, 2026
USA moves closer to major war with Iran...




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BBC PoliticsFeb 18, 2026
Ex-Reform UK members form new council group
They have joined Restore Britain to form a new group on Kent County Council.

New York Times PoliticsFeb 17, 2026
White House Rejects Democrats' Offer for Deal to Reopen D.H.S.
With Congress in a weeklong recess, there was little sign of progress toward a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

Politics - U.S. SenateFeb 17, 2026
Jesse Jackson's Death Arrives at a Crucial Moment for Black Political Power
There are more Black senators than ever before, but a major Supreme Court ruling could reduce Black representation in the House.

NYT Homeland Press ReleasesFeb 17, 2026
Tricia McLaughlin, Forceful Defender of Trump's Immigration Agenda, Is Leaving DHS
Ms. McLaughlin was one of the most prominent voices in the administration defending President Trump's mass deportation campaign.

New York Times PoliticsFeb 17, 2026
Police Arrest Man Who Ran Toward the Capitol With a Loaded Gun
The 18-year-old arrested was wearing a tactical vest and carrying additional rounds of ammunition, the Capitol Police said. Congress was not in session, and no one was hurt.

BBC PoliticsFeb 17, 2026
'Just push us into the sea': The frustration of an area failed by politics
In Horden, County Durham, Westminster slogans have long been left unmet as the population has plummeted.

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Yahoo PoliticsFeb 17, 2026
Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate votes, but Democrats could still block it


Yahoo PoliticsFeb 17, 2026
What to know about the removal of Peru's president — yet again — and what's to come


Politics - U.S. HouseFeb 17, 2026
Republicans Reach Deal With Democrats in N.C. Voter Rolls Case
The agreement, which still must be approved by a judge, would end a lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committee that challenged the state's handling of its voter registration list.

Washington Post PoliticsFeb 17, 2026
Jesse Jackson, a leading voice for civil rights, dies at 84
A former aide to Martin Luther King Jr., he launched two historic presidential campaigns while spreading a message of hope and resilience: "I am — somebody."

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Yahoo PoliticsFeb 17, 2026
Trump says Japan to invest in energy, industrial projects in Ohio, Texas and Georgia


NYT Homeland Press ReleasesFeb 13, 2026
The Government Shutdown Fight Over Immigration
Senate Democrats blocked funding for the Department of Homeland Security because it lacked limits they have demanded on federal immigration agents.

Washington Post PoliticsFeb 11, 2026
Ex-federal prosecutor fired by Trump will run for Congress in Virginia
J.P. Cooney served as a top deputy to special counsel Jack Smith in two criminal prosecutions of Trump.

Politics - U.S. HouseFeb 08, 2026
Talks on Immigration Enforcement Still Stuck as DHS Funding Deadline Nears
Democrats' demands include that immigration officers be required to show visible identification and have judicial warrants when they enter private property to make arrests.

Democracy NowJan 26, 2026
RIP Alex Pretti: Colleague Remembers "Compassion," "Deep Empathy" of ICU Nurse Killed by Feds
Democracy Now! speaks with a former colleague of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old ICU nurse shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday. Dr. Aasma Shaukat, who hired Pretti for a research job over a decade ago, says he lived with "kindness, compassion and a strong sense of civic duty to help his fellow citizens."

Fox PoliticsJul 25, 2022
GOP lawmakers press Defense Sec. Austin about federal funds to colleges with Chinese government ties
Rep. Jim Banks and 56 House Republicans sent a letter to Secretary Lloyd Austin asking about the federal funds going to colleges and universities with ties to the Chinese government.

Reuters PoliticsJun 13, 2020
Trump pushes Tulsa rally back by a day to 'honor' emancipation holiday
President Donald Trump has bowed to pressure over an election rally scheduled to take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the "Juneteenth" anniversary that commemorates the end of U.S. slavery, and said he was pushing the event back by a day.
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