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Yahoo PoliticsFeb 20, 2026
Trump says he's directing the Pentagon to release files related to UFOs and aliens


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Drudge ReportFeb 19, 2026
Panel of appointees rubber stamps White House ballroom after one hearing...




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New York Times PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
As Trump Weighs Iran Strikes, He Declines to Make Clear Case for Why
Rarely in modern times has the United States prepared to conduct a major act of war with so little explanation or public debate.

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New York Times PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
Trump's Board of Peace Promises Billions for Gaza, With Few Details
At the inaugural meeting of his new organization, President Trump also endorsed a divisive foreign leader and heard an attack on his former prosecutor, Jack Smith.

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Drudge ReportFeb 19, 2026
The Don orders release...




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Drudge ReportFeb 19, 2026
ARRESTED FOR MISCONDUCT IN PUBLIC OFFICE...




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Andrew released under investigation after arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office (BBC Politics)

New York Times PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
Gov. Abigail Spanberger Will Deliver Democratic Response to Trump's State of the Union
In selecting the Virginia governor, Democrats turned to a centrist former congresswoman whose winning campaign last year showed how their party's candidates can succeed in the Trump era.

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Yahoo PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
Wisconsin GOP leader Robin Vos, who clashed with Trump, leaving office after reshaping the state


Democracy NowFeb 19, 2026
Social Media Addiction: Facebook Whistleblower Says Big Tech Has Known & Ignored Problem for Years
We continue our conversation with attorney Laura Marquez-Garrett and victim advocates Lori Schott and Lennon Torres about their fight to hold tech giants accountable for the damaging and even deadly effects of social media addiction on children and young adults. We're also joined by Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee who blew the whistle on several of the company's harmful and manipulative practices in 2021. Haugen says mega-rich tech "oligarchs" like Mark Zuckerberg cared about teenagers only as people who could bring others onto the platform. "They worried about public perception, not the actual health of the kids," says Haugen, adding that companies like Zuckerberg's Facebook "under-invested in the safety of children," ignoring years of warnings about the psychological impacts of their products on child development in favor of "optimiz[ing] for spending more and more time on these platforms."

Drudge ReportFeb 19, 2026
ANDREW'S WORST BIRTHDAY...




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Yahoo PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
Texas congressman claims he's being 'blackmailed' over alleged affair with staffer who later died


New York Times PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
New Trump Banner Hung on Justice Dept. Headquarters in D.C.
Other federal buildings across Washington, D.C., are also adorned with huge banners of President Trump.

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Foreign PolicyFeb 19, 2026
Trump Kicks Off First Board of Peace Meeting on Gaza
During its first day in action, nine members of the board agreed to pledge a total of $7 billion toward relief for the war-torn enclave.

NYT Homeland Press ReleasesFeb 19, 2026
Judge Orders Hearings for Immigration Detainees and Condemns ‘Terror Against Noncitizens'
As tensions mount between the Trump administration and the courts, the judge called "shameless" a claim by officials that her earlier order was not binding.

Washington Post PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
Veterans sue over Trump's planned 250-foot arch, citing cemetery views
The Vietnam War veterans, who later worked as U.S. diplomats, say that the arch would harm the experience of visiting nearby Arlington National Cemetery.

Politics - U.S. HouseFeb 19, 2026
Texas Congressman's Aide Told Co-Worker of Affair Before Killing Herself
The co-worker, who no longer works for Representative Tony Gonzales, shared screenshots of the text exchange with The New York Times. Mr. Gonzales accused his Republican primary challenger of being behind the revelation.

Democracy NowFeb 19, 2026
Former Prince Andrew Arrested in U.K. as Global Fallout from Epstein Files Grows
U.K. police have arrested the former Prince Andrew, the brother of King Charles, on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was previously sued in 2021 by Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of multiple instances of sexual assault when she was underage. The lawsuit was settled out of court shortly after it was filed, but Mountbatten-Windsor was allowed to keep his royal title and privileges at the time. Those were recently stripped following revelations about the extent of his friendship with the American serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Their friendship has been widely known to the public since at least 2008, when Epstein was first convicted for soliciting a minor for sex.

British authorities are now reportedly investigating whether Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential government information with Epstein in 2010 while serving as a U.K. trade representative. "This is a story about sex trafficking, about the abuse of numerous women, and it seems like where justice might be brought, it's on a different charge, which is sharing confidential information with a powerful person," says Novara Media's Michael Walker.


New York Times PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
How Trump Is Making Sure His Ballroom Plans Sail Through
President Trump has installed allies — including his former receptionist — on the boards and commissions tasked with overseeing the project.

Yahoo PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
White House proposes banning some investors from buying more homes, WSJ reports


Drudge ReportFeb 19, 2026
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New York Times PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
Trump Has a Head-Spinning Day, but Republicans Want Him to Focus
President Trump's advisers want him to lock down a message on the economy that will resonate ahead of the midterms. But Mr. Trump is never one to stay on message.

Washington Post PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
Rep. Tony Gonzales had affair with aide who lit herself on fire, lawyer alleges
The congressman from Texas, who is facing a tough primary battle, has denied having an affair.

BBC PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
Councillors defect from Reform to Restore Britain
The pair have confirmed their move to the party that was set up by formed Reform MP Rupert Lowe.

Yahoo PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
Commission of Fine Arts approved $400 million ballroom project, Trump says


NYT Homeland Press ReleasesFeb 19, 2026
Epstein Built Ties to U.S. Customs Officers, Prompting Criminal Investigation
Jeffrey Epstein cultivated friendly relationships with several customs officers in the U.S. Virgin Islands, offering food, advice and even musical gigs.

NYT Homeland Press ReleasesFeb 19, 2026
Refugees Without Green Cards Could Be Arrested Under New Trump Policy
The change is part of the administration's broad effort to target refugees and tighten pathways for immigrants to legally enter or remain in the United States.

New York Times PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
Arts Panel Packed With Trump Allies Approves White House Ballroom Project
President Trump has eliminated any pocket of resistance from within his administration to his plans for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

Politics - U.S. HouseFeb 19, 2026
How California Is Damaging Faith in Government
The slow counting of votes is a classic example of the perfect being the enemy of the good.

Washington Post PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
Commission, packed with Trump allies, approves White House ballroom project
The Commission of Fine Arts voted unanimously to approve the nearly 90,000-square-foot building's design. A federal judge is weighing whether to halt the project.

BBC PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
Starmer says Reform UK plans to repeal Equality Act 'shocking'
Reform UK's education spokesman Suella Braverman says the UK is being torn apart by "tokenism" and "victimhood".

Yahoo PoliticsFeb 19, 2026
Trump defends tariffs in Georgia ahead of pivotal Supreme Court ruling


Drudge ReportFeb 19, 2026
Hegseth invited pastor who calls for Christian theocracy to lead Pentagon prayer...




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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.


NYT Homeland Press ReleasesFeb 18, 2026
Officials Violated Court Orders on Immigration in New Jersey, Justice Dept. Tells Judge
The violations stemmed from immigration cases. Judges across the country have expressed alarm about illegal transfers and missed deadlines.

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


Politics - U.S. HouseFeb 18, 2026
An Architect of Virginia's Redistricting Will Run for a New Seat Himself
Dan Helmer, a Democratic state lawmaker, played a key role in putting redrawn congressional maps before state voters.

New York Times PoliticsFeb 18, 2026
Justice Dept. Lawyer Is Found in Contempt by Federal Judge
The ruling out of Minnesota marks a new level of judicial concern about the Trump administration's lack of compliance with judges' orders in immigration cases.

Washington Post PoliticsFeb 18, 2026
Hegseth invited Christian nationalist Doug Wilson to preach at Pentagon
The self-described "paleo-Confederate" has argued that wives should submit to their husbands, women should be denied the vote and Christian enslavers were on "firm scriptural ground."

BBC PoliticsFeb 17, 2026
Reform UK defections see new group on council
Restore Britain forms a Kent County Council group after seven Reform councillors change sides.

New York Times PoliticsFeb 17, 2026
Hegseth Is Said to Have Ordered Pentagon Spokesman's Firing
The spokesman, Army Col. Dave Butler, worked for the Army chief of staff.

Democracy NowFeb 10, 2026
Protecting Pedophile Predators: Carole Cadwalladr on Jeffrey Epstein & the Elite's Veil of Silence
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are accusing the Justice Department of covering up the names of co-conspirators of the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as fallout from the Epstein files grows across the globe. Millions of pages remain unreleased. As many prominent U.S. figures evade accountability following mentions in the Epstein files, a number of European figures have resigned for their relationships with Epstein. "The most extraordinary and worrying thing of what is going on in the United States is the scale of normalization that is happening, in which the press is absolutely a structural part of this," says Carole Cadwalladr, award-winning investigative journalist. "I have been shocked — deeply, deeply shocked — by the absence of headlines."

Democracy NowFeb 03, 2026
Immigrant Rights Leader in Maine Says ICE Raids Caused Panic & "Wave of Fear"
Activists in Maine are resisting ICE immigration raids in Portland and Lewiston that the Trump administration dubbed "Operation Catch of the Day." The immigrant community in Maine has grown in recent years, with an influx of asylum seekers and Somali immigrants in particular. "As a small state, community means a lot," says Mufalo Chitam, executive director of the Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition, adding that her organization has received thousands of phone calls to their immigrant support hotline in recent weeks.

Department of Homeland Security NewsNov 16, 2021
DHS Update Regarding the Investigation of Horse Patrol Activity in Del Rio, Texas on September 19, 2021
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides this update regarding the investigation of horse patrol activity in Del Rio, Texas on September 19, 2021.  The activity under investigation, which was captured in photographs and video that circulated nationwide, occurred during the large gathering of Haitian and other migrants near the International Bridge. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) initially referred the investigation to DHS's Office of Inspector General (OIG).  The OIG declined to investigate and referred the matter back to CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).  OPR then immediately commenced investigative work, including its review of videos and photographs and the interview of witnesses, employees, and CBP leadership.  OPR has followed customary process in its investigation of this matter. 

Once completed, the results of the investigation will be provided to CBP management to determine whether disciplinary action is appropriate and, if so, the specific discipline to be imposed.  At that time, the employees will be afforded due process, including an opportunity to respond, and any corrective actions will comport with applicable laws and regulations.  The disciplinary process, which is separate from the fact-finding investigation, is subject to certain timelines established in CBP's labor-management agreement with the employees' union of the United States Border Patrol. 

DHS remains committed to conducting a thorough, independent, and objective investigation.  DHS will share information, as available, consistent with the need to protect the integrity of the investigation and individuals' privacy.  

Set forth below is a more detailed overview of the key steps of the investigative and disciplinary processes that govern this kind of matter: 

CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is the office charged with investigating alleged misconduct of CBP employees.  In accorda

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