Monday

23-02-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2026

Lutnick says he met Jeffrey Epstein three times in 14 years ‘that I can recall’

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick downplayed his relationship with late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday, after new emails shed light on their interactions and sparked calls for his resignation....

LA Mayor Karen Bass announces plans to ban ICE from city properties

Bass said she felt the need “to protect Los Angeles, unfortunately, from our own federal government.” Bass said she felt the need “to protect Los Angeles, unfortunately, from our...

Trump warns more US warships ‘might be going’ toward Iran if talks stall

President Trump told Axios Tuesday he is considering sending a second aircraft carrier to the waters surrounding Iran should Tehran refuse to play ball in a second round of...

Indicted Dem asks ICE acting director Todd Lyons whether he thinks he’s ‘going to hell’

"How do you think Judgment Day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?" "How do you think Judgment Day will work for you with so...

Rule vote postponed amid tariff backlash

House leaders are postponing their latest effort to block votes on President Donald Trump’s tariffs until 8:30 p.m. amid internal GOP backlash. House Republican leaders are attempting to use...

South Miami band director named Grammy Music Educator of the Year

Cheers erupted inside a classroom at South Miami Senior High School when students learned their band director, Jennifer Jimenez, had been named the 2026 Grammy Music Educator of the...

ICE acting director agrees to release bodycam footage from Minnesota

The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) committed to releasing body camera footage from agents on the ground in Minnesota during testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee....

House Speaker Mike Johnson slams Mamdani’s politicized health department over ‘global oppression’ group

US House Speaker Mike Johnson slammed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s health department staffers for politicizing the agency by forming a “global oppression working group” that accused Israel...

Johnson says it’s full steam ahead on tariff vote ban

Speaker Mike Johnson said in an interview Tuesday he will push ahead an afternoon vote to ban challenges to President Donald Trump’s global tariffs over committed internal GOP opposition....

Jeffries slams Republican DHS offer as ‘woefully inadequate’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday a GOP counterproposal on Department of Homeland Security funding is “woefully inadequate” and shows the White House “is clearly not open to”...