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February 16, 2026
Politics
Long Island Rep Laura Gillen faces uphill battle in primary after voting for ICE funding
Long Island Rep. Laura Gillen is facing a stiff Democratic primary challenge amid fury from her left flank over her vote last month to support continued funding for homeland...
February 16, 2026
Politics
Trump vows feds won’t pay for Gateway tunnel overruns, denies wanting to rename Penn Station after himself
President Trump vowed Monday not to allow the federal government to pay for any cost overruns from the ambitious Gateway Tunnel project to expand the Northeast Corridor rail line...
February 16, 2026
Politics
AOC lampooned for claiming Venezuela is below equator — while trying to show off foreign policy chops
Venezuela sits just above the equator, but that didn't stop the Democratic socialist -- who majored in international relations at Boston University -- from making the embarrassing gaffe while...
February 16, 2026
Politics
Trump says Board of Peace will discuss how to use $5B raised for Gaza projects: ‘Haven’t decided yet’
A joint study by the United Nations, European Union and World Bank estimated rebuilding the Palestinian enclave will cost $70 billion. A joint study by the United Nations, European...
February 16, 2026
Politics
James Carville launches expletive-filled rant predicting Democrats will defeat GOP ‘motherf—ers’
"I know we all got to get through this with difficult times, but never forget it's Mardi Gras," Carville said. "And never forget that if we don't develop a...
February 16, 2026
Politics
Trump tears into Gavin Newsom as California gov signs clean energy deal with the UK: ‘His state has gone to hell’
Gavin Newsom's clean energy deal with the UK is "inappropriate" according to President Donald Trump. Gavin Newsom's clean energy deal with the UK is "inappropriate" according to President Donald...
February 16, 2026
Politics
Labor Department watchdog flags more than $900M in unused COVID-era benefits, demands ‘immediate’ return to taxpayers
Nearly $1 billion of unspent COVID-19 era unemployment benefits is sitting unused on prepaid debit cards and ripe for fraud, the Labor Department's official watchdog warned last week. Nearly...
February 16, 2026
Politics
Obama walks back casual claim aliens are ‘real,’ insists he ‘saw no evidence’ during presidency
Former President Barack Obama clarified his casual but dramatic claim that aliens are "real," caveating that he never came across solid evidence of extraterrestrial life during his presidency. Former...
February 16, 2026
Politics
Nancy Pelosi is Gavin Newsom’s ‘fan girl’ and will boost his presidential run: Report
Pelosi, who has served in Congress for nearly four decades, has never shied away from publicly or privately endorsing Newsom, who is weighing a presidential run in 2028. Pelosi,...
February 16, 2026
Politics
Iran diplomat claims ‘we are ready to discuss’ nuclear program if US is prepared to ease sanctions
Iran is prepared to "discuss" its nuclear program if the US is ready to consider lifting its crippling sanctions on the regime in exchange, the country's deputy foreign minister...