U.S. Women’s Hockey Privately Accepts Gold Medal Party Invite After White House Buzz The American women have reportedly set a date with rapper Flavor Flav. Sports Illustrated · Feb 26
Pro-Trump lawyers push president for emergency order to expand his power ahead of midterm elections: reports Claims of Chinese election interference will propel a national emergency declaration to give Trump unprecedented power over voting, a new report says The Independent UK · Feb 26
Hillary Clinton testifies she never met Epstein, accuses GOP of "cover-up" "You have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation," Clinton said. Axios · Feb 26
Man arrested by ICE agent after reporting his car stolen launches lawsuit ‘I am very angry and traumatized from what happened,’ Jose Argueta said The Independent UK · Feb 26
Trump sends steep list of U.S. demands and preps for further strikes as Iran claims ‘significant progress’ in nuclear talks In Congress, Democrats increasingly fall in line behind War Powers resolution but holdouts give the White House support The Independent UK · Feb 26
Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asks judge to toss out indictment against him The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has asked a judge to toss out the indictment against his client on the grounds that the United States has violated his rights to defend himself by blocking funds to pay his legal costs The Independent UK · Feb 26
Executive Order Excluding Federal Agencies from Collective Bargaining Requirements Was Wrongly Enjoined, Ninth Circuit Holds From today's opinion in Am. Fed. of Gov't Employees v. Trump, by Judge Daniel Bress, joined by Judges John Owens… The post Executive Order Excluding Federal Agencies from Collective Bargaining Requirements Was Wrongly Enjoined, Ninth Circuit Holds appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Feb 26
Cuba says troops killed 4 after an armed speedboat opened fire near the island The Cuban government says its troops exchanged gunfire with a Florida-registered speedboat of armed Cuban expatriates, killing four people and wounding six The Independent UK · Feb 26
Federal judge hauls DOJ lawyers into court over ‘numerous unlawful violations’ in dozens of immigration cases Immigration authorities unlawfully held ‘cash, cellphones, jewelry, driver’s licenses [and] work permits’ belonging to detained individuals, the judge wrote The Independent UK · Feb 26
Epstein files contain explicit but unsubstantiated claim that Trump abused minor Department of Justice did not release FBI memos when it uploaded millions of pages of files beginning in December The Guardian - US · Feb 26
Judge denies ‘ragtag’ bid to stop Trump’s $400m White House ballroom construction IN FULL The Independent UK · Feb 26
Mamdani charms Trump, pushes housing and gets ICE detainee released The two have developed an unexpected, made-for-TV relationship despite their vast political differences. Axios · Feb 26
Warner Bros. officially deems Paramount’s bid ‘superior,’ and Netflix withdraws Netflix investors are sending the stock up as it gets outbid for Warner Bros. What will the big red streamer do next? Fortune · Feb 26
Judge sides with salmon against Trump administration in hydropower ruling Federal judge in Oregon rejects bid to overturn Biden-era agreement to protect endangered fish populations The Guardian - US · Feb 26
The Independent UK · Feb 26 Starmer ‘supporting’ talks between US and Iran after Trump threatens military action Number 10 said that security in the region ‘must be a priority’
Fortune · Feb 26 Health care spending is surging just as Trump’s tax cuts cripple its funding Health spending is eating up a growing share of the government’s shrinking budget.
The Independent UK · Feb 26 Flavor Flav turns Trump’s snub of US women’s hockey team into full weekend celebration in Vegas The celebration will take place July 16 through July 19
The Independent UK · Feb 26 Tennessee's felony law when local officials vote for 'sanctuary' policies is ruled unconstitutional A Tennessee law that threatens local officials with felony charges and possible imprisonment if they vote for so-called “sanctuary policies” on immigration has been ruled unconstitutional
Reason · Feb 26 Withholding $260 Million From Minnesota Won't Win the War on Medicaid Fraud The legal exploitation of Medicaid's federal matching system is a much bigger problem than criminal fraud.
We Got This Covered · Feb 26 DOJ says it may have illegally withheld parts of the Epstein files — including FBI notes alleging Trump also abused a 13-year-old Epstein victim Crimes are being reduced to mere scandals.
We Got This Covered · Feb 26 Kaitlan Collins asked Sen. Mullin the same question four times about Iran’s ‘obliterated’ nuclear program, and his answers got stranger every time His answers left viewers with even more questions
The Guardian - US · Feb 26 Paramount Skydance wins Warner Bros Discovery bid after Netflix walks away from deal Streamer said ‘deal no longer financially attractive’ at price required to match offer by David Ellison’s firm
The Independent UK · Feb 26 What to know about Greenpeace and the oil pipeline lawsuit that threatens its future Greenpeace is in a fight for its life in North Dakota, where lawsuits threatens the environmental group's future with a judgment of hundreds of a millions of dollars in damages awarded to a pipeline company
Bored Panda · Feb 26 Hillary Clinton’s Jaw‑Dropping Epstein Claim About Trump As She Refuses To Defend Bill In Congress Clash Hillary Clinton accuses lawmakers of shielding Donald Trump as chaos erupts during her tense House Oversight Committee deposition.
The Independent UK · Feb 26 Amazon worker and a truck driver ‘obsessed’ with Cuban independence among those involved in speedboat attack as US denies involvement Both the US and Cuban government have opened investigations into the violent incident which occurred Wednesday