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February 17, 2026 8:17 AM ET Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson died at the age of 84. His family announced his death Tuesday. “Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” their statement reads, according to NBC News.

Former Obama White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler turned to Jeffrey Epstein for help responding to allegations that she helped cover up an aide’s prostitution scandal, which emerged while she was under consideration to become attorney general, emails released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) reveal. Ruemmler, who resigned from her position as Goldman Sachs’s top

February 13, 2026 4:22 PM ET Democratic California State Treasurer Fiona Ma, who has faced sexual harassment allegations, is surging in early polls for the 2026 lieutenant governor election. Ma has served as state treasurer since 2019 and announced her campaign for lieutenant governor in early June 2023. A recent poll by Tulchin Research shows

February 13, 2026 3:53 PM ET New polling shows incumbent Republican Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales on defense with challenger Brandon Herrera taking the lead in a key House primary, according to a new Political Intelligence (PI) poll obtained by the Daily Caller. The PI poll, conducted between Dec. 17 and Dec. 22, 2025, asked “likely

February 13, 2026 2:30 PM ET One Republican defection could sink President Donald Trump’s State Department nominee as the vote nears. Republican Utah Sen. John Curtis announced Thursday he will not support Jeremy Carl, Trump’s pick for assistant secretary of state for international organizations, following a heated Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing. (RELATED: Trump

February 13, 2026 1:50 PM ET Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did not rule out a possible presidential run in 2028 during her appearance at the Munich Security Conference on Friday. An interviewer asked Ocasio-Cortez if she plans to impose a wealth tax — a tax on an individual’s assets and net worth —

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer February 13, 2026 1:15 PM ET Alaska’s electoral system has long been a point of contention within the Republican Party, especially regarding President Donald Trump’s agenda. Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has consistently broken with Trump on several high-profile issues, including voting to convict him in his second impeachment

February 13, 2026 12:57 PM ET A bipartisan congressional delegation helmed by two Texans successfully urged Mexico’s legislature to approve a joint military exercise between the U.S. and Mexican armed forces, according to multiple reports. Mexican lawmakers initially balked at approving the joint exercise — which would assign 19 U.S. Navy SEAL Team 2 members

February 13, 2026 9:00 AM ET The Department of Homeland Security has revoked deportation protections for Yemenis living in the United States, ordering them to return home, according to a draft press release obtained by the Daily Caller. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced Friday that Yemen no longer meets the statutory requirements for Temporary Protected

February 07, 2026 7:14 PM ET Democratic Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, an avowed socialist, announced Saturday she will challenge her longtime ally, Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, who seeks reelection in June. Raman, an Indian immigrant, has served on the City Council since 2020 after — with backing from the Democratic Socialists of America