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Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer February 16, 2026 3:05 PM ET Few maneuvers capture the essence of strategic persuasion as vividly as the “one-two punch” masterfully delivered over two years at the Munich Security Conference (MSC), first in 2025 by Vice President JD Vance and again in 2026 by U.S. Secretary of State Marco

February 16, 2026 1:09 PM ET The Department of Homeland Security’s funding lapsed Saturday, launching the government into a partial shutdown as lawmakers struggle to negotiate Senate Democrats’ demands for immigration enforcement reform. Various agencies under the department, such as the Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

February 16, 2026 12:41 PM ET There was no easier grift in the late 2010s than being fat and loud about it.  That grift has run its course. The demise of “fat acceptance” can probably be attributed to a general fatigue with all things “woke,” and the rise of GLP-1s .  Enter: Gabriella Lascano, former

February 16, 2026 11:41 AM ET Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio, a Democrat, is suing the state’s legislative leaders after they refused to cooperate with an audit that voters approved overwhelmingly in 2024. DiZoglio filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to enforce a ballot measure that passed with 72% support, granting her

February 16, 2026 11:34 AM ET A Texas philanthropist is abusing the nonprofit legal system to quietly fund Democratic priorities such as ranked-choice voting, a conservative watchdog group claims. John Arnold’s Action Now Initiative pretends to be a social welfare organization to enjoy tax-exempt status while spending heavily on campaigns, American Accountability Foundation (AAF) alleged in

February 16, 2026 10:57 AM ET Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attempted to mock Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday for factually stating that Spanish explorers brought horses to Mexico. Rubio said during his speech at the Munich Security Conference that the U.S. will “always be a child of Europe,” highlighting Christopher Columbus’

February 16, 2026 9:01 AM ET Draft guidance released by the British government this week advises schools against allowing gender-confused children to socially transition and and directs schools not to exclude parents from decisions about a child’s gender identity. It would also restrict opposite-sex access to bathrooms and intimate spaces. In the 200-page document titled

February 15, 2026 7:25 PM ET Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said during a Sunday appearance on Fox News she thinks there is chance the Senate can pass the SAVE America Act — despite fierce Democratic opposition — if the GOP is willing to use a little-known tactic. Luna, a leading proponent of the

February 12, 2026 2:09 PM ET The Senate failed to advance a full-year appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday afternoon after Democrats pledged to withhold their votes until the party’s sweeping demands reining in immigration enforcement are met. Lawmakers voted 53-46 to advance the House-passed homeland security measure, falling short

More and more Democrats want to close the curtain on America’s top immigration enforcement agency, but very few are articulating what would come next. Once considered a fringe position, an unprecedented number of Democrats in Washington, D.C., and across the country are now openly calling for the complete dismantling of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)