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February 27, 2026
Bill Clinton to sit for closed-door deposition in Epstein investigation
Former President Clinton will appear for a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Friday, a day after former Secreta...
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February 27, 2026
US moves to legally control tanker and 2M barrels of oil seized off Venezuela’s coast in December
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has filed a complaint to legally take ownership of a sanctioned tanker and nearly 2 million barrels...
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February 27, 2026
Thune warns Texas Senate seat could flip to Democrats
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is warning that the Texas Senate seat long held by Sen. John Cornyn (R) could flip to Democrats i...
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February 27, 2026
Democratic senator presses Noem on suspension of global entry, TSA PreCheck
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) is pressing Department of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem to reopen the Global Entry program and to back off a new...
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February 27, 2026
Rubio to visit Israel next week as US-Iran tensions soar
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make a quick trip to Israel early next week as tensions between the United State...
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February 27, 2026
Pakistan is in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan after latest strikes, defense minister says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Afghanistan traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries that Pakistan’s defense...
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February 27, 2026
Trump looms large in Texas as GOP gears up for Senate primary
President Trump is looming large over Texas as the Lone Star State’s GOP gears up for competitive primaries next week. The president is set...
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February 27, 2026
The big new controversy over the Epstein files, explained
When the Department of Justice released more than 3 million pages of documents relating to the convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein on...
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February 27, 2026
Some Republicans increasingly frustrated stock trading ban touted by Trump is stalled
Some House Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated with leadership for not moving the ball quickly enough on a stock trading ban, an...
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February 27, 2026
Louisiana’s victory on Ten Commandments in classrooms tees up possible Supreme Court case
Louisiana scored a big win this week when the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a state law requiring that the Ten Commandments be...
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February 27, 2026
Pakistan is in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan after latest strikes, defense minister says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Afghanistan traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries that Pakistan’s defense...
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February 27, 2026
Wesley Hunt points to Vance, Scott in defending missed votes
Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) on Thursday defended his missed votes in the House by pointing to Senate votes missed by Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.)...
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February 27, 2026
US military shot down border patrol drone with laser in Texas, lawmakers say
The U.S. military shot down a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone with a laser in Texas on Thursday, according to Democratic lawmakers...
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February 27, 2026
US military shot down border patrol drone with laser in Texas, lawmakers say
The U.S. military shot down a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone with a laser in Texas on Thursday, according to Democratic lawmakers...
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February 27, 2026
Vance: ‘No chance’ any Iran strikes would lead to long war in Middle East
Vice President Vance on Thursday defended the U.S. potentially launching military strikes on Iran, saying there was “no chance” that it woul...
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February 27, 2026
Tampa man killed in Cuban boat shootout wanted to overthrow island’s government, loved ones say
The family and friends of Michel Ortega Casanova said he was one of four men killed in an armed confrontation off the Cuban Coast.
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February 27, 2026
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February 27, 2026
Denver mayor bans federal immigration agents from city property
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D) on Thursday announced that federal immigration agents are banned from city property while also mandating Denv...
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February 27, 2026
ICE, Maryland sheriffs slam new state law prohibiting cooperation agreements
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Maryland sheriffs on Thursday slammed a new state law that bars cooperation agreements between...
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February 27, 2026
Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks’ estate over use of her ‘stolen’ cells to advance medicine
Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which...
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February 27, 2026
Hillary Clinton criticizes UFOs, Pizzagate questions from GOP during Epstein deposition
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday criticized questions she said she got from House Republicans about UFOs and the “Pizza...
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February 26, 2026
At least 2 aboard boat in Cuba firefight were US citizens: Official
At least two individuals on the boat involved in the shooting with Cuban forces on Wednesday were U.S. citizens, with one dead and the other...
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February 26, 2026
Paramount wins bid to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery after Netflix bows out
Netflix on Thursday said it would not match a bid from Paramount seeking to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery, the sprawling media empire th...
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February 26, 2026
Anthropic says ‘virtually no progress’ on Pentagon AI talks as deadline looms
Anthropic said Thursday that “virtually no progress” had been made in the company’s talks with the Pentagon over the terms of use for its AI...
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February 26, 2026
Childhood obesity hits record: CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday revealed that childhood and teen obesity rates in the U.S. have reached re...
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February 26, 2026
Wyden presses DEA for answers on secret Epstein investigation
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Wednesday pressed Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Administrator Terry Cole for answers on an investigation into pos...
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February 26, 2026
More than 32 million watched Trump’s 2026 State of the Union Address
More than 32 million people tuned in to watch President Trump’s annual State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, according to Nielsen Med...
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February 26, 2026
Paxton’s daughter defends him against Cornyn’s attacks
The daughter of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is coming to her father’s defense amid political ad attacks targeting his U.S. Senate...
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February 26, 2026
GOP senators warn Justice Department to release all Epstein files mentioning Trump
Republican senators are putting pressure on Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Justice Department to release all files related to convicted...
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February 26, 2026
Mamdani touts productive meeting with Trump on housing
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday touted his “productive” meeting with President Trump at the White House, during which the may...
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February 26, 2026
Warner Bros. Discovery: Paramount’s hostile bid ‘superior’ to Netflix offer
Warner Bros. Discovery, the sprawling entertainment company that owns major media brands like HBO and CNN, said on Thursday it now favors a...
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February 26, 2026
Power plant pollution rose last year, green group analysis finds
U.S. power plant pollution rose last year, according to a green group’s analysis of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data. Emissions of...
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February 26, 2026
US threatens to cut off Swiss bank from financial system over alleged Iran, Russia ties
The Treasury Department on Thursday threatened to cut off MBaer Merchant Bank AG’s access to U.S. financial institutions over the Swiss bank...
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February 26, 2026
Columbia student released from ICE custody hours after arrest
Columbia University student Ellie Aghayeva was released by immigration enforcement Thursday afternoon after she was detained at a school res...
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February 26, 2026
Noem: DHS shutdown is affecting World Cup, America 250 preparations
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said the ongoing shutdown of her department is affecting preparations for the 20...
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February 26, 2026
Pentagon draws scrutiny with Anthropic threats, Defense Production Act
The Pentagon is threatening to use the Defense Production Act (DPA) against Anthropic amid a dispute over the company’s restrictions on its...
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February 26, 2026
EPA firing 22 environmental justice staffers, union says
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved to fire 22 more of its staffers, a union representing agency employees said Thursday. Justin...
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February 26, 2026
Platner deletes X post promoting far-right figure Stew Peters
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing backlash after amplifying a post made by far-right figure Stew Peters. “War with Iran is th...
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February 26, 2026
Kansas invalidates 1K+ transgender residents’ driver’s licenses, birth certificates
A Kansas law invalidating the driver’s licenses and birth certificates of transgender residents who changed their gender on the documents to...
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February 26, 2026
Top Oversight panel Democrat calls for Trump to testify in Epstein probe
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on Thursday called for President Tru...
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February 26, 2026
Florida Republican on Cuba killing 4 on speedboat: ‘We need the regime to go’
Florida Republicans are repeating calls for regime change in Cuba in the wake of the Cuban Coast Guard killing four people and detaining oth...
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February 26, 2026
Judge orders changes to Pacific Northwest dam operations to help salmon
A federal judge this week granted a partial win to conservation groups after the Trump administration pulled out of a salmon restoration agr...
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February 26, 2026
Texas GOP rep defends Gonzalez in wake of calls to resign
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) on Wednesday defended Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), who has recently faced pressure over allegations that he had a...
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February 26, 2026
Rove: Trump made ‘key mistake’ during State of the Union
Republican strategist Karl Rove on Wednesday accused President Trump of making a “key mistake” during his State of the Union address by not...
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February 26, 2026
Second GOP lawmaker backs Iran war powers act, barring ‘new information’
Rep. Warren Davidson (Ohio) on Thursday became the second House Republican to pledge support for a resolution aimed at limiting President Tr...
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February 26, 2026
Democrats fume after Boebert leaks deposition photo of Hillary Clinton: ‘Clown show’
Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee tore into Republicans on the panel after Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) leak...
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February 26, 2026
Mamdani says Trump told him ICE-detained Columbia student ‘will be released imminently’
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday that President Trump had assured him in a phone call of the forthcoming release of a Columb...
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February 26, 2026
Here are the states putting flags at half-staff for Jesse Jackson
As mourners pay their respects Thursday to the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson as he lies in state at his Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s Chicago headquarter...
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February 26, 2026
Burgum: Sanders data centers moratorium would be like waving ‘surrender flag’ to China
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Thursday slammed Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) proposal for a national moratorium on data centers, deeming...
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February 26, 2026